OK, I can do this.
Last week was lots of fun, and crazy! The boys were at different camps, and completely different parts of town, and they both had to be there at 9a.m! Matthew was involved with Sports Camp at our church, which is his favorite church event of the summer. Basically, the youth group plays lots of different sports with the elementary school kids. I am fairly sure that Matthew's version of heaven is something like Sports Camp.
Thomas and his good buddy, Rhett, went to Baylor Basketball Camp. They had tons of fun, and loved having Mamadou Diene, the 7 foot plus Baylor player from Africa there every day.
Monday, I started grilling some pork, then walked inside to answer the phone. When I came back outside, I heard a roaring sound, then realized that my grill was on FIRE!! I raced over to turn off the propane, then raced inside to find the most dispensable beach towel. Goodbye, Blues Clues beach towel. You outlived your show's popularity. I got it under control, then got to spend a while cleaning up the smoke damage on our siding.
My birthday was Tuesday. It was the nicest day! I dropped the kids off at their activities. Lauren, Mom, and Dad took me to my favorite Thai food place in Waco for lunch. I picked out my new dishes from my in laws, then went on a date with Bryon that night. The perfect day!
Thursday night, I went out with some dear friends. Before I go any further, I must say that Waco has been in a drought this summer. Hardly a drop of rain. Anyway, after a dinner at Pei Wei, we headed out to do some shopping. That is when the heavens opened up and FLOODED Waco. I am talking, water on the streets, street lights out, sideways rain. It cut our evening shorter than we had planned. Seriously! Is Mother Nature so against a good Girls Night Out?
Sunday was our anniversary. Last weekend, my parents went to see Jersey Boys in Dallas with their dear friends, the Seidels. Mom raved about it and offered to watch the kids for us so we could see it on our anniversary. I bought the tickets before she had a chance to change her mind! After Sunday school, we headed to Dallas and enjoyed a great lunch, good shopping, and a fabulous musical. Now, I will warn you, like my mother did 30 or 40 times, it has terrible language, BUT the music was great, and Bryon said it was his favorite musical ever. We had a wonderful time together and enjoyed thinking of our special day 12 years ago.
And then, there is Twilight. I have joked that I have put on 3 pounds since our trip, and no, it isn't from the clam chowder and ice cream that I ate daily. No, it is the large book that has been attached to my hands since last week! I read Twilight in less than two days, took a few days off, then finished New Moon in about the same time. I have been known to pick it up during commercials, during waits in the car, and even try to get a paragraph in during a red light! I haven't felt so wrapped up in a series since Mark of the Lion. I love it. I want to marry it. I am sad I am half way through it. I say I am going to take a break, but I am sure that Eclipse, which is sitting on my nightstand, will be attached to my hands by this evening.
That's it for now! There, I did it!
4 comments:
I am a reader too. Mark of the Lion had me so hooked. Seriously, it is probably my favorite series I have ever read. Francine Rivers is an awesome storyteller.
Looks like ya'll had so much fun on your trip!! The next time you're in Alabama, give me a call!! I can't believe you were that close and I didn't get to meet you!! I'm glad you were able to meet Tesney. She's so sweet and FUNNY! Oh, Happy Belated Birthday!! You know mine was the 30th...I got to spend it at the beach!
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Oh Elizabeth, each time you mention a book it is either one I have read or have wanted to read. Twilight was no where on my radar until I read about it in Entertainment Weekly about two weeks ago, how it has taken the publishing industry by storm as the new Harry Potter. And the author is so young to have had such a blockbuster on her hands and to top it off a stay at home mom. So I have become ultra intrigued. Now just this summer (early June), while visiting a family friend in Spain and taking in one of the most intact Roman colosseums, she told me I just had to read the Mark of the Lion series. Oh, my I devoured it (all three) in 7 days. My loving family allowed me that treat since I had been the overworked tour guide on our trip. So now I know I am going to have to read Twilight.
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