Weekend Recap

This weekend I officially came to terms with the fact that I am indeed growing up.  Friday my niece had her first ever lock-in birthday party.  Eric has midterms this week (his seminary has 8 week terms), so I made the trip alone. I was able to get off work a little early and I made it just in time for the party to start. It wasn't until Friday that I realized she was turning ten.  10. wait, what?  She was born when I was in the 9th grade. Surely that wasn't 10 years ago, right? Wrong.  I've spent the past 3 days trying to swallow that pill. (It's still stuck in my throat, by the way).  Also, last night we randomly had dinner with a couple from church (ahh, that community I love so much!). During one of the conversations, I started a sentence with "Once, when I was in college..." Wait, what? I think the fact that I work with high school seniors on a daily basis and work on a college campus has created this false idea in my head that I am still a care-free college student. Wrong.  Wasn't my last post just about the pains of adulthood?  It's time I let both of these worlds collide and create a true reality for myself.  That reality is that this year I will turn 25.  I have been out of college for 3 years.  I have been married for 3 years (almost). And sooner rather than later, I will hopefully be a mother.  None of those things go well with my imaginary view of myself. So buck up Katie, it's time to face reality!

During my quick 24 hour trip home, I was able to see a lot of people I typically do not see. It was definitely a good visit for my heart.  And maybe a little bad. There is something about driving through farm land that makes me oh so happy. And something about watching it disappear in my rear-view mirror that makes me oh so sad.  When I got back Saturday, Eric had a lot of school work he needed to work on. But by this point he was definitely over it. Way, way over it. So instead of suffering miserable for another 6 hours, we spontaneously went to Hot Springs for dinner, then came back home for a competitive game of Mario Party (I won).  The night was much needed.  This semester has been draining for him, and in return on us sometimes. It's always nice to have a fun night together and for the time being forget all the stress that typically surrounds us.  

I went grocery shopping yesterday and only spent $24. Victory! I also did 7 loads of laundry yesterday. Geez, how does it pill up like that?? I attempted to work in my garden, but that lasted a full 15 minutes before I was bored.  Someday I hope to enjoy gardening, but that day just isn't today.  It's really too bad though, because last Spring we fixed up our flower bed to look gorg.eous. Too bad I have managed to kill most of those bright colored beauties. Maybe when my dream world matches up to my reality and I'm a stay at home mom, I'll also become an excellent cook and a master gardener.  One can dream, right? Right.