First of all, I'd like to thank the brave men and women who have sacrificed so much for our freedom. Without them, things would be much different for us Americans, and not in a good way.
Memorial Day this year was great! Ray and I went to Medina to spend the weekend with his family. For the holiday yesterday, we started the day going to a pancake breakfast for the boy scout troop Ray and his brother Dan grew up in. There was a setback when Ray's mom hit her head during a fall on the way into the church and it wasn't very clear how the day would go. If you're going to get hurt, though, the best place to do it is at a boy scout gathering. Everyone around was First Aid/CPR trained. For once I wasn't the first responder and actually felt quite unhelpful. Luckily she was okay, with no signs of anything serious (just a nice sized bump). An off-duty paramedic was there and evaluated her, we kept an eye on her all day, and she's still ok today. She did call off of work (she had a noon shift) just to be safe: on the bright side, we now got to spend the whole day with her!
After finishing of lots of delicious pancakes and making sure Ray's mom would be okay, we headed outside to watch Medina's Memorial Day parade. What we were able to see was pretty cool: scouts, marching bands, antique cars and fire trucks, the current (and very impressive) fire trucks. Medina has YELLOW fire trucks by the way: pretty awesome looking.
Later on, we went to a cookout with the boy scout families. There was delicious food: burgers of course, several tasty side dishes to choose from and festive desserts. After eating, I braved the 55 degree weather and jumped in the lake with a couple of the crazy kids also braving the cold. Meh, I've swam in colder during triathlons. Wearing my wetsuit would've been smart though and I could've stayed in the water for longer. Haha. Not swimming on Memorial Day was not an option. :-)
All in all, Memorial Day 2013 was a success. Thank you again servicemen and women.
'MURICA!
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