Today began differently than expected and it stayed that way. We rolled with it pretty well, and then when one of the shifts in the situation renewed itself, we took the opportunity to go be silly and touristy--we went panning for gems.
It has actually been a bit of a running joke for a few years now, complete with a hand/arm motion mimicking the activity. But this time, we finally decided to just get out there and do it. And you know what? It was fun. It was silly. It was gimmicky. And getting out there and doing it was a bit of a remedy for some of the ailments of the day.
