Late Nights

I have not gotten to bed before 4am the last 3 Saturdays! This is extremely unlike me. Yes, I am a bit of a night owl, but to be out that late? Well, not exactly part of my normal routine. Poor J.R. who is definitely not a night owl has had to suffer through these late nights (although at least one was partially his fault).

The 4th we met up with our good friends, Travis, Melissa & Kim and we all went to their friends house for a BBQ and some swimming. We ended up swimming all afternoon and into the evening. The boys then decided to start a game of golf on in Wii. It was after 11pm and that thing is about as close as you can get to playing a real golf game in your living room. So needless to say it took quite some time.

We girls ended up talking most of the evening. What else were we supposed to do? Watch them play golf? I don’t think so. When it gets that late in the evening and into the wee hours of the morning, conversations tend to get pretty interesting. And ours was no different. We did enjoy ourselves even if we were a bit delusional. Well, the boys then decided to play a short game of Frisbee golf. Fantastic. We didn’t end up leaving their house till after 3 am. Thankfully, we took our own car because these new friends of ours didn’t exactly live around the corner. All in all it was a good 4th. The only thing missing was my parents.

This past Saturday was quite the uneventful day. J.R. and I were pretty lazy the entire day. Neither one of us even made an attempt at getting ready until after 5pm. We didn’t leave the house until after 9pm. That should have been our first clue that it was going to be a long evening, that and the fact that the softball tournament we were going to didn’t start until 9pm. The only reason we even left the house then was to watch Greg in a softball tournament.

We ended up watching two of his games. However, at 2 in the morning we told him good night. We then went to find some food because as usual Melissa was starving. We ended up sitting around talking till after 4am. Then we had yet another long drive home and wound up getting to bed just before 5am. Not fun.

What was worse about this particular late night was the fact that we agreed to meet J.R.’s mom for breakfast that morning. 8:30 rolled around and we were up and out the door yet again. We had a nice breakfast but went straight home and back to bed afterward. That evening my brother came over so we could Skype with my parents, while J.R. went to his hockey game. I have to say, I love Skype. It certainly has made dealing with this move a whole lot easier. However, as time goes on it doesn’t seem quite enough.

So quite the unusual weekends for J.R. and I. This next one promises to be no different, though hopefully more sleep will be involved.

Texas - The Final Chapter ... For Now

Since I came home from Texas a month ago tomorrow, I figured it's time to wrap up my adventures in Texas. Thankfully, the rest of my time there was much calmer than the first part. Sunday morning was my first experience at their new church. It's a pretty small church and you feel like you are walking into the past when you walk into the doors. Everyone was extremely friendly (well that was just about everywhere we went really). I really enjoyed the morning service, which was a nice surprise because I didn't know quite what to expect.

Their New Church

That afternoon we relaxed a bit. We had been working so hard for a couple of weeks and we all needed the rest. At this new church every 5th Sunday of the month the church has their Sunday evening service (yes they still have Sunday evening services) at the lake. One of the couples in the church owns a house on the lake and they have their service there and have a potluck after. It was really beautiful and very relaxing to sit around by the lake. Some went fishing and others just sat around and talked. All in all a very nice evening.

Isn't this house incredible?

Their backyard

Monday the three of us got up and went to the house to see how much unpacking we could possibly get done. It seemed pretty overwhelming at first. However, by the end of the day the end was in sight. We got very close to finishing up and my parents were able to finish things up on their own in a matter of days. We did, however, end up spending the whole time I was in Texas at my uncle's house. My parents didn't spend their first night in their new home until I already left.

Tuesday was a difficult day. Actually, I tear up just thinking about it. My flight left around 3:00 and we had a three hour drive to Houston to get me there. So we made sure to leave the house early enough so that we had plenty of time. We got to the airport and said our goodbyes at the curb. That was really hard on all of us. I really didn't want to go. Honestly, if it weren't for J.R. I probably wouldn't have.

I then had to wait at the airport for a couple of hours which thankfully didn't seem to long. I had a short layover in Phoenix where I didn't even change planes just got off and right back on. Both flights were packed so I was uncomfortable most of the trip. Oh well. Then I finally made it home to find J.R. there with these.

(And a sparkly clean house to boot.) I love that man. He knows how to take care of me, that is for sure.