Our Weekend

My weekend started bright and early on Friday when I accompanied dad to his doctors appointment. About an hour and a half drive. We listened to headline news, talked a lot, got some hot drinks at Starbucks, played Othello and Chess while in the waiting room ... This was his two week check-up for his ACL surgery and the doctor said everything looked great. Praise the Lord! Then we had a great lunch at Carrabbas and found some little bargains at Barnes & Noble. I was very excited to find a copy of Jane Brocket's "The Gentle Art of Domesticity" with a red discount sticker on the cover ~ regular price $35 sale price $9.98. I joyfully scooped it up!! I first heard about this book on Shanda's sweet blog and knew it was something that I would very much enjoy! This book and my w.i.p. crocheted striped blanket accompanied our travels the whole weekend.

 The rest of the weekend was spent with my very bestest friend, Tony! ;) We made a few trips to the beach where we took a walk, surfed, learned a lot about the coast from new friends, saw the "washing machine" for the very first time, and played in the water some more. Saturday evening we joined the army of helpers to move some dear friends into their new home ~ we all had a really sweet time of fellowship afterwards. 

Matthew joined us at the beach Sunday evening. We surfed until the dark clouds and lightening were to close for comfort. We ate dinner and enjoyed spending time in the cozy Daily Grind cafe. Matthew sipped on hot tea. Tony and I had freshly roasted/brewed Hawaiian hazelnut coffee. We also shared a vanilla milkshake in honor of National Ice Cream Day (Ben was sure to let us know of this holiday after church that morning).