Catch Up

Hello there! Time to catch up a bit!

:: Our cruise was fabulous! It was so nice to relax and unwind. There are pics on Instagram, if you'd like to see. We had an enjoyable evening in Galveston before heading out. We met up with Don and Pam on the ship and then we proceeded to enjoy seven days of yummy food, good friendship, relaxing time, good entertainment, and fun ports. In Montego Bay, we weren't going to get off the ship there but Pam needed a souvenir for a friend...we looked through the little shops at the port and listened to the reggae band for a bit, then got back on! In Cayman Islands, we got off and walked around the pretty shopping area...both Montego Bay and Cayman Islands, our ship was the only one. There are usually about 4 ships, but because of the hurricane, those weren't there. It was very peaceful and relaxing! We had lunch at Rackam's, right on the water...and Chris and I got in the ocean and swam with the huge tarpin fish. Cozumel was much more crowded, all the ships were there! We walked through those port shops as well, and then had lunch at a restaurant on the water. It rained on us a bit in Cayman and Cozumel...but it didn't dampen our spirits or fun! It was fun traveling with Don and Pam and now we are working up plans for another cruise but with their entire family and a few other friends.

:: Since we've been home, work has been a bit crazy...it took until Friday to catch up entirely, so now I am back in a good place for moving forward. We are implementing some changes this coming week, so we shall see how all of that goes. One day at a time.

:: Aspen and Geordon came down for a quick visit! They got here around 10:00 on Friday evening and we went to the Stable for some drinks. Then they dropped me at the house and went to the Goth Bar. Saturday, we all went and volunteered with the dogs, then had lunch at Cultures. We spent a relaxing afternoon together at a few wineries and walking Main. Aspen's high school friend, Katie, came to visit too! She lives about 20 minutes from us, and drove up to see Aspen when she learned she was in town. They hadn't seen each other in a few years, so that was fun! She's a parole officer, so she had some interesting stories. They left around 5:30 and then we spent the evening with all of our friends...we had dinner at Sozial Haus, and then went to the park to have birthday cake (Jet's birthday) and relax together. We decided to get Poppy and see how she did in that situation, and she did pretty good. Hopefully we can get her more and more socialized. She didn't seem too stressed, and later in the evening we even went and walked on Main Street with her. Proud of her!

:: Sunday, we went to second service at church because they were having a membership class/lunch afterwards that we wanted to attend. Unfortunately we needed to have signed up, so we'll have to go to the next one. We stopped at the hardware store for lumber -- Chris did some framing for two doors in our remodel space. I did laundry and picked up groceries, and gave Poppy a bath.

It's been a great weekend!

This week should be pretty normal/straightforward...Life Group on Tuesday, but otherwise no plans. Tuesday is also my Mom's birthday!!!!!

In other news, Chris has decided to push his full Ironman race (the one in Panama City, FL in November) to 2020 instead of doing it this year. He pulled his calf muscle about 8 weeks ago and that really interfered with his training...at this point there really isn't a way for him to get in good enough running shape to do a full marathon at the end of the Ironman race. I'm proud of him for listening to his body and playing it smart!

Ok, that's all I know for now!!