Friday I was off work at Noon. I came home to grab a quick lunch, then headed north. I picked up my Mom, and then we drove to my grandparents' home town (paternal) to put flowers on the graves. A cold front had come through and it was COLD. We stopped to see Grandma (I'll write a separate post about her), then I dropped Mom off and headed home. I was home for about two hours before we were out the door again at 8:30 for a VERY late dinner. Our best friends' daughter (Catherine's best friend) was graduating and we had agreed to meet for dinner after the ceremony since we couldn't attend. As we sat down, I realized that their four kids and our two kids were all sitting in a line and I whipped out the camera. Photo op! Having them all together like that happens almost never, and will be even more rare since their oldest just graduated from college and is moving to California. We had a lovely evening. Catherine went with their family to their house to stay over and continue celebrating with her friend.
Saturday I had to swing by school to meet a parent volunteer, and then I ran a couple of errands. Thomas had to work, but early afternoon Andrew and I headed to our best friends to help them get ready for their graduation party. It was such a very fun evening. We got to see so many other friends, and the kids got to see so many other kids they grew up with. More photos were taken. My heart was so incredibly full. Catherine stayed over again with her friend, and it was nearly 1AM before we made it home.
Yesterday we were up early enough to take Thomas back to our friends' house so he could join all the girls for an amusement park trip. Early afternoon I headed north to attend a cousin's graduation party, but left early enough that I could spend an hour with my grandmother first. I then made a quick trip to visit the graves of my dad, grandmother, aunt Cathy, and both grandfathers. When I arrived at the graduation party, I realized that my cousins from Massachusetts had come in for the graduation. It was so awesome to get to visit with them and all of the family that was there. I ended up staying longer than I had anticipated, and it was such a wonderful evening. Upon arriving back in town I went straight to some friends who were having a cook out (which is why Andrew hadn't joined me). We got home a little after 10, and the kids arrived home shortly after. They had an absolute blast spending the day with their friends.
This morning Andrew ran a few errands, and I made another trip north for yet another graduation party. I only made a quick appearance, then I went and moved some furniture my grandmother had decided she wanted. I then spent a little time rearranging her new place so that things were where she wanted. I can't always be a lot of help, so I want to make sure I take care of what I know I can take care of. Thomas spend the afternoon visiting a friend, and Andrew was putting together his new grill. Finally this evening, we had a nice dinner grilled by Andrew, and then spent the evening sharing some TV shows.
I really, really appreciate having this time together. We are so, so blessed to have this time together. It was crazy busy, but I had a blast.
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