Hard to Let the Weekend Go

Sundays are pretty idyllic around our house. Mainly because we ignore anything that interferes with them being that way!
Woke up to sunshine and smiles - younger daughter wanted to go out to brunch as an early birthday celebration! The two of us laughed through a very yummy meal at her favorite restaurant, while the older was with friends and the hubby tried to sleep off the cold he's got. Our conversations were meaningful, not deep really, but we got to talk about some things that mattered. No one was in trouble, or angry or upset - it was great! I think we might even have planned a birthday party!
Finished grading papers while hubby fixed my brakes so that I could take younger and a friend to Little Five. Once again, we laughed and chatted without any drama. The friend has not been exposed to a whole lot of life outside of his neighborhood. We had to kindly remind him that EVERYONE is okay in Little Five. He pointed and giggled, and was amazed at some of the people we saw and spoke to on the streets. It was fun. At no point was anyone mean or malicious, just surprised. In addition to the incredible people watching, we introduced the kid to King of Pops. He was astonished that such deliciousness was available in our neck of the woods twice a week Spring through Fall!
I occasionally worry that I haven't exposed my girls to enough positive culture. Days like this remind me that I have made sure to show my girls all kinds of places and people, so that while they may not have seen 'everything' they know that they haven't seen everything. They are always curious about new things, but they aren't particularly judgmental or rude as they see them.
We wrapped up the night watching Robert Downey Jr. and almost fat Val Kilmer in "Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang". What a totally crazy movie, but that's reflection for another blog!