An unexpected and beautiful weekend

Last weekend, we had a brief conversation with Thomas that he might want to come home this weekend.  On Wednesday I had reached out, and he said he had no plans to come home.  Andrew and I decided it would be awesome to visit our favorite winery and enjoy our Friday evening.  And then of course, Thomas texted Friday morning and asked to come home.  I was pretty annoyed and wasn't going for it, but Andrew wanted to cave.  Ultimately, I agreed it was fine, as there was a death on campus and I just thought it would kind of be a depressing weekend there.  I also knew that at this time of year it would be a gorgeous drive, and of course it was.  We took our sweet pup with us, ordered pizza on the way home, and had a lovely evening with Thomas watching our new favorite show ("Ghosts").  It was a lovely beginning to our weekend.

Thomas was up early yesterday and spent the entire day with his girlfriend.  Andrew and I worked athletics, and then went to a gathering at a co-worker's house.  They have a farm on the top of a hill, and again, everything was absolutely gorgeous. 

This morning Andrew and I went to church while Thomas went back to have breakfast with his girlfriend.  I then took Thomas with me to do a quick shopping errand, then took him back to school.  The drive was especially gorgeous as I took rural Indiana roads, and it was so peaceful.

The leaves truly did make for a beautiful weekend.  This is peak color weekend in southwest Ohio, but it's not nearly as pretty as some years.  To say that it is dry is an understatement.  We've had mostly browns with some yellows, some occasional orange, and very rare reds.  It's still lovely though, and while I was a little annoyed at the last minute change of plans, it was a lovely weekend.