The rest of my weekend...

I've already talked about my Friday night as a single 23yo woman who works full time.  The rest of my weekend was a little bit more exciting.

On Saturday afternoon, I left CS to travel to Grand Prairie for a wedding shower in honor of one of my roommates:

This lovely lady is gettin' hitched in May to her high school sweetheart!  It's such a great story.  Anywho, I got to hang out with some fellow A&M grads...which helped me to see that I'm not the only one struggling to find my way.  

It became a joke of ours that when we accomplish things like folding a pair of pants that another employee is struggling to fold, we just acknowledge to ourselves "that's why we went to college".  I can't say how many times this statement has passed through my mind since actually graduating.  It's so true.  Little accomplishments...it's because I went to college.  It's a resume booster, right?

Okay, well, enough of that talk.  After the shower, we went to hang out with these cuties:

  

They're fun, Desmond and Jenny.  I enjoyed the time with both immensely.  We had quite the good time.  

Lindsey staring Desmond down.  She won.

Leslie and Meghan

Me, Lindsey, Jenny, Desmond, oh, and Leslie's toe...

After hanging out with them, we head back over to Leslie's parent's house...and play cards for a while.  Notice the ghost hands...

The next morning, after sleeping marvelously on Leslie's parent's leather couch, we went to church, got to eat a fabulous homemade meal and I got to take a nap!  Around 4, Meghan, Leslie and I packed up my small civic to head back to CS.  We were quite the loaded little car.  Along the way, we made a pit stop here:

If anyone was wondering, their kolaches are worth stopping for.  Just ask Meghan, who regretted her decision to only purchase one.  A little further down the road, we stopped at a historic site along the highway back to town.  Remember, this is a new concept for me...and my passengers got to participate this time!  Here are some pictures as the sun was setting on the Brazos Valley:

this building is as old as our house...

this little church is so great!

and my absolute favorite of the night:

For those of you who thought my Friday night was lame-sauce: maybe it was.  But it was in total preparation for the rest of my awesome weekend.  It's my hope that everyone enjoyed the warmer weather (finally!) and got to spend some time in the sun.  

Thanks for reading my ramble.

ED

Taking Residence at the Marriott

This week, I am traveling to Ft. Worth to help my boss with her construction academy.  When she asked me to join her last week, I was so stinking excited!  I got to travel with her last October, and it just feels about time to get away and have some alone time.  The last several days, I've been very content to just be by myself.  To some, I look anti-social.  But it's what we introverted extroverts have to do sometimes.  Being around my roommates and our frequent visitors like Sarah and Johan, Leslie S, Anhela, Joann, Cyna, and Val (just to name a few) is quite life-giving.  I enjoy our Shalom Shack hang out nights.  They are always great.  But as for me and my sanity, sometimes it's just good to get away.  


So, this is the reasoning behind me being so psyched about having my own HUGE hotel suite to myself.  I think it's so awesome that I really want to show you what it looks like.  When I first walked in, my mouth fell open to the floor. I was in complete awe.  

The living room, complete with a desk, complimentary internet access, a pull-out sofa, a chair, and a tv.

The kitchen.  That's right...I have my own full-size fridge, sink, microwave, toaster, 2-burner stove AND a dishwasher.  If only I had any food to cook.  My grandmother did help me out with an apple and some crackers after dinner tonight.  She's so sweet :)

The bedroom.  It has a tv to the right of the door.  So that means I have 2 tvs for one person.  Now how do I choose which one to watch?  I think I'll just stick to the complimentary internet :)

From the bedroom to the bathroom.  I'm definitely looking forward to taking my bubble bath later.

So now you know that I'm living in luxury in Ft. Worth for the next two nights.  I'm quite excited about this alone time and my new laptop so I'm not disconnected from the world.  Maybe that's an oxymoron?  I want alone time - but to not be disconnected.  Hmmm.  I guess the reality is that I will always need to have contact with the outside world.  

I'll try to work on my next Dear John post over the next few days.  No promises.  Life gets busy when you're on the road.  Okay, my aching back is telling me it's time to go soak for awhile.  

Until next time...