Admit it - we are pack animals

This weekend was one of those - It doesn't get much better than this - kind of weekends with one exception, half our family was in Colorado but they were having great fun too so it's all good.

What made it so great?  People of course.  There are plenty of times that I think 'Life would be easier without having to deal with people' but that is wrong.  Yes, there are times that humans are frustrating but we need them.  We need friends and family - everyone remembers that in times of strife, but what about just the fun times?  The fun times need people too!!

A movie date with the Kiddo (so much fun), a virtual race to stand strong with fellow runners in honor of the Boston Marathon, baseball games (let's not talk about the score, that was not fun), and family and friends celebrating Easter (He has Risen!) - it was all more fun because of the friends and family.  Old traditions were kept (you are never too old for an Easter egg hunt) and new traditions where made.

While sitting around a very long table for Easter dinner watching friends and family - some that I have known forever and some I have only been blessed with in the past few years - I realized once again how great it is to have a village.  To have people to share the happy and fun times with, heck, to make the happy and fun times happen!

The fact of the matter is, humans are pack animals - we need each other to live life to the fullest, even if we hate to admit it.   So the next time you find yourself thinking 'Seriously, people are a pain in the arse, grrrrr' try to remember the fun times, like the time you watched a Peep drown in a pink jelly bean martini while listening to your crazy friends and family talk over a meal...oh wait, that's just me. :)