i lost my gum

thought: i want to try things i've never been able to do before

so i bought a bag of blow pops tonight and when i was done with the hard candy part, i was chomping on my gum and realized that i have never blown a bubble! sad isn't it? i have never done that. so i tried. after i messed with it a few times, i had a small one for a second. then i tried and blew harder. well, that made the gum fly out of my mouth and onto my floorboard! i laughed so hard i almost went off the road!

but that got me thinking. what other things do i want to try to do? there are things like tying a cherry stem with your tongue or doing a cartwheel. i'd love to play a sport...like a team sport. so maybe i will try and get better at basketball, volleyball, or even baseball. who knows. it's all about having fun.

fun was definitely had over the weekend. i got together with several sets of friends and played games, had water balloon fights, and ate lots of good food! i ran around and was even semi-athletic on the 4th! (and i am still paying for it. i have no clue why i'm so sore!)

i think it was fun because it was carefree fun. it was like all responsibility was gone for a while and we were kids again...but only kids who stayed out into all hours of the night and have cars.

that is one thing i was reminded of this weekend: it's okay to totally let loose and have fun. throw water balloons at people who are defenseless. trash talk during a game. laugh, laugh, and laugh. there are definite times in life when you should be serious and there are definite times in life when you should accidentally spit your bubble gum on the floor board of your car!