I like traditions but have very few in my life. There are a few things we try to do every year. We take a trip to Mackinac Island each Summer to visit the spot where we were married. We also spend Memorial Day weekend at Carolina Beach, NC with a large group of friends. The one I wanted to write about today is the annual Easter egg hunt at a friend's house. We've attended the festivities even before our daughter was born. It has changed over the years but most of the faces have remained the same. The one thing I noticed this year is that the faces keep getting older. The little ones aren't little anymore. They are growing up and within a couple years the annual hunt may be down to one or two kids as the older ones will be off at college. Aside from my daughter this group of kids are the ones I've been around the most and I have watched them grow up. That includes my own nieces and nephews who I only get to see a couple times a year since they live so far away. It is a little bitter sweet knowing that one of my favorite traditions will be changing in the next few years but change is good and I'm sure a new tradition will be formed.
Until tomorrow,
Dave