Coffee spoons

So… Sorry there was confusion about our  road trip destination this past weekend.  We literally changed our plans at the last minute.  Our house-shopping process suddenly made leaps forward and we realized that this would be the last opportunity we would both be able to have time off work for a while.  Yes, I am very disappointed that we had to skip our Mississippi trip, especially the wedding.  It was with much deliberation that the change of plans was made.  This was the best we could do.

Thursday was a very long work day for me, but enjoyable nonetheless, finishing up with a fun and successful work event at the Firefly Lounge.  Gabriel picked me up from there around 9pm and we got on the road right away.  The drive was not bad at all, I took the first half and Gabriel the last half, made interesting by the books on tape he’d picked out from the library.  We arrived at our destination at exactly 7am, and took naps after greeting a mom who was all smiles.  There was not much rest for the weary, though, because our house search began only three hours later.  Tammy had taken the list we had compiled of houses we’d seen online and arranged for us to view them along with some she thought we might like.  As it turns out, we liked the houses she picked out more than most of the ones we originally thought were cool.  This was all exciting and fun.  We were tuckered out by the end and took an afternoon nap.  Daniel had an Elias Patriot show that night, so we wanted to be rested enough to go.  This was Gabriel’s first time to hear him play live.  We had a great time and, as usual, were very proud to have such a talented brother.

Saturday became progressively better with each hour, characterized by coffee and online house searching at Rivertown, neighborhood drives narrowing down our list, a UNA football game (which was incredibly comfortable and fun, as it was our first game with my husband present), wrapping up with another one of Daniel’s shows at Rivertown.  We talked for a while after the show with Quinn Erwin from Nashville who also played.  In addition to being a good song-writer, he had a lot of cool things in common with Gabriel and I, including having a heart for missions.  The conversation was encouraging.  Check this out: www.globalsupportmission.com.

Visiting my home church is always refreshing, and this time even more so because I felt like my family was more complete with my husband there.  The smiling faces of our church family were once again faithful to bring joy to our hearts.  They are beautiful people.  After a brief though enriching visit after the meeting, my family including Sharon Taylor had lunch at Maggie’s house before our second round of house-hunting with Tammy.  This hunt was longer, though it was a little rainy outside.  I found one I super like and want to buy, but I’m trying to be reasonable.  Afterwards, Tammy offered some very good insight and food for thought.  We are once again in the thinking stage, this time with a little more understanding of the process.  We could move forward now, but it seems like it would be easier and smarter to wait a few weeks or months.  We’ll see… and we’ll keep you posted.  There are a couple steps we need to take in order for things to progress in the most efficient way.  With that said, does anyone know of some good job opportunities in the Shoals area, particularly for Gabriel?

Today’s journey home was actually quite enjoyable, accompanied by “For Whom the Bell Tolls” on CD.  We are sleepy but happy to be home together, and satisfied with the events of the weekend.  Now we are watching episodes of the The Office and LOST online before calling it a day.  Tomorrow brings us back to the norm.  Time to earn more money.