Jilly’s visit

3 goals for Jilly’s visit:     eat good food, stay busy and relax

Jill arrive on Thursday evening!!!  We took her to Stubbs for dinner.  We had some bbq!  Then we dropped Seth off at school and headed to The Domain to meet up with our aunt Kendra and cousin Lauren, who is stationed at Fort Hood in Killeen, TX.  Kendra is in town this week because Lauren is about to have her baby!!  We can’t wait for Aiden Mike Thompson to arrive!!

We enjoyed some coffee while sitting in rocking chairs outside…what a perfect night!!

Friday we did some  shopping in Austin.  We went to Monkey See Monkey Do, Parts & Labour, and New Bohemia.  Then we headed to the Hula Hut for dinner and drinks!  It was great sitting above the lake enjoying the company!!

Saturday we relaxed around the house.  Then i had to go to work for a few hours.   Jill took Max to the river!  Max did some swimming and had fun with the other dogs.

Yes, Max has a life vest!

After I got home from work, we went to  TX Red’s  Steakhouse for dinner with Aunt Pat & Uncle Steve.  This is probably the best steakhouse in San Marcos! Good food, great conversation  with amazing people!

Sunday morning we went to Lake Austin (aka Lady Bird Lake) to do some canoeing!  I was skeptical at first.  But i must admit, i had a blast!

It was such a beautiful day!  It was cool and overcast!

View of Downtown Austin….

Downtown Austin

Jilly taking a break!  lol

Finally, a picture of all 3 of us on the lake!

After canoeing, we went to Chuy’s for lunch.  Chuy’s is yummy tex mex food.  We went to meeting,  then went to Grin’s for dinner with some friends.

Monday morning the news said:

The National Weather Service (NWS) has placed Hays County under a tornado watch until 1 p.m., and a flash flood watch until 4 p.m.

Oh great!  Last time Jilly was here Hurricane Ike was the threat!  Now this!

Jilly got packed up and we headed to Austin.  We stopped by Urban Outfitters, then to the airport.  It was pretty rainy and trafficky.   We got her to the airport in time and there were no delays!  We said our goodbyes.

I think we accomplished our 3 goals for the weekend.

Love ya Jilly!

 

Circuit Assembly

This past weekend I went to my circuit assembly in San Antonio.   It was very good…here are some photos from the event.

Me and Rachael on Saturday:

Rachael,Tamra and me on Sunday:

Saturday morning was wet and humid, so everyone’s hair was frizzy…lol

But it cleared up for lunch time.  We all ate outside at the picnic tables.

These are some of our new friends Gaylin and Misty, they just moved here from California!!  Instant bond!!!

Here are their cute kids, Micah and Ezra:

Here is another great family in my congregation! Dana & Sharon and the kids are Trevor and Maddy!

Me, Zita, Yvette and Michelle….why do the guys always have to mess up the good pictures??

 

Day 2 helping Rachael w/flowers

Today I got to help Rachael again with flowers.  It was crazy how many flower arrangements needed to be made. Here is the back of my car, full of flowers and vases.

They all turned out awesome!!!

This one is my favorite, I did it all by myself…I am so proud of myself..

and this one too..

I zoomed in on the vase…

Here are some other arrangements made by Rachael:

This day was tons of fun!  It was actually very relaxing.