Flashback to Friday:
Because of this, I was determined have some quality family time. My plan was to take a short jaunt over to Cape Cod and see the fall colors. We would enjoy the scenic drive highlighted in my road atlas. [Yes, we are still old-school and don't have a GPS!] Then we'd stop for a nice picnic along the shore (using my new insulated-bag from thirty-one, of course!).
Well, things didn't quite go as planned.
It all started off with the dreaded trip to Wal-Mart. [You see, I hate going to Wal-Mart, and I put it off until the final trip takes hours and hundreds of dollars to accomplish.] Josiah and I went to Wal-Mart, picked up picnic food at the grocery, and hurried home. It took double the allotted time, which meant Josiah missed his nap. Jake arrived not long after to help. By the time we got all the groceries put away, fed Josiah, packed our food, packed the car, double-checked directions, changed, etc., it was an hour later, and Josiah had a record-setting case of the screams (and not those happy shrieks of joy I spoke of before). Our daylight hours were dwindling, and I was SO ready to stay home! But we left...only to have ominous, black clouds greet us. It wasn't long before Jake had to flip the dreaded switch to the right of the steering wheel. Yes, rain had come to spoil our trip. We did see a bit of a rainbow, and my spirits lifted. I thought, "Hmm, I should take a picture." I grabbed my camera to take a picture, only to realize I had forgotten the SD card at home! So I went back to being bummed.
Soon, though, I found myself busily peering out the window at picturesque Cape Cod houses with their greying, weathered shingles. The sun was starting to return with a few sprinkles here and there. We made a wrong turn and ended up in Woods Hole. This brought back happy memories of pre-marriage days with Jake: a ferry dropped us off there after a day of bike riding on Martha's Vineyard.
Once we found our route again, we headed into a quaint part of Falmouth with cozy shops and restaurants. Then we spotted the highlight of our trip--the most beautiful rainbow I've yet to see! As we drove on, its length and intensity grew. Everyone on the streets was stopped--head up, smile on face--peering at the rainbow.
We drove on. Josiah began to stir, so we stopped to look for a place to eat. We saw signs for a beach, parked our car, and watched the sun set while we ate chicken salad sandwiches, chili and Fritos, Cutie-Pies, and strawberry Crush sodas. We drove home, and that was our evening!
Two Things Learned:
1) I need to chill-out! Any sort of outing is bound to have its fair share of "curve-balls" when babies are involved. I need to enjoy the time with our family in light of those set-backs. [You'd think I would have learned this after we drove to Indiana with a 2 month old!]
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| It shall be, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the rainbow shall be seen in the cloud; and I will remember My covenant which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. The rainbow shall be in the cloud, and I will look on it to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.” Genesis 9:14-16 |
