Busy Weekend

This weekend has been exhausting...but well worth it. Josh was off all weekend, so we had quite a few things on our To-Do List.

Friday, Josh and I did some things around the house and then went to a high school graduation. Lauren, a senior in my youth group at the church, graduated from Laurel Christian High School. It was great to see her get her diploma. I'm going to miss her next year.

Saturday, we got up at 6am after getting a call at 1:00am from Josh's sister Katie to tell us that she is engaged! Saturday was a long and busy day. We got on the road a little after 7am and went to Butler to have breakfast with Josh's parents. We showed them the wedding slideshow, the proof book, and our honeymoon pictures, then we got back on the road toward Birmingham. We stopped at Caroline's house where my mom met me with my bridesmaid's dress. Caroline and I got ready and left for Beth's Entertainment Bridal Shower in Oneonta, and Josh apparently had lunch at Jim N Nick's and went shopping. We had a wonderful time at Beth's shower. Her sister almost had to hitchhike home due to all the gifts Beth received. Goodness! After the shower, Caroline dropped me off at my dad's house. Josh had been there for a while, so when I got there we all went to Frontera Grill to eat. Oh, it was wonderful! After dinner, Josh and I headed back to Laurel through storms and crazy drivers to finally arrive home after 11pm.

Sunday, I got up early to get my children's sermon prepped and to get ready. We had to be at the church by 8:30 (an hour earlier than I normally arrive, and about 2 hours earlier than Josh arrives) for a breakfast for Lauren (the graduating senior). We had the breakfast, then I got my children's sermon supplies together, got children ready for the worship service (to carry the Bible, candle, and cross), and then had church and my children's sermon. After church we had a church project lunch to attend. All of the events were fun...but we were exhausted. Instead of taking a nap (like we wanted to do), we forced ourselves to work on the house--cleaning bathrooms, doing laundry, and paying bills. Yes, I know, so is married life.

Now we are both back to work. He is already on a call this morning and I am prepping for a Vacation Bible School meeting that I am leading tomorrow. Back to the grind of work...but it seems like we worked our butts off more on our off days this weekend.