Justin's Gone :( But He'll Be Back!!

Well, the trip Justin has been looking forward to finally came to pass this morning. I just came back from dropping him off at the church. He was up and ready to hit the open road around 7:00 this morning. We stopped at McDonald's so he could get a bacon, egg, and cheese bagel and then off to the church we went.

When we got there, all the teens that were going were standing in front of the bus ready to leave. Some sipping on a coke, some running around being goofy, and some were just standing there with pillows in hand and a "just woke up" look on their faces.

They are on their way to Tennessee where they will be helping a church promote their VBS by passing out flyers and going soul winning. They'll be singing Wednesday night along with the Sons of Faith and doing some other things. I believe Pastor will be preaching. Not sure for certain though. Anyway, they have an extracuricular activity planned for one day so they're going to have a really wonderful time.

Bruce hasn't had a day off in a month so he told his boss lady he wanted this past Sunday off and that if he didn't get it he was going to call in for three nights. Well, needless to say he got his Sunday off. LOL He enjoyed his day so much. Even though it was a busy day, as our Sunday is always full, he loved every moment of it. And since he works third shift, that gave him the morning and afternoon of Monday off as well. So he and I kissed the younguns and we went out for the better part of Monday. :) It was so wonderful!! When he was at PPG we went out once a week on his four day break. And when he started at Danaher we did that too, but since he's been working every day, we haven't had the opportunity to do that. So it was really nice being able to spend some quality time alone with him just catching up on each other's activities and filling him in on what he's been missing at home.

I'm really looking forward to getting away with him in a couple of weeks. Our Sunday school class is going to Virginia. We're going up a mountain to ride down it on a bicycle. Doesn't that sound like fun??? We'll be staying at our Pastor's house in the mountains and then off to go rafting down the Nolichuckie River. I'll admit that this is NOT my cup of tea. I'd rather be in a dark room with rats....OK, that's stretching it....I'd rather be in a dark room with.....Well, let's just say I don't want to go rafting. But I promised my husband I would go if our class ever went again. He loves rafting. As a matter of fact, he acquired the nickname, Aquaman, the last time he went. I don't like water. I can swim, but I don't like the thoughts of banging against rocks or being in the water with snakes. I have chill bumps just thinking about it. As a matter of fact, I try NOT to think about it. So I'm just going to stop talking about it all together now. LOL

So I'm going to do some laundry now and start fixing supper. I had planned on doing a chicken tonight and found a recipe that Arlene posted on her blog. To see the recipe, click here. She's the sweetest little wife and mother-to-be, living with her Air Force hubby in Japan. Stop by and give her a nice howdy do! She's a real sweetheart.