No, of course not. I can't pull that off. I know this... but thanks for humoring me.
I'm still in a rather jubilant during my week off of school, and there's no time like the present to catch up on the good junk which made up last month. Behold, the sweetened, condensed version:
MAY
May had considerably less travel, but still a buncha fun!
My son turned 16. WHICH IS AMAZING SINCE I AM PRETTY SURE I WAS JUST 16 MYSELF! We decided to invest in our kiddo and spring for him and his friends to go play paintball. I had such a good time getting to know all his friends! Maybe you're not like me, but I have always been a little bit anti-teenager. I have been jaded by their smart mouths and disrespectful attitudes... but these kids? Not a punk among them. They were smart and funny and so much fun. I would love to do more stuff with them like that-- such cool kids. And I have to say, so far... 16 has been a great age for my boy. He's really turning into an amazing young man. Love that kid.
I have one more exciting tale to tell before school starts back tomorrow! This one is a FUN one!
I got a message a while ago from the husband of my bestie, Judi (Sing 4 Joy). He was offering to fly me out to TX to surprise his wife. At first I thought there was no way I could squeeze it in- too much homework, VBS coming up, and I'd already been gone waaaay too much recently. But, my husband told me that I just couldn't miss the opportunity, and I was able to get the days off of work, and I found a tiiiiiny little window of opportunity.......
So, we hatched a plan- Charlie (that's MR. Sing 4 Joy) would come pick me up from the airport, and I would drop in on Judi at the family-owned laundromat she'd be working at and surprise her socks off!
It ended up that Charlie couldn't pick me up, so he sent their darling 18-year-old daughter, A to come greet me at the airport. Along the way, Charlie sent A a text asking if she was taking me to the laundromat... but accidentally sent it to JUDI!!! We thought the cat was out of the bag, but he was able to play it off well enough so that when a strange lady with no laundry, wearing a baseball hat and sunglasses (me!!) came into the 'mat, and walked right into their public restroom... S4J was a little rattled. She told me later that she thought I was hiding drugs in there! When I came out, she looked right at me- and then started screaming and jumping up and down! It was so awesome!
We spent a few days together- just hanging out and doing what we always do- taking inventory of our lives and encouraging one another to follow Christ well. It was beautiful! I am so grateful we both got to marry such amazing men who love us just right!!!
We also got to meet up with a friend we made YEARS ago on the blog- JENN! We had such a delightful time chatting her up and shopping around some old shops in TX. She's so beautiful and lovely, and I was just beyond blessed to be able to see her. (I should mention that in this shot we're sitting in the dark because the power went out!)
There's more stuff, like finishing my World Music Class (with an A!) at the community college, finishing my first class in Big Girl College (with another A!) and starting a new Philosophy class, but overall, I think that's enough Ketchup for now.
Thank you for your patience-- hopefully, I'll be back and hanging out with you guys over on your blogs and over here soon. This craziness... it's a season... and I just can't wait to see what happens next!
love to all,
My son turned 16. WHICH IS AMAZING SINCE I AM PRETTY SURE I WAS JUST 16 MYSELF! We decided to invest in our kiddo and spring for him and his friends to go play paintball. I had such a good time getting to know all his friends! Maybe you're not like me, but I have always been a little bit anti-teenager. I have been jaded by their smart mouths and disrespectful attitudes... but these kids? Not a punk among them. They were smart and funny and so much fun. I would love to do more stuff with them like that-- such cool kids. And I have to say, so far... 16 has been a great age for my boy. He's really turning into an amazing young man. Love that kid.
I got a message a while ago from the husband of my bestie, Judi (Sing 4 Joy). He was offering to fly me out to TX to surprise his wife. At first I thought there was no way I could squeeze it in- too much homework, VBS coming up, and I'd already been gone waaaay too much recently. But, my husband told me that I just couldn't miss the opportunity, and I was able to get the days off of work, and I found a tiiiiiny little window of opportunity.......
So, we hatched a plan- Charlie (that's MR. Sing 4 Joy) would come pick me up from the airport, and I would drop in on Judi at the family-owned laundromat she'd be working at and surprise her socks off!
It ended up that Charlie couldn't pick me up, so he sent their darling 18-year-old daughter, A to come greet me at the airport. Along the way, Charlie sent A a text asking if she was taking me to the laundromat... but accidentally sent it to JUDI!!! We thought the cat was out of the bag, but he was able to play it off well enough so that when a strange lady with no laundry, wearing a baseball hat and sunglasses (me!!) came into the 'mat, and walked right into their public restroom... S4J was a little rattled. She told me later that she thought I was hiding drugs in there! When I came out, she looked right at me- and then started screaming and jumping up and down! It was so awesome!
We spent a few days together- just hanging out and doing what we always do- taking inventory of our lives and encouraging one another to follow Christ well. It was beautiful! I am so grateful we both got to marry such amazing men who love us just right!!!
We also got to meet up with a friend we made YEARS ago on the blog- JENN! We had such a delightful time chatting her up and shopping around some old shops in TX. She's so beautiful and lovely, and I was just beyond blessed to be able to see her. (I should mention that in this shot we're sitting in the dark because the power went out!)
There's more stuff, like finishing my World Music Class (with an A!) at the community college, finishing my first class in Big Girl College (with another A!) and starting a new Philosophy class, but overall, I think that's enough Ketchup for now.
Thank you for your patience-- hopefully, I'll be back and hanging out with you guys over on your blogs and over here soon. This craziness... it's a season... and I just can't wait to see what happens next!
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven
Ecclesiastes 3:1
love to all,
4 comments:
Love that Judi was surprised! Love that you got to meet Jenn too! She and I met when she was in Colorado a few summers ago. Such a sweet and beautiful friend!!!
Happy June!
16 already? That's just insane. My daughter is now older than the twins were when I first met you. Time flies. You sound and look great!
I'm catching up on your ketchup/catsup/catchup....I LOVE the Operation Surprise Judi! LOVE IT!
(Hey, I know! What do you say if you come surprise me next?!)
Miss you. Love you.
Love that you got to surprise Judi! So cool!
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