Oh the pressure to have fun plans for the Big Labor Day Weekend!  "Hey, what are YOU doing?  Where are YOU going?  Who are YOU doing stuff with?"

While the Memorial Day weekend retains a smidgen (or at least an illusion) of somberness - at least during that part of the parade where you remember the day is supposed to honor war veterans - Labor Day weekend has no such restrictions.  The Central Labor Union of New York City, created Labor Day, in 1882, to give a "day off for the working citizens".  And boy do we working citizens make the most of that day!

There are long weekends at the beach, backyard barbecues, picnics, fireworks, music festivals - WHEW!  Or maybe just a spending bonanza at the Labor Day Weekend Sales.  Whatever you're planning on doing, make sure you wear all your white shoes one last time, before putting them in storage until next May.

But what if you haven't made any specific, crazy-fun-outrageous plans?

We think that's okay.  Sometimes coming up with specific, crazy-fun-outrageous things to do, just for the sake of doing something on a holiday weekend, is kind of a pain.

Since we are all "working citizens", we should be free to spend Labor Day Weekend as we so choose.  Coming up with fantastic weekend extravaganzas can often be work in and of itself.  Relax and do exactly what you feel like doing.  Laundry?  Sure!  Napping?  No problem!  Catching up on past episodes of "Gossip Girl"?  We won't tell a soul.

I mean, not that I'm going to be doing any of that...

No I'm going to be on Lake Havasu, waterskiing while holding a picnic basket, and having fireworks shoot out of my ponytail.

What are you doing for your Labor Day weekend?