Not surprisingly, we have been very busy since we have been in the States, so now my excuse for not posting has less to do with internet not being available and more to do with time not being available.
We got into the States and went to see our teammates, Matt and Grace Hangen. We ate hamburgers and greatly enjoyed the hospitality of Grace’s parents. We also all woke up at about three or four in the morning so we sat as a family and watched The Gods Must be Crazy. What a perfect movie for re-entry! The next morning we were fed a huge breakfast (including bacon- yum!) and took off for Shreveport to visit the Moore family.
In Shreveport we got to spend time with our beloved friend and mentor, Tom Moore. His daughter Holly, who graduated from culinary school in New York made us an incredible dinner and the whole family treated our girls like royalty.
Wednesday we travelled from Shreveport to Memphis. Our time in Memphis felt like a celebratory reunion with all of the friends we have missed so much and like we’d never left them all at the same time. We stayed with Ryan and Beth Richardson and Michal had a joyful reunion with Katie. We spent an afternoon/evening at Rhodes College pool reuniting with our friends from Midtown and then ate at Dino’s, a neighborhood restaurant, together. We were only there for four days, which wasn’t near long enough to see all of the people that we love so much. I am certainly grateful that we will be back in Memphis in August.
Sunday Ryan and Melissa Head (our teammates) drove us to Sikeston, MO to meet up with my family so we could go to St. Louis. We have not a vehicle since we’ve been here and we needed a big vehicle to transport us and all of our stuff. Mark started to ask Matt and Diana Wisdom if we could borrow their van and allow Ryan and Melissa to drive it back, and Matt was nodding his head “yes” before Mark could even get the question out of his mouth. Our friends are so good to us.
Our time in St. Louis has been filled with family, friends, trampoline jumping, coffee on the porch, a little shopping, grilling out, and eating at Mi Lupita. I’ve had time with each of my sisters and have gotten to see my cousin, his wife, and their twin baby girls. Some friends of ours who lived in Memphis but moved to Kansas City came to visit us, and Maddie had a joyful reunion with her friend Emma. Beth, Chris, and Emma came and met Mark, the girls, my sister Paula, my nephew Christian, and me at the City Museum. I have said it before but I have to reiterate that it is absolutely the coolest place for kids that I have ever been. Later that night, after the kids were in bed, Mark and I agreed that we should have kept on our bracelets so we could go back and play some more (it’s open until 1 a.m.) Yesterday we made our requisite trips to eat Imo’s Pizza and Ted Drewe’s frozen custard.
beckyreeves said,
June 17, 2008 at 2:31 pm
It looks like you all are having so much fun! We miss you and are glad things are going well!