tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8798785837432777875.post7586435788805595596..comments2023-08-22T06:01:47.729-05:00Comments on Carina's Running Career: Memorial Confusion?Carinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04079263542797994315noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8798785837432777875.post-51455298650092166152015-05-31T11:43:12.506-05:002015-05-31T11:43:12.506-05:00That smile just melts my heart! He is so cute. And...That smile just melts my heart! He is so cute. And thank you for that intro about the confusion between the two holidays. I just keep my mouth shut. There's a half marathon through Sonoma that looks like fun! Aimee R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04561153129959868616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8798785837432777875.post-44460052447322869212015-05-27T10:22:02.457-05:002015-05-27T10:22:02.457-05:00I think maybe it would be easier in the fall or wi...I think maybe it would be easier in the fall or winter? Coming back to Texas May-Sept is even harder b/c we know we're in for some not ideal weather...Carinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079263542797994315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8798785837432777875.post-15572315274249634162015-05-27T10:21:20.294-05:002015-05-27T10:21:20.294-05:00True dat.True dat.Carinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079263542797994315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8798785837432777875.post-60131239019507148542015-05-27T10:21:02.655-05:002015-05-27T10:21:02.655-05:00In the interest of honesty, I should post a few &q...In the interest of honesty, I should post a few "Willard screaming" photos. ;) I think we'd be happiest somewhere like Sonoma, where it's a bit sunnier and warmer than SF, but close. Carinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079263542797994315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8798785837432777875.post-37374452560897969662015-05-26T23:04:00.033-05:002015-05-26T23:04:00.033-05:00first, i'm not a baby person, but yes, he is s...first, i'm not a baby person, but yes, he is stinking adorable!<br /><br />second, i'm right there with you with people confusing memorial day with veteran's day. so annoying!!!<br /><br />third, i feel the exact same way about my trip to oregon right now that you feel about your trip to SoCal. i did NOT want to come back to texas.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00353717802641548195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8798785837432777875.post-74629631351744518492015-05-26T16:08:28.883-05:002015-05-26T16:08:28.883-05:00And let's be honest...all those people posting...And let's be honest...all those people posting correctly or incorrectly on Facebook about the holiday are probably more happy to have the day off work then care what the holiday is all about.Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15490582426886405494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8798785837432777875.post-83912103575940534732015-05-26T15:58:37.270-05:002015-05-26T15:58:37.270-05:00Of course you are correct - and compared to the &#...Of course you are correct - and compared to the 'beer & bbq' spirit of celebration or marking of fashion transitions, there is good reason to be peevish about 'forgetting the forgotten'.<br /><br />I was brought up with Memorial Day as a 'remember the dead' holiday, not even much military emphasis until later - and I had plenty of military since I grew up just after the 'everyone does service' era - so I am not so bugged about it so long as there is some sort of remembrance going on.<br /><br />My personal peevishness came during the parade. Sure our initial reason to attend was our kids marching with the marching band, but we were dismayed that the biggest response came for the band and the little league kids, as opposed to the military people and the several 'in memory of' trucks behind them ... <br /><br />Oh - and again I love the pics, it looks like you got a ton of baby holding time. I love babies :)Michael Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03061568790581429107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8798785837432777875.post-7908229789169638652015-05-26T15:33:18.723-05:002015-05-26T15:33:18.723-05:00Awwwww! So cute! He is just all smiles. I know wha...Awwwww! So cute! He is just all smiles. I know what you mean about the SF area. It's the place I've visited the most (we had friends that lived there up until last fall), and every time I leave I feel so sad. It just feels like home to me...and has the best weather in the US (for me)!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789773999034928321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8798785837432777875.post-91980060684012361022015-05-26T14:22:37.586-05:002015-05-26T14:22:37.586-05:00Yep, that's Willard! I'm missing him like...Yep, that's Willard! I'm missing him like crazy. After a long and stressful trip home with the delays, we went straight to a 24 hour grocery store so we'd have breakfast and lunch stuff. My husband snapped at me about something and I started sobbing right there in the store (and I'm definitely not a crier, and definitely not a crier in public). I admitted it wasn't him, it was just me being homesick and missing Willard so much. Feeling quite blue today. Maybe a full night's sleep will help. Or maybe we'll just have to move! Carinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079263542797994315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8798785837432777875.post-52984510167808658842015-05-26T14:18:49.381-05:002015-05-26T14:18:49.381-05:00I think of Memorial Day as being for the forgotten...I think of Memorial Day as being for the forgotten, those who died in battle and therefore possibly never got to have children (or never met those they had). When veterans die outside of war, it's service to be commended (I promise I admire it, my husband and father and both grandfathers are/were vets), but the service didn't take their life, they returned from war and got back to living. I like the idea of the entire country taking time to think about those who never made it back. Yesterday, I asked my husband about the KIAs he served with and got some interesting stories, and we went to the WWII memorial in San Fran for those lost in the Pacific, whose remains never made it home for burial. That to me is Memorial Day. But you're right, it's good to appreciate vets all the time, we owe a lot, and it's probably not worth being irritated. ;) Carinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079263542797994315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8798785837432777875.post-14981980610292056092015-05-26T14:13:45.473-05:002015-05-26T14:13:45.473-05:00I seriously took about 500,000 pictures. I'm ...I seriously took about 500,000 pictures. I'm so in love...Carinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079263542797994315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8798785837432777875.post-14941920844451451782015-05-26T07:56:54.098-05:002015-05-26T07:56:54.098-05:00OMG so cute!!! Is this the nephew named Willard???...OMG so cute!!! Is this the nephew named Willard??? Too adorable. Glad you had a great visit and I hope your week gets better.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574939084120691481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8798785837432777875.post-30836166704536786482015-05-25T22:08:39.054-05:002015-05-25T22:08:39.054-05:00Totally adorable ... :)
And I get what you're...Totally adorable ... :)<br /><br />And I get what you're saying - we were having that discussion last night around our fire pit toasting marshmallows, and all recognize that ... but tend to soften when it is a matter of any chance to recognize veterans, especially with so many from WWI, Korea and Vietnam being lost to age each year. Michael Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03061568790581429107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8798785837432777875.post-46480071628784948132015-05-25T21:22:05.502-05:002015-05-25T21:22:05.502-05:00The one on the sofa - SO CUTE. He's precious. ...The one on the sofa - SO CUTE. He's precious. I hate leaving my niece and nephew, too - far away babies make me miserable. Graciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05641028266038110278noreply@blogger.com