I guess now would be a good time to further explain a few things. Bethany, Paul's sister, moved in with us about two weeks ago. She recently took a job here in Houston and had to start within a few days of accepting the job so she moved in with Paul and I while she settles into Houston and moves into a place of her own. It has been good having her here. We are all so busy though, that we really don't see each other often; we all literally go in three different directions every morning. However, I do enjoy having someone else to shop with besides Paul. No offense dear.
Dasher's puppy girlfriend, Molly, is the beagle puppy of one of Paul's good friends in medical school, Robert. Robert and his family were kind enough to host Dasher for the weekend while we were in Dallas. It is nice to have friends you trust and who are kind enough to help you out when needed. Houston is beginning to feel more like home with every new friend we make.
Ok, now back to the post. Paul's Aunt Rachel is a doctor in the military and will be deploying to Iraq soon. She has three children she will be leaving behind as she serves our country overseas. Paul's Uncle Daniel will be moving to Minnesota to attend seminary school soon as well. So, on Saturday everyone got together to wish them well and encourage them as they moved on to the next chapters of their lives. For those of you who may read my blog and don't already know, Paul's mom is from Brazil and has 9 brothers and sisters. Not all of Paul's aunts and uncles were able to come to the get together, but there were a lot of people nontheless. We also had a traditional Brazilian dinner with desserts and everything. I even made Pao de Quiejo (a Brazillian cheese bread that I love). It was great food, and it was nice to see everyone again. Paul just happens to have two aunts who are speech therapists as well and I always enjoy talking with them. Below are a few pictures I stole from Paul's mom from the weekend.
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| Group shot of everyone gathered in the den area |
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| Paul with his little sister Jessica |
After the get together, we spent the night with mine and Bethany's old college roommate and friend, Beth. We didn't get to spend much time with her, but it was good to see her even if it was just for a little while. It had been a while since I had gotten to hang out with her and Bethany at the same time too. We just needed Kendra and it would have been a complete little mini reunion of the 211 girls.
Before heading home on Sunday morning, we drove back to Allen to go shopping at the outlet store and it was lots of fun. I practically got a whole new wardrobe. I wasn't expecting to find very much at the outlet store, but they had some very good deals that I just couldn't pass up. It will definately be a place I visit again.
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| All our purchases (please excuse the I have been in the car forever looks) |
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| Paul had to make up for all the time he spent in the girly stores by stopping at the PGA Tour store. |
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| All my great purchases |
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| Paul's old belt |
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| Victory! We found a replacement...thank you Target! |
It was definately a long weekend, but a good one. I am glad to be home and I think Dasher is too. He has been sleeping since we walked in the door. Thank You Molly for wearing him out. Monday I believe will come to soon. I am ready for summer and it is just around the corner. Paul only has 2 weeks left of school and I only have about 6 more. Then we will have 3 weeks off together before Paul starts back again at the end of June. I am definiately looking forward to it.
