My Weekends…

Time is flying by and at a standstill all at the same time.  September is halfway over.  I have made the trip to Greenville six times since the beginning of August.  Most weeks start with a countdown for the weekend or when I get to see Trent again.  I have to really try hard not to focus on it and live in the moment or my weeks go slow.

This weekend will be the first time since school started that I won’t make the trip to Greenville.  My cousin is getting married and as much as I hate to miss Trent’s game, I am also looking forward to a weekend without traveling and a Sunday nap while watching NFL football.  Those are my favorite kind of naps!

I have discovered that I like flying to visit Trent much better than driving.  I am getting use to the 7.5 hour drive, but I also like relaxing and reading while I am in flight or hanging out and reading on my layovers.  With traveling and down time I have read four books in the last month.  I am more obsessed with reading than I have ever been and am knocking out books from my summer reading list left and right! 

Traveling, by plane or car comes along with its fair share of problems.  A couple of weeks ago I got stuck over night in Chicago because of weather delays and missed flights.  Thank goodness for Jamie and Brian and their Marriot rewards.  It was a nice refresher to shower and sleep (even if only a few hours) before I got back to the airport early the next morning.

Last weekend’s travel snafu was a flat tire.  I am very thankful that it happened fifteen minutes into the trip, that I did not blow the tire and that there was an auto shop across the highway from where I stopped to examine my tire.  Praise the Lord.  Sure enough there was a rusty old bolt in my tire.  After a twenty five minute delay I was back on my way and arrived safe and sound about 11:30.

Monica and Tyler also came down this weekend to visit Kirsten and check out the Panthers in action. (They are now 2-0 on the season!)  It was fun to hang out with them.  The five of us went bowling Saturday night and ate breakfast together Sunday morning.  I think Trent and Kirsten were both very happy that they came.

 

I have very happily spent the last two evening at home.  Sometimes I feel like I am always running around.  It has been nice to catch up on some cleaning and relaxing!  Tomorrow night is the annual Big Brother Finale party at Jamie’s.  Valentino’s Pizza and Fro Yo, here I come!

{The Launes}