The Keowns & Upcoming!

We had such a fun weekend!

We went to spend time with our friend QLefty and his beautiful family! They live in Lavon, which is outside of the Dallas area. It took us about 3.5 hours to get there, through a lot of Fort Worth and Dallas traffic on Friday night. We arrived around 10:30 and they were waiting up for us with wine! We chatted until midnight and then had to call it a night. Sweet Ruthie was kind enough to let us use her room while we were there, so we got settled in there. Andrea had prepared a perfect little Welcome basket for us -- it had note from the kids, mugs, chocolate, Teavana tea bags, lotion, and honey that Lefty had harvested from his bees. So very thoughtful!!

Our Saturday with them was perfect and relaxing! Andrea made some delicious mini muffins for a light breakfast and then we all chatted for awhile. Then after getting ready, we went into Rockwall, the nearby town, for brunch at Book Club Cafe. It was so yummy! I got a waffle with goat cheese, strawberry jam, sausage and bacon -- all together. It was delish! We then stopped at the grocery store and headed back to their house. The boys cut down some wood and set up a fire pit, and then they got a fire started. Meanwhile us girls prepared veggies and meat for the meal. We were doing a potjie, which is a South African name for cooking meat and veggies outside on an open fire for about 3 hours. We enjoyed the gorgeous Fall weather and the kiddos played while we all talked and enjoyed the time together. We had an early dinner and the potjie was so yummy!

Then the boys went off to the sunroom for their deep chats...those two are very intense and they can get into some great "let's change the world" discussions! Us girls watched some tv with the kids until it was their bedtime and then we watched a movie and talked. Andrea is so easy to be around, I really enjoy her company.

Sunday morning, we had another delicious meal - bacon, eggs, toast - before they headed to church and we got on the road to home. So fun! We love these people -- they are such a lovely family. We are so blessed that Instagram brought us together!!

Now, we have a few days of work (including another VIP trip), and then on Friday we are heading to my hometown! We are looking so forward to our week in St. Louis...I can't wait to get there! Thanksgiving is always my favorite :)