Weekend Recap 5/19-5/21

This weekend was soooooo B U S Y. But with a bunch of good stuff, so I can’t complain.

My cousin Brian and his wife just welcomed their first child, Dakota Skylar into the world and of course I was dying to meet her. So Friday after work, I picked them up dinner and a bunch of snacks, then headed to their house. Dakota is a precious little angel, and slept in my arms without a peep for about an hour. So I got what I call my “baby fix” for a little while, until I can get my hands on another one.

 Chelsea (Brian’s wife) is such a doll, and I am so glad that her and I get along so well and relate on a lot of things. Age differences have tended to keep me from being close with majority of my cousins, but Brian and Chelsea, along with my husband, we have been able to do some double dates and have gotten really close. I am so thankful for that.

Saturday was RACEDAY!

We drove out to Colonial Beach Dragway for the race. Jonathan’s mother joined us so I had someone to ride around with me on my golf cart for the day. I know she enjoys being able to get out of the house and cheer on her son while he’s racing. (Even if he lost in the 3rd round.) Yes, she can still drive me crazy just like anyone’s mother-in-law can, but we have a great relationship and I wouldn’t want it any other way.

Sunday, I woke up bright and early and went to a new church called Hill City with my sister-in-law. The sermon was great. Majority of what he talked about was temptation, with the focus being on building stronger relationships. We discussed how giving into temptation can lead us to worship false idols (money, alcohol, sex, etc.). And we also discussed how we are only able to overcome these temptations if we have a better plan for ourselves and our future. A plan that focuses on God and growing in our faith. Because when we have a plan in place, our thought process is based on commitment to the plan and off of temptation. I thoroughly enjoyed the service, I thought the environment was great, the people were friendly and I will be back.

Jonathan and I then met with a couple that we are friends with for a lunch date at Kabuto’s for some hibachi. It was our first time hanging out just the four of us, so I was somewhat worried if conversation would flow or feel awkward. But it went well, and lunch was of course delicious. I really like the couple that we hung out with, they are good people with a God focus. They are a little bit younger than us, we all don’t know each other well and still learning what our interests are and what to talk about with each other. Sometimes new friends can be difficult to relate to at first, but I think we will get there the more we hang out. Which we will see them again this coming weekend for the points race. Hopefully we will actually follow through with the plans because we are all really busy people and schedules are always crazy. Jonathan and I need a couple to be friends with like them in our lives, so we can learn and grow in our faith and relationship. As they say, Iron sharpens Iron. I hope to always surround myself with people of good integrity and morals.

After lunch, we went to a first birthday party for Jonathan’s niece. Stella was absolutely adorable in her pink tutu!

Her momma did an awesome job throwing her party. I was glad that she wanted us to be there because unfortunately, Stella’s dad (Jonathan’s step brother) is locked up and has never even met his daughter. It is a sad long story that isn’t mine to tell. But I give props to her for being a mom and a dad to Stella and putting on a brave face through it all. I made sure that I let her know that I think she is doing an amazing job raising her daughter on her own.

So, that’s that for the weekend. Its Monday now, and work was hectic today. Glad that I took off Thursday and Friday for vacation and we are closed next Monday for Memorial Day. MY FIRST VACATION SINCE OUR HONEYMOON! – and I cannot wait!