A Jeep In Summer

No Pressure Over Cappucino

Just got back from ANOTHER road trip--this one was to Charlotte, NC to meet Sarah's parents and family. It was a good time--they're great and we laughed a lot over barbecue sandwiches and hot dogs.

The big CONVERSATION with Sarah's dad didn't start until 10 on Saturday night, so we didn't get done until 11:15 or so. I was deadly tired, I hope I acted appropriately until we left. Got back to Nathan and Ashley's at about 1, went straight to bed, and barely saw Ashley as she was heading out to church the next morning. Nathan, of course, was already gone, doing the getting-ready-to-preach thing.

I really really hope that N and A didn't take offense at my using their spare bedroom just like a hotel room. Not only were there clothes all over the floor, I didn't spend much time talking with them. (I walked in from Sunday lunch and said, "I need to be rude and take a nap--I'll see ya later" and then I slept for THREE HOURS!) Saw N for a couple of minutes last night, and was on the road before any of them were awake today. I guess I should stop worrying--they should know what it's like, as they were in our position once.

It is good to be home, to have the meetings behind me, to hear that family and friends have a generally good opinion of me. It was good to have five and a half hours to pray and to think about the events and moments of the weekend and other things that are going on in life and in my household.

To work tomorrow. It's gonna be lockdown time in the office in order to get tons of stuff done, as we're off Wednesday and I'm taking Friday off to drive to Charleston. (So it's a two day work week! Hope I don't get in trouble for this...) Sarah's speaking at a conference and I'm going to help my sister and her family move, and then Sarah and I are going to go hang with my other sister. At least I hope so. My sistah is nine months pregnant...