Enjoying the Sunshine

This weekend turned out to be a beautiful weekend!  God definitely answered my prayers when I asked for some sunshine!  Friday when CJ got off of work he met me at the tennis court for a friendly tennis match...and some much needed tennis practice.  Thankfully my match this week got rained out because I haven't played in forever which was evident every time I served the ball.  We came home and had a romantic, candlelit dinner complete with a glass of wine and Bridemaids.  CJ hadn't seen it and I haven't been able to stop talking about it since I saw it several months ago with my sister, Lauren.  So funny!  At the end, as I was in the middle of belting out at the top of my lungs "Hold On" from Wilson Phillips, CJ turned and asked me (with a very confused look on his face) who those people were and why I knew every word to the song.  I explained to him that my mom asked for the tape (yes, because I don't think CDs had been created at this point in time) for her birthday one year.  I was 8 when the album came out and I remember going to the store to pick it out for her.  We proceeded to listen to it at all times when we were in the car.  Oh, my poor dad!!

Saturday morning was spent sleeping in, working, and running errands.  I was able to meet up in the afternoon with a good friend I haven't seen in what feels like forever.  I love those special friends who you don't have to pretend with.  You feel when they ask the question "How are things?" that you can be completely honest and really talk through stuff.  That's the kind of friend Beth is :-)  Not to mention she encouraged me to let loose and go on the most incredible trip with her to Hungary and Croatia.  That would make for a good post sometime soon!  It was great to spend some time catching up and hopefully I will have her as a neighbor in the nearer future!

Saturday night we had a gourmet dinner (be on the lookout for an incredible chocolate cake recipe in the near future...amazing!!!) at home and accidentally watched a great documentary called Catfish on HBO.  I would highly recommend it.  Click here to see a trailer...http://www.iamrogue.com/catfish.  We had already rented Planet of the Apes to watch so we snuggled into bed and watched it.  I have to say, I saw the original and did not like it.  I was excited to watch this one in bed so I could go to sleep but ended up staying awake for the whole movie.  Not that bad.  Okay, to be honest it was actually good.  Makes me want a baby chimp for a pet.  Apparently, the weekend turned into a movie weekend.

Sunday morning we woke up to get ready for church.  CJ, who knows better than to suggest we skip church, suggested we go for a morning hike instead since I had to work at a resource fair on Sunday afternnon.  Considering how sunny it was outside, I couldn't turn down his offer.  We layered up and headed to Arabia Mountain.  Not quite as impressive as Stone Mountain but so much more enjoyable because there wasn't anyone out there.  Solitude in nature.  That is my kind of time with God.  It was nice to get away from everything and just spend time talking to God.  He has been so gracious to me lately and I have been so caught up in ME that I haven't taken much time to give thanks.  After a couple hours of hiking and running around I had to head back to get ready for an afternoon of work.

I had the opportunity, along with a pediatrician on our team, to represent the Developmental and Behavioral clinic where I work at the Kids Enabled resource fair.  What a great resource for families who have children with a developmental disability or learning difference.  Not only was I able to tell a lot of families about our services but I was able to speak with some incredible people who provide much needed services to children in the area.  I also had the opportunity to meet the First Lady of Georgia, Sandra Deal, and tell her about Good Samaritan and our clinic.  What an exciting afternoon!  To check out more information on Kids Enabled visit their website at http://www.kidsenabled.org/

On a sad note, I had a feeling my Mac is going to die on me :-(  I keep backing it up but it is making weird noises and running super slow and I have used up almost all of the memory.  I love this laptop.  It is my first Mac and I have had it for 3 1/2 years now.   Minus the expense of a new laptop, I am a little (as in really) excited to get a new one.