when the rain lets up
I was to go camping this evening until...
until it began to rain. It clouded over a bit, the air muggy and thick. By this time I had been up two hours heaving large christmas and halloween displays off our tent trailor. Needless to say, I was rummaging for my tent. I found it eventually - in the trailor. I head of to work, fairly confident that the clouds would pass and they did, for awhile. While grocery shopping at our local A&P, the store dimmed. That's when it happened. The stormclouds, albeit hidden for quite some time, had reappeared. looming. omunious. foreboding. Sure enough, the rain came down long and hard. Upset i made my phone calls. No, camping would not be going on as planned. This was no mere camping trip. It was to be a grand celebration. I had been looking forward to it, and planning it for the last few weeks and now? Now, the rain gods had ignored my prayers and defiantly went about their business.
Fear not, things improved. After making these plans, alternate plans were organized. HOw about tomorrow? I was off and coincidentily so was everyone else. The weather report forcasted fabulous weather. The camp site would be drive. Instead of 6/7, we could head up at 3/4. We could cook dinner. We could set the tents up, go to the beach, eat dinner and STILL have time to laugh, play and party. Well what do you know? Often, events transpose for a reason, even if not immediately clear what that reason may be.
Perhaps I should do a little more intuitive listening and observing of my surroundings than the why's/what's/want's of my mind.
until it began to rain. It clouded over a bit, the air muggy and thick. By this time I had been up two hours heaving large christmas and halloween displays off our tent trailor. Needless to say, I was rummaging for my tent. I found it eventually - in the trailor. I head of to work, fairly confident that the clouds would pass and they did, for awhile. While grocery shopping at our local A&P, the store dimmed. That's when it happened. The stormclouds, albeit hidden for quite some time, had reappeared. looming. omunious. foreboding. Sure enough, the rain came down long and hard. Upset i made my phone calls. No, camping would not be going on as planned. This was no mere camping trip. It was to be a grand celebration. I had been looking forward to it, and planning it for the last few weeks and now? Now, the rain gods had ignored my prayers and defiantly went about their business.
Fear not, things improved. After making these plans, alternate plans were organized. HOw about tomorrow? I was off and coincidentily so was everyone else. The weather report forcasted fabulous weather. The camp site would be drive. Instead of 6/7, we could head up at 3/4. We could cook dinner. We could set the tents up, go to the beach, eat dinner and STILL have time to laugh, play and party. Well what do you know? Often, events transpose for a reason, even if not immediately clear what that reason may be.
Perhaps I should do a little more intuitive listening and observing of my surroundings than the why's/what's/want's of my mind.