This morning Josh and I slept in, then took a walk in search of coffee and a few munchies to enjoy before brunch. We had our first pumpkin spice latte of the season and a couple of energy bars between us, which we ate on the steps of the Art Museum, and then continued a walk around the city before it got too hot. After checking out of our hotel, we walked over to the Publican restaurant, where we met my college roommate, Carla, and her boyfriend, Ryan for brunch. It was so nice to see her--it'd been several years, but time apart doesn't seem to matter where we're concerned. I hope we can do it again soon, and can take the girls to see her as well. After brunch, it was time to head over to the train station, and before we knew it, we were back in the friendly confines of our home.
Monday, September 18
My brilliant husband decided that, after going to the symphony and being gone most of the weekend, we should take Monday off to recover and run the errands we would have otherwise done on Saturday. Because of this brilliant suggestion, we were able to take the girls to the bus stop together, which today included some lovely selfies. When the girls were all boarded off, we drank our coffee in peace and relaxed until it was time to head out on the town. We were back home in early afternoon and whiled the afternoon away drinking more coffee, playing guitar (him), folding laundry (me), and watching the season premiere of the Maury Povich show. Quality time with my quality guy :)
Tuesday, September 19
Tonight was the girls' second tumbling class, and tonight they worked on bridges, amongst other skills. They were both excited to show us what they'd learned upon our return home. Those things are much harder than they look, and than I remember!
Wednesday, September 20
Elaina had a timeline project due for class, so we worked on it together after school. She chose a few pictures the day before--a couple of them I had to print up--so today, she wrote out her sentences and put her timeline together. She was really proud of the finished product, and so was I!
Thursday, September 21
This morning I went to the office closer to home, so I was able to leave a little bit later. The sunrise was magnificent. A couple of hours later, as I sat in a meeting, Josh texted me this picture of the girls. It sure perked me up. We're so lucky to have them!
The unrelenting heatwave continued today, and actually intensified, I think. I decided to treat the girls to some little pomegranate juice slushies after school, and when Elaina went to put her ice in the freezer while I shaved Ellie's ice, she found her leftover strawberry and banana smoothie from our trip to Dairy Queen on Monday. I told her she could have it after dinner, but the little sneak traipsed out to the patio when I was in the other room and I found her sitting there, sucking contentedly on a mostly frozen treat. So I did the only reasonable thing I could and grabbed spoons so both she and Ellie could enjoy it.
Saturday, September 23
Today was again unmercifully hot, but thankfully we had mostly indoor plans for the day. (Isn't it sad to say that in mid-September?) My work building was hosting an open house, so after lunch we headed downtown. The girls were excited to see where I work now, and they enjoyed lots of fun activities--a photo booth, shirts they got to color, various treats, and a gift bag that contained brand-approved fidget spinners. We had a such a good time that we were there longer than we had planned, and it was so hot we nixed going to the apple orchard and settled for grabbing some groceries and heading home. After dinner, we settled down as a family and watched Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, as we'd finished reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory the day before. It was such fun to experience it with them.
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