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| Boys Night! |
So it's a Tuesday night and we are having boys night. Yes I know it's a school night but you know sometimes you just have to seize the moment. And that's one thing I try to do...seize the moment! Of course we all know that we only live once but taking the time to really live is what it's all about!
"Boys Night" is something my dad started with the big boys when they were little and now we are continuing the crazy fun with the little boys. It's bittersweet! I can't explain the feeling of joy and missing someone so much it hurts all at the same time...it's a feeling I just can't describe. Happy and sad all at the same time.
My dad would fix the boys steak and they would get IBC Rootbeer, make a big mess, blowup the air mattress and watch Burn Notice. My dad would stay the night, I can only imagine how uncomfortable that air mattress was with boys climbing all over. But I don't know who looked forward to "boys night" more, my dad or the boys! I wasn't allowed at boys night so I'd usually just work late and let them do their thing. Sometimes I'd come home to a house that looked like a tornado had hit it and I'd think oh my and have some frustration...but the look on my boys face was priceless! There they were all piled up with grins from ear to ear...and I'm not just talking about my boys. I think, well I know, my dad loved it just as much as the boys. He used to tell me that they would out grow him in no time and that he was going to make the most of the time he had with them. I feel like that a lot these days. The boys are growing at rate faster than I'd like and I can hear my dad saying, "Enjoy it while it lasts because they'll out grow you before you know it!"
My dad never did anything the conventional or traditional way and we aren't about to start now! So here's to boys night, thinking about my dad, missing my dad, but loving the awesome memories and lessons he taught! Looks like we will KEEP ON KEEPIN' ON and make awesome new memories doing it!
