The Weekend...

I had such a lovely weekend. It made all my frustrations and emotions from last week just melt away. On Saturday Bobby came over in the morning and we watched a movie and just hung out. He's so wonderful :) We went to Vulcan Park where there's this gigantic statue of Vulcan (I see it from the freeway every morning on the way to work and got curious...) So we went and saw the statue and walked around the park. It's a beautiful park and it overlooks downtown Birmingham. There's also a museum there, but we didn't go in it. Maybe some time when we actually have money... Then we went on a mission to find a birthday present for Bobby's nephew Cade. We ended up getting him Toy Story Pjs, a 3D Toy Story t shirt and a lego Star Wars t shirt (can you tell what Cade's really into?). We had a late lunch at Chuy's, which has totally become "our" place. Chuy's is in The Summit which is hard to explain. It's an outdoor mall, but it's not all in one big strip or square. It's all spread out. We walked almost the whole thing. There are water fountains and flowers and random statues of kids running (they kinda creeped me out...). It's so pretty and peaceful. Then we went to the Cheesecake Factory and shared a piece of Red Velvet Cheesecake. YUM! It was so nice to just chill and walk around and it was all laid back and peaceful.

On Sunday I went to Tuscaloosa and Bobby and I went to Cade's birthday party. It was a Toy Story party. Cade was Buzz Lightyear. It was so cute. It was also nice to finally meet Cade and Callie (Bobby's niece). I've been talking to them on the phone for the last 3 1/2 years, so it was so fun to meet them. After the party Bobby and I went to his house and watched The Great Outdoors and Grumpy Old Men (look for my reviews here soon) both of which reminded me so much of home. That was the end of my Bobbylicious weekend... Back to reality on Monday morning :-/

This week has actually been pretty good. Monday was a full day at the school. Tuesday we had a training all about culture and we got to talk about what we had seen in the classrooms and process all of that a little bit. The biggest thing they drilled into us was that we're there for the kids so do not let the grown ups steal your joy! It was a perfect re-energizer! Today we did a Habitat for Humanity project. There's this whole development with 38 houses that Habitat has built. I was there today, and will be there again tomorrow. We're getting as much done as possible because on Friday Jimmy Carter will be visiting. I really really wish I could go on Friday, but I think we're gonna have to go back to our schools. :(

Bobby and I at The Summit <3