Saturday

It's Saturday. Probably the most longed for day on our calendar. For most people, Monday through Friday are the days of the week that comprise our work week or school week. We like Saturday. We like it so much we begin our celebrating on Friday. Just look at the Twitter tweets and Facebook status updates on Friday. Definitely TGIF. Casual clothes allowed at work on Fridays....getting us ready for Saturday.

Saturday...named after the planet Saturn. According to ISO 8601, it is the 6th day of the week. For the three Abrahamic religions, based on their original languages, Saturday is considered the 7th day of the week. Sunday is generally considered the beginning of the new week. All I know is that it's the start of the weekend! (that does sound a bit oxymoronic...if that's even a word)

What do you think about when you consider..Saturday? For me, it means the only day of the week when I usually don't set my alarm clock. A relaxing cup (or two) of coffee and reading the newspaper. When Jessica and Michael were young, it was the morning sound of cartoons or Disney programs on TV. Afternoon matinee at the movie theater, bike rides, lawn mowed/raked/edged, oil changed, the bulk of the laundry done, honey-do list whittled down, visit out-of-town friends or relatives, swimming at the lake/pool/ocean/creek/river (well, maybe when it warms up), wash the car, afternoon baseball games, camping, get the dogs' nails trimmed, cook something on the grill/smoker/Big Green Egg, parties, weddings... (and for my Augusta, GA friends...it means a worship service under a bridge)

Do you have any Saturday traditions? Is there any kind of routine for you on Saturday or is every Saturday different from the one before? We pack a lot of stuff into Saturday. Saturday has some big shoulders. It can handle a lot of chores, a lot of fun, ...and sometimes, a lot of nothing... except maybe a good book and the sound of the wind chimes outside the window.

Saturdays even have their own special smells....the smell of cut grass....leaves burning, laundry detergent, Pine-Sol, bread baking, meat on the grill, dog shampoo... Saturday.

Saturday is a big deal in our culture...we have the Saturday Evening Post, Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Fever, Saturday in the Park (Chicago), Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting (Elton John). Like I said, we like Saturday.

OK, now it's your turn...add your comments about what you love about Saturdays (and you know you do.)

(For the record, I'm a bigger fan of Sunday...but that is a different blog for later)