Friday and Saturday were huge days for Robert! I may or may not have gone slightly crazy on Friday when left alone with Sarah for 10 hours. I can complain about 10 hours of being with a baby and minimal adult interaction. Robert could complain about working at the church for 10 hours. The plight of the stay at home mom, am I right? When you think you're husband is coming home at 5:00 and it turns into 7:30, those two and a half hours are enough to do you in. I'm glad this is not the norm at all. Robert spent Friday going grocery shopping, doing meal prep, and decorating with volunteers.
Sarah and I went with Robert up to the church Saturday morning at 10:00 to practice a few songs and a dance with some of the youth. Robert and Gabby practiced a version of 4 Chords together, and it turned out so well! "4 Dudes" practiced Thinking Out Loud - Robert's song to me. Griffen played electric, Robert sang and played acoustic, Jacob played bass, and Braden played drums. It sounded so good! I joined the boys to form "A Rose Among Thorns" to sing Love Alone is Worth the Fight. The boys and Gabby practice their dance to What is Love? Sarah did a really good job watching us all practice. Our groups had actually all practiced the Saturday before this for a few hours. Sarah is such a trooper! Anyway, after this practice we went home for a bit to eat and relax, and then Robert headed back up to the church. Sarah and a joined everyone after her nap.
The banquet was awesome! The students did such a great job serving everyone, and there was a fantastic turnout. Dinner was tasty, or so I'm told. It was salad, bread, chicken risotto, and a dessert trio of berries, brownies, and cheesecake bites. The performances were very entertaining! We had all the ones I already mentioned, plus vocal solos, a saxophone solo, and Rubiks Cube race, and ninja warrior flip show of sorts. It was great! Last year had only been musical performances. Robert and I added in another new element of a silent auction this year. It was a total hit! Some of the items were themed baskets donated by Sunday School classes such as a kitchen basket, spa, and movie night. Other items were donated by local businesses like coupons for bowling, coupons for ice cream, and hair care products. We ended up raising $4,000 through the event!
With Valentine's Day falling on a Sunday, Robert's busiest day of the week, it didn't really lend itself to a romantic night out - that and having a 6 month old. After church Robert ran to the store to buy steak for lunch, not realizing that I was also at the store to buy him a card and chocolate. We ran into each other at the store. Hooray for last minute shopping! We enjoyed a nice lunch together while Sarah napped. We decided to have the youth over for the evening instead of meeting at church like we usually do. We watched The Incredibles and had snacks. There were a lot of people here! We're so thankful that we can do things like this now that we own a house. Sarah did great and sat with the kids some and also play and napped in her room some with Emily and me. Emily is the older sister of one of students, and I was so glad she could join us! Most of the students stayed from 5:00-7:00, but we had a few stay until 11:30, and it was so fun to talk, watch tv, and play the Wii. Another time we were so thankful that Sarah is an awesome sleeper and could miraculously sleep through all the laughter and shouting. 21 year old me wouldn't have picked this scenario for Valentine's Day, but 25 year old me thought it was such a great way to spend our day!
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| Wearing her fancy robe in honor of Valentine's Day |
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