An awesome weekend

So, this past Saturday, I drove down to Taylorsville for a baby shower for a friend of mine, and when I got there, it was basically a reunion of most of my friends in our old ward! It was SO fun to visit and catch up. I laughed so hard, and my cheeks hurt from smiling and laughing by the time I left! It was so nice to get out, and I'm grateful to Brandon for giving me these chances! He's wonderful.

Then, on Sunday, I was busy!!! We had our own meetings in our ward, and I had just enough time to run home for lunch and then I had to go to Ward Conference in another ward (I'm in the St. Relief Society Presidency). As soon as the ward conference was over, I ran home and read/rested for an hour before I had to run to choir practice - I'm the pianist. Imagine that.

Then, I came home, we ate dinner, then ran out to my in-laws house. It was my mother-in-laws birthday, so we took her out some flowers and just visited. We ended up putting a movie on for the boys, while my in-laws and Brandon & I played pinochle. I've got the concept down, but occasionally it's still intimidating - especially since they've been playing most of their lives. Anyway, the very last hand was awesome. LaRean got a double family - which, if you don't know Pinochle - is quite rare! None of us had ever seen that before, so it was an awesome treat on LaRean's birthday for her to get that hand! Congrats!

Then, on Monday, of course, there was no school. So, Wayne, my father-in-law, invited me out to lunch. Just me and him. He's made it a standing offer that on those days when I'm just totally overwhelmed, I'm to call him and he'll take me out for lunch. I wasn't overwhelmed on Monday, but I went just the same. Just on a side note here - I have the most awesome in-laws, I'm quite certain. Anyway, we had lunch, and chatted, and it was just so nice to relax on this "date." Thanks again, Wayne! And Brandon for letting me go out with another man! ;)