Tuesday, May 27, 2008

What a Weekend!!!

I know that the story of the Nascar Weekend is going to take several posts to get through. I hope that you don't get too bored by it, but it was sooo much fun. I don't even know where to begin with the story. I guess I will start by saying it was 4 of the best days I have ever had. I missed my boys, but didn't worry about them. I called to talk to them and Ethan would chatter away, but all I heard from Jacob was "I DON'T WANT TO TALK ON THE PHONE". Anyway, I don't think I have ever laughed so hard, except for maybe when we went to see Tim Hawkins, but that was 2 hours worth of laughing and this was 4 days. My abs should be rock hard now. The drive was looonnggg, but we made it (barely -- twice we narrowly escaped being involved in multicar accidents. That we weren't is testimony of God's grace and goodness. That no one else actually collided was an absolute Miracle). I have determined that I am not going to be traveling to California in a minivan at any time during my life. So, if Curt ever wants to go to the California race, he is going to be splurging on airline tickets. However, it was beautiful when we reached the mountains in West Virginia.


This picture was taken out my window somewhere in West Virginia.



When we got to the hotel on Friday night I think I was too tired to really notice how bad it was, but I noticed on Saturday morning (I almost wore my flip-flops in the shower). Curt went down to get a "Continental" breakfast and came back with a rotten and smooshed banana and 2 Oatmeal Creme Pies. I am glad that we brought bagels and cereal. We pretty much stayed out of the hotel unless we were there to sleep. Rachel has also posted about the state of the hotel and she even has a very clever picture if you'd like to check it out. In my defense, when booking the hotel my primary objective was the affordability. In that respect, I did succeed!!

Thursday, May 22, 2008

See Ya Later!!!!

So, my son learned this great song at school and I made a video of him singing it but, I can't seem to get it to load onto Blogger. Is anyone else having this problem, or is it just me?? I hope that when we get back next week it will work. I don't mean to boast, but he is just stinkin' cute!!

Also, we are heading down to Charlotte, North Carolina tomorrow morning with our good friends the
Greens to see the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday. I am super excited about this trip (even though I haven't blogged about it until now) It is the first time since we had Jacob 6 years ago that we have left the boys and gone on a trip out of state. The most we have done is an overnight or two at Grandma's house while we were at home. I must say that leaving the state is a whole other ball game. I know they will be fine and once I'm on my way and having fun, I probably won't worry, but the lead in is horrible.

I will be posting some pictures next week when we get back. I'll let you know how the parent/child seperation anxiety goes. I'm pretty sure it will be fine on their part. It's more Mom that is going to have the issues.

Have a great Memorial Day weekend. A big shout out to all the men and women who serve our country by putting their lives on the line. I am thank ful and grateful and I pray for you all the time.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Happy Anniversary...

... to us!!
Today we are celebrating our 13th wedding anniversary.
I love you Honey.

(photo take last summer at the Detroit Zoo)