"The Importance of Being Foolish"

On Monday evening we saw this storm brewing and before you knew it, a torrential downpour began. Instead of getting upset that our plans for the evening now hung in the balance of this sudden storm, what did we decide to do? We chose to soak it up, literally. We threw on some old clothes and ran out into the streets singing and dancing and running like maniacs. No joke. Many men were in their windows either heckling us or motioning to us to start swimming, while one little girl standing in our doorway, was mercilessly laughing at us. But what can I say, it was amazing. it's easy to start feeling a tad suffocated in city life when all you have known is the spacious west end of richmond, which equates to a large backyard, a mile to any stores, room to run and not see a mall. That being said, our escapade in the rain was liberating to say the least.