What to do with that extra day off?
In Alberta we have a holiday that falls on the 3rd Monday of February. It’s called Family Day.
I’m sure you have heard of it before, either on the news or maybe on television. The first time I found out that we had this little break in the middle of winter I asked myself …
Why would we need a special day to spend time with our families?
I mean, aren’t we supposed to be spending time with our families as much as we can throughout the year?
I feel this holiday has the same type of aura as St. Valentine’s Day. Most people don’t need a special day to tell their significant other how they feel about each other.
But it’s defiantly nice to get a nice card, some chocolates, a delicious meal at a fancy restaurant and maybe a movie to top it all off.
As I drove around town yesterday, the downtown and industrial areas seemed like a ghost town, the parking lot at the city park was overflowing and the movie theater seemed quite busy.
It looks like most families took advantage of this extra day off to spend time with their loved ones.
How I spent my Family Day?
I went to the movies with my beautiful fiancé. Afterwards we had a nice pasta supper and we took advantage of the lovely weather to take a walk in our neighborhood (Something we have been itching to do but couldn’t because of the very cold weather we have been getting lately).
Do I need a special day to spend time with my loved ones?
No. But it's well appreciated. :)
