Memorial Day Weekend

We had a really great weekend this year.  The weather was absolutely gorgeous for the whole thing.  We were so busy it was a little exhausting, but it was a welcome change to the slower life we lived for so long.  It's too much to contain in one entry, so I will break it down by day.  The best thing of all was the King's time off.  He worked very long days Monday-Thursday and then got off at noon on Friday.  I was so excited that the week went pretty slow early on.  Things picked up on Thursday.  I took the kids to the rec center to swim and we ended up staying for several hours.  By the time we got done it was time to take Chiggie to youth group.  She is really enjoying that and each week seems to go even better than the week before.

By Friday morning we were all getting excited for the plans we had.  There was a small kink in things when the King blew a tire at 4:30 in the morning in the middle of nowhere, requiring road side service, and an astronomical amount of money.  He made it to work and finished out the morning though.  The kids and I were busy that morning, cleaning and grocery shopping in order to get things in order for the weekend.  By the time we got home the King was home, the awning was out, and the park was packed with holiday weekend campers.  We set up our picnic table and sat outside for a bit before going out to dinner.  We enjoyed a wonderful dinner out and were surprised that it really wasn't that crowded.  We came home and watched the movie The Hobbit.  We finished the book the day before and thouroughly enjoyed both.  We fell asleep late but without worry knowing we could sleep in a little on Saturday!  It was a great Friday.