Our Last Little Bit of Freedom

As I looked at my calendar the other day to see what the rest of the year looked like, I realized that we had two weekends of the entire year that were open. I'm not complaining at all, because what is coming up is great stuff. We have done a great job at taking advantage of our last few free weekends, though.


Last weekend was great. Mom was up here with Oren so that he and Anna could play and my uncle, Oie, and his wife, Becky, could enjoy a nice relaxing anniversary weekend. Friday my first stop after school was to have a few drinks with some great friends of mine. We all work together at Reagan, and Lord knows after a week of school we are ready for a few Corona Lights to ease our pain! After that I headed to Leslie and Will's to see the two munchkins and Mom. They had a great time in the bathtub and were soon drifting off to sleep in their beds. Then Mom and Leslie and I stayed up and talking for a few hours before I headed home about 11:30 since Ja would be getting home from his football game.


Saturday morning I woke up about 8:45 and fed the dogs and ate a little breakfast. It wasn't long before I was knocked out on the couch. Thursday night I stayed with Anna so Leslie and Will could go to a very disappointing Carolina game and I didn't get in bed until about 3 after a few hours of napping on the couch with Miller. I definitely needed to catch up. With the dogs curled up around me I didn't open my my eyes until noon. When I woke up I realized I smelled some good smells and I went looking for Ja. Wouldn't you know that that sweet man had cleaned both of our bathrooms, made the bed (with pillows and everything), and was getting ready to dust and vaccuum. What a great man I chose to spend the rest of my life with!! There is definitely something to be said for choreplay!


The rest of our Saturday was spent at a Fall Festival at City Beverage with our good friends, John and Jamie. They had beer tastings, free brats (bratwursts, not little annoying children), huge pumpkins, and a great consignment shop across the street. We also ran into John and Jamie's friends, Rob and Kelly, and we all headed over to Fourth Street Filling Station for some wine and appertizers.

After a few glasses, Ja and I headed to Leslie and Will's to hang out with Anna and Oren some more and so that the boys could have their 'Man's Night Out'. Since Ja had cleaned my bathrooms for me, I was more than willing to take Ja and Will and drop them off and go back and pick them up. I'm telling you...there is no limit to how far cleaning can get you! After dropping them off I headed back to Leslie and Will's to hang out with Leslie and Mom until the boys were finished. I got the call around 11:45 and was on my way. What a funny car ride that was! The boys had definitely enjoyed themselves. I heard all about how they talked about Jesus and religion, and how Leslie is my mom and how I am a mix of Mom, Deddy, Leslie, Jeff, Greg, and SATAN!! I almost peed my pants I was laughing so hard.

Sunday morning we had all intentions of making it to Sunday School and church, but no suck luck. I went over to see my Uncle Oie and his wife, Becky, while Ja stayed home and laid grass seed and straw. Not long after I got home I left to meet my friend Sherry for our famous 3 hour dinners. We definitely did not disappoint this past Sunday!

This week is a short week for us with school Monday through Wednesday and then workdays Thursday and Friday. I love workdays! We are thinking about heading up to the Blue Ridge Parkway just for the day to experience these awesome mountains we are so close to. Better do something fun since our time is running out! Then we are in full Greg + Michelle's wedding mode with lots of showers and parties!