Sunday outings!

For many people Sundays are meant for lazing around and switching off for that one day only. As a mother I always saw Sundays as the one day the family spent together.
The three boys would look forward to the Sunday dinner as they knew that following this it would be all heads off out for the afternoon. Yes every Sunday it was a ritual to leave the house and go exploring.
Very often this trip took us to a beach where we all walked for what seemed like hours or if weather allowed, fun times would be had in the water. Winter walks along beaches were also had. There were trips to forest parks, to country fields, to touristy spots. And there were some Sunday's where we just put on the wooly hats and coats and went walking locally.
Whatever the weather and whatever the season, a Sunday would always consist of a day out. Very often these days would have incurred little expense (finances didn't allow) but as we learned over time, it didn't have to cost anything to spend that one day together.
As time went by and football matches became the norm on Sunday mornings and lunchtime, the outing would still be had later in the day.
I don't have those days any more. The boys have grown up and do their own Sunday rituals. However I spied on one of the boys facebook just lately that he and his girlfriend were walking a beach on a Sunday afternnon. I smiled to myself hoping this will be something he will continue to do as life goes on and he has his own family. It's a tradition which I firmly believe was very important for the family as a whole.
And it doesn't have to stop there. Myself and himself still take those Sunday trips. And on each one, we'll remember one of those Sunday's many years ago. They were great ones. But these are great ones too....these are for 'grown ups' only!!

GMcC