A Very Good and Busy Week

Whew!  This week was exhausting.  My parents were here for a visit (separate blog post to follow) and left on Monday, and upon their departure we just kept on going and going.  It was a very full week without much sleep, but it was so good!

Monday - We went to the Ayers' house and had dinner with them.  The Aldrichs joined as well.  Dinner was delicious, and we followed it up with a round of Wits and Wagers.  I still don't think I've actually ever won this game before, but it's fun nonetheless.

Tuesday - We went to Starbucks to catch up with one of Robert's former co-workers.  He's had an exciting summer of spending time at home in Alabama, working, and going on a mission trip to Mexico.

Wednesday - Wednesday's have always been Robert's busiest days.  He works from 9:00-4:00 and goes to church from 5:00-9:30.  Consequently, Wednesdays are usually my quietest days so I spent the evening cleaning and went to sleep at 9:00.  It's amazing what a good night's sleep can do for you!

Thursday - We had the Mills over.  Our schedules haven't seemed to jive very well this summer, so it was great to catch up with them.  We played Phase 10, and I lost yet again.  Still fun though.

Friday - On Thursday night while the Mills were here Robert's grandma called to say that they were in Virginia and would like to come to NC on Friday.  We said yes of course, and I was very glad that I had cleaned on Wednesday. :)  They got here at 5:00, and we went out to eat at La Foresta.  We had only been there once before, but it has been good both times.  We came home and played Dice and enjoyed catching up.
 
Saturday - Robert's grandparents headed out on Saturday morning.  I spent the morning babysitting Seth.  He's such a fun kid!  Robert was supposed to work from 12:00-7:30, but it rained all day so work was cancelled.  When his shifts are cancelled it's such a mixed feeling because it's fun that he has more free time, but the whole not earning money thing is unfortunate.  We were able to make the most of our time together on Saturday.  We used up the rest of Robert's birthday gift card to Lone Star to enjoy a free lunch.  Then we went to Ross.  Neither of us had been there before, but I'd say it was definitely a success.  We also walked around in Michael's a bit.  We didn't buy anything, but it was still fun.  Swung buy Bed Bath & Beyond to buy a new spatula and used a 20% off coupon.  Then we went to Well-Bean and enjoyed buy one get one free coffee.  We rounded out the journey with a trip to Target to buy some shorts that were on sale, and we used a gift card.  Can you notice a theme here?  Discounts, coupons, and gift cards.  That's my kind of shopping!

Sunday - A day of much needed rest.