A cozy Sunday evening of a weekend with a little bit of friends and a little bit of family

We are having a very cozy Sunday evening here.  I mentioned to Andrew that in many ways, Sunday evening is my favorite part of being empty nesters.  Sunday evenings are much more relaxing these days.  We only have he and I to think about schedules for the upcoming week, and it's a lot less daunting.  

Friday evening Andrew and I had a dinner out.  We've really been watching our budget, but Andrew did some extra class coverage last week so we enjoyed our Friday evening, and then came home and watched some favorite TV shows.  Yesterday we were able to sleep in and we had nowhere to be until late afternoon when we ventured north for a friend's birthday dinner.  We were able to so many very dear friends who we don't get to see nearly often enough.  The best part is that we were able to be home in time to see Tennessee knock off Alabama.  Woohoo!!!!  We finished our evening with the disappointing Notre Dame loss.

Today we had church this morning and then came home for a glorious afternoon of nothingness.  The weather has been lovely and I feel a little badly that I spent so much of it indoors this weekend, but it is what it is.  Both Andrew and I took a nap, which we really needed.  We then drove and met my mom half way for dinner.  It's been a long time since Andrew and I have been with my mom without any kids.  Mom is having some physical mobility issues, but I'm grateful she can still get around, even just as it is.

Overall, it was a fairly relaxing weekend, and I'm so very grateful.  I love my kiddos and of course I miss them, but generally this is the rest of our lives, and I'm grateful that Andrew and I are adjusting fairly well and enjoying our times together.