Wow. What an short weekend after what seemed to be such a long week. I looked forward to this past weekend hoping it would afford me some quiet rest and some sense of accomplishment. I think I got a little of both.
Friday night, Joel and I went out to dinner with Trey and Christina to Cheeburger Cheeburger. We originally wanted to go to Chili’s but seeing that it is the “new” restaurant in town the wait was unbelieveable. After dinner, Joel and I headed to Target to start our registry for Ruthie. Done by 8:30, we headed home. I soaked baby clothes, took pictures of my shoes, posted 17 of them on Ebay, and Joel went to get a friend’s cats inside only to have their house alarm go off and then have to deal with the alarm company.
 Saturday brought my mother and sister in law coming up for my birthday lunch. They tried to get a dresser in the car so Ruthie would have a dresser / changing table, but it wouldn’t fit. Instead they came for lunch (OCharley’s) and then riding around town looking at houses. A quick trip to Hancocks’ and we were back home taking care of a few things there with them. Joel and I ended Saturday with more wash, getting our friend’s cats inside, and heading to bed early.
Sunday was church and a new sunday school class. We went to Prattville for lunch at Applebee’s hoping it would be better than our previous experiences. Leaving disappointed, we headed to Belk. I found out that my china was on sale for $25 for a 5 pc place setting and I still had some wedding money on a gift card to use. We ended up ordering 3 sets (1 will be from mom as our 3rd anniversary gift) and the other two will finish my china. Joel also found 2 outfits for Ruthie that are absolutely adorable and will be perfect for her in the early spring. All totaled, we saved over $250 on everything. I couldn’t believe the sales that we hit in both departments. Having left satisfied with ourselves, I went to bed upon returning home while Joel played games. We did grocery shopping, ate dinner, looked at the paper, and watched an Alaskan cruise show on the Travel channel.
Today has proven to be a little hard to get back into the swing of things. I didn’t sleep well last night between Joel snoring and me not getting comfortable. My body was not interested in getting around this morning. I’m just now beginning to get into the groove of things.
Wednesday will be our 3rd anniversary and will come and go without much ado. I do know that we will go to dinner but we’ll not exchange gifts this year. We initially had planned a weekend getaway but with other trips planned, Ruthie on the way, and vacation time needing to be saved, we thought it best to stay close to home. I find it hard to believe that I’m okay with it this way for this year. Our attention is just so fixed on getting ready for Ruthie that dinner will be nice though and a break from cooking mid week.
And so, I didn’t get the vacuuming done and all the wash completed, I am pleased with the variety of things that came my way this weekend. We enjoyed it immensly and both are looking forward to next weekend in hopes of making more progress on the tasks at hand in preparation. There is a time and season for everything, in work, in play, in prep, and in rest. For now, the season is work. Have a great one everyone.
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