Every Labor Day weekend my dad and stepmom invite a bunch of friends and relatives to their cabin in Caseville, MI. It’s always a fun and relaxing time, mostly spent sitting around, catching up with everyone. My stepmom’s old high school friend was able to come up from Tennessee, and my dad’s old high school buddy also stopped by. We hadn’t seen him in at least 5 or 6 years. I thought it was kind of neat that my dad and stepmom both had their best friends from school around at the same time.

I don’t know if it’s because I’m getting older, but I really appreciate being able to spend time with friends and family. It wasn’t too long ago that I’d almost dread catching up with others, but only because I didn’t want to talk about myself. I hated explaining that I was still looking for a job. I could only say that so many times before it got old and repetitive, and it seemed to be such a downer of a conversation. It was nice this time to be able to tell everyone about my new job when they’d ask how things were going.

Well, it was a great weekend. I just wish this was the beginning of the summer, not the end. Oh well, I can always look forward to next year’s Labor Day weekend!