I went home not this past weekend, but the weekend before and had a wonderful time and took a whole bunch of pictures so that I could blog about how amazing being home was. When I got back to Oxford, I had every intention of blogging about it until what happened? I got sick. I have literally been bed-ridden for an entire week! It has been absolutely awful. So needless to say I haven't blogged because when I did have time to actually rest and get better, I immediately fell asleep. I guess you could say I have been asleep for a whole week. Now because I have skipped a whole week of blogging, I will just have to start where I left off...two weekends ago.
So one of my little gifts from Zack for Valentine's day was enough gas money so I could get home and spend some time with my family. I hadn't been home since Christmas break and it was starting to get discouraging. Man am I one lucky girl to have such a thoughtful boyfriend! :) So off I go to Clinton on that Friday morning and I'm literally so excited I can't get home fast enough.
When I got home, I went out to eat with my wonderful mother at McAlister's and was so hungry that I had eaten every single bite before I realized that I didn't even take a picture for my blog! So if you're going to McAlister's and you have no idea what to get, try the Sweet Chipotle Chicken sandwich with a side salad...its fabulous! Well it seemed to me very quickly that this weekend would be centered around food. So warning: 99% of my pictures are of food. I love food.
After getting back after that lovely lunch I decided to take a cat nap on the couch and then I got to spend some quality time with my father! I never really get to do that often and I just love it! Most of my weekend was with dad, and I am so thankful for the time we got to spend together. So he gets home from working and ask me if I want to go see a movie. For those of you who do not know, my dad is the father of 3 girls and no boys. I am the only one of my sisters that will watch war movies and football with my dad so I guess I'm as close to a son as he is going to get until us 3 get married...not anytime soon...and then I'm sure he'll eat that up!
ANYWAYS! Dad and I drove out to Tinseltown in Pearl to see the movie Act of Valor. Wow. If you like war movies and you want an eye-opener, go see it now. It was such and incredible movie and definitely the best one I have seen in a very long time. I laughed and cried and I think dad did too! It was interesting to see how war really work. Real war. Nothing sugar coated. SO many of us take for granted the freedom we have in this country and never take the time to realize that there are people out there risking their lives just so that we can live the life of a very blessed American with so much freedom we don't even know what to do with it all! And we don't even take into account the braveness and selflessness of the family that they leave behind. So there is something for you guys to think on.
After the movie we came home and ate leftovers, which was perfectly fine with me because it was a new meal that I hadn't eaten in forever. And besides, I used to a whole lot of grilled cheeses and PB&J's so YAY FOR LEFTOVERS! Later on we ended up hanging out and watching TV (American Pickers and American Restoration) for those of you who were wondering and my sweet daddy fixed me ice cream with brownies that my mom had made broken on top. I'm convinced they try to fatten me up every time I come home! :) It was amazing, of course! And sadly this was one of a few bowls of ice cream I had while I was home!
By the time it was time to go to bed, of course I was sleeping with BOTH of the dogs because Caroline had gone to a friend's house to spend the night and Daisy will not sleep by herself. I walk into my room and this is what I find. Yes, she has claimed her spot for the night. Silly dog, when will she learn that she is not alpha dog when I come home! Pretty sure she slept on top of me all night. It was a losing battle for me. (Thank goodness she is smaller than Zoey!)
YAY FOR SATURDAY! I got to go to my first Marathon Makeover meeting. I don't get to do that since there isn't a training group nearby and it was so nice to see some new and familiar faces! I got to do my miles with a sweet family friend and had a lovely time catching up with her! I'm about to call my father and I out big time with this. The week's discussion was on diet and nutrition. For lunch, dad and I did the absolute opposite of what we learned about that morning! Oops! But hey, I only come home every now and then! ;) It was amazing! And for desert I had a massive piece of chocolate cake that had chunks of cheesecake in it! HEAVENLY! Might I add that I experienced the Coke Freestyle craze for the first time. Definitely interesting concept. If you haven't seen one of those machines, they're kinda awesome. ANY drink combination you could probably think of! I had a cherry Sprite...I didnt' get too crazy. Dad on the other hand...that's another story...
Can I just say that my mom is probably the best cook in the whole entire world?? Lasagna. Homemade. Oh my goodness. The picture says it all.
Now I've finally made it to Sunday morning. I'm sitting in church and look over and I notice Caroline has a pink streak in her hair! Its dyed! I was like what is this! So I pull out my phone in the middle of the service and take a picture because I just can't believe my eyes...and I got "the look" from both of my parents. Oh well. Then I had to rush home to be at the nursing home by 2:15! It was such a wonderful weekend with my wonderful family and I can't wait to see them when I drop by for a few days on my way to New Orleans for my Spring Break mission trip.I think this is enough "blog" for one day. For those of you that made it this far, you're awesome. :)
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