Life is a Highway

So, I'm in north Mississippi visiting my family this weekend. No, Russ isn't with me. He has to work. Again. I'm afraid this is the life of a newly graduated medical student...and for MANY other veteran medical professionals. I'm referring to his brother here. Thankfully, Russ has chosen a wonderful field to go into. One that will be demanding, but not quite SO inflexible. (not even sure if that is a word!) I digress. Anyhoo, I'm here because my sister is having her first wedding shower tomorrow. It's a church shower. I remember my church shower just like it was yesterday. As Mama and I were running all over town picking up gifts from the different gift shops around town, it all came flooding back.

So, anyway...I'm here relaxing and visiting. Relaxing so much that I FINALLY took a shower around 5:30 this evening! Yuck! I NEVER do that! You may remember me telling you that before. I'm telling you that I looked like a true grease monkey! Hair greased down to my head, no makeup, glasses, and the same jeans I wore all day yesterday! I went to eat that way, saw friends out that way, picked up gifts that way, and had visitors at the house that way. I was a sight for sore eyes! When we arrived back home, Daddy was getting ready to get out in this beautiful weather. So, I decided to go...

...on the motorcycle!

(And, yes, all those cars only mean that all the Smiths are in town!)

My mom gave Daddy this motorcycle for his 50th birthday. When I was in college, I would ride every single weekend that I came home. A motorcycle was actually on my list of things I MUST have one day! I bet you didn't know that about me. Ha! I had not ridden on it in forever! So, I was very excited. We rode through more than 6 different towns in 2 states. We saw ducks, a turkey, galloping horses, grazing cattle, roaming dogs, yard working people, and lots of beautiful wildflowers. We rode on city streets, county roads, and highways! It was fabulous! No words were spoken. Just me and Daddy and the beauty that God provided.

I could have ridden all day. Taking it in. No worries. Just the road. Sounds like some kind of commercial doesn't it? Ha! It is truly the way I want to live my life though. Taking it in. Enjoying the ride.

Life is a highway! Enjoy it!