We flew into Atlanta on Mothers Day afternoon and my Daddy treated us all to a late lunch at TGIFridays! Yummy gluten free choices so I was so happy to find it!
We then spent a couple of days in Tuscaloosa, where Reagan and I got much needed haircuts and we re-packed to head south. We were blessed with a full week at Orange Beach with Slash and Mimi and we had some serious fun in the sun! On the way to the beach, I stopped in Demopolis to attend our house closing in person!
We drove from the beach to Demopolis, where I focused a day and a half on letting the kids enjoy time with some friends they've missed. We had an awesome host home with great friends and we ate, played, even trekked to the sportsplex to cheer on some friends!
I was able to attend DHS graduation bc some more of "our kids" have grown up on us. Proud of y'all!! I had dinner with an awesome friend, then drove to Tuscaloosa late that Friday night, to repack and head to Birmingham to pick up Eric from the airport. He was able to join us for 9 days!
We went to Boaz for the night, and were blessed with wonderful hospitality, a chance to update FBC Boaz (one of our supporting churches) on our church planting journey. Much of our extended family on Eric's side was able to join us for church and a BBQ lunch afterward. Such fun!
We spent Memorial Day weekend and a few more fun days in Somerville, hanging with Noni and Mr Jack, playing outside and inside with cousins galore and relaxing at Paradise Farms! We enjoyed dinner with lifelong friends one night, too! Much needed R&R and an awesome time with family!
That Wednesday, we traveled to Anniston and Talledega, meeting a potential Colorado area planter, doing a little early birthday shopping, and hanging with friends. We were privileged to speak at Ridgeview Baptist, a potential future supporting church, where we met some super sweet prayer warriors and were blessed to share our journey again.
We trekked on and had one more day in Tuscaloosa. The kids played lots and Eric and I enjoyed some browsing and window shopping, as well as adult conversation to process all of our adventures.
We then were able to return to Demopolis, where we had another generous host home with friends and a crazy full schedule of trying to see, hug, and chat with as many folks as we could. Our youth and youth parents from Fairhaven hosted a pool party and cookout for us, which was awesome! We also went fishing and had a couple more play dates! We were blessed to be back at Fairhaven (another generous sponsor church) for a Sunday morning, amongst many friends and prayer warriors, sharing for a 3rd time about what God is up to already in Colorado and what He is preparing us to move toward next! We enjoyed seeing so many friends and giving/getting so many hugs!
As if that weren't enough, my parents generously sent Eric and I to Birmingham to spend the night away alone, celebrating our 12th anniversary. The kids had a blast with Slash and Mimi all to themselves, and Eric and I enjoyed a yummy dinner and a fun time before he had to go to the airport to head back to Colorado. I re-packed one last time, enjoyed one last evening in Tuscaloosa, and Slash and Mimi took us to Atlanta the next day to fly home!
Ever heard of needing a vacation from your vacation?!? Ha! After packing that much travel and fun into 3 weeks' time, I finally understand that saying! Wouldn't trade it for the world...priceless memories and countless blessings! See you "soon", Alabama! Big THANK YOU to all of you who helped make our trip possible and served us in many ways while we were there!
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