A Day in the Life (Part 1)

I see a lot of blogs and articles about ‘a day in the life,’ a day in the life of a dog, a day in the life of a trashman, a day in the life of a child, a day in the life of an orphan. I don’t wish to commit an entire blog to a day in the life of me but there is something endearing to peaking into a day of someone’s life. The Beatles song “A Day in the Life” is really thought provoking. It doesn’t really seem like the days described are really all that exciting at all but what I do notice is that the thoughts surrounding those days are the really interesting parts.

Two years ago my husband and I went to Las Vegas to renew our wedding vows. There was question as to if that’s what we should do with our time/our money…take a vacay without the kiddos for I think 5 days. One of the most memorable events from that vacation was the Beatles Love Cirque Du Soleil experience we encountered as part of our package. One of the most enthralling segments was “A Day in the Life.” Check out Cirque Du Soleil if you’re not familiar, it’s amazing.

A day in the life for us seems typical…but a day in the life in Vegas was a story, a story we share without burdens.

We ended up in Vegas because that’s where Elvis lives and since I was born the day Elvis died apparently that’s supposed to mean something to me. In Vegas we ride the bus, in Vegas we hail a cab (living in the middle of a cornfield doesn’t afford you these opportunities daily). We visited every casino and spent our free $10 for being a new member or because it was our anniversary and moved on. Experiencing a day. A day where people throw cards at you to try to get you to go where they are promoting…yeah that works. A day where we visited a resort for free dinner and a show. A day where the Pawn Stars bought my kinking gold necklace for probably less than it was worth. A day where we renewed our vows, reflected on why we got married, and enjoyed each others’ company. There are so many days in a life that when you really reflect on your day it’s amazing.