Thursday we kept the kids home from school and Rob took the day off work. We went to the pumpkin patch with Susie and Drew and then had lunch/dinner at Braums. I had to work that night, so Rob and the kids hung out and watched tv. Our original plan was to go to the state fair, but I wouldn't have been able to make it and absolutely wouldn't have been able to make it to work afterwards, so we changed our plans to something more low key.
For the first time in a while, we didn't have a baby to put in the pot and take a photo of. Susie and Drew didn't fit in the pot, but we got a picture anyway.
We got snowcones for everyone as it was almost 90* outside. We discovered that Laura is now old enough that she notices color and does not like snowcones that are white (we got her pina colada). She traded with Rob for his lime snowcone.
We had a wonderful time!
I know most of you will have no idea what I'm talking about, but Thursday night was the last night of the most recent "phase 1" of the LifeSTAR program I run groups through. Phase 1 is a six weeks - once a week for 3 hours each week. This phase 1 was different as Mark let me redo the material we present so it was 50/50 for addicts and their spouses. It had been primarily geared towards understanding the addiction. It took a lot of work, but was really rewarding. I LOVE my job. I love getting to watch while people change their lives.
Saturday was super busy. I woke up before everyone else and headed off to the LoneSTAR Coalition Against Pornography. LifeSTAR was one of the sponsors for the event, so we had a booth there. I loved getting to talk to people about LifeSTAR and getting to listen to the speakers. Mark was one of them and the night before the conference, he asked me for feedback on his presentation. I've worked with him now for almost 18 months and it still is so amazing to me that I get to be part of what he does. As he talked, I knew the stories he told. He included several things we had talked about the night before. I got all the jokes. He even included a silly comment he had made during our conversation on Friday which I had dared him to include.
If I could have hand picked a life to live, this would have been it. Getting to be married to my very best friend, having our six amazing children, getting to work with one of the people I admire most in the world and getting to be good friends with him as well, getting to be a therapist and use the things I've learned to help other people feel hope and reach for better lives. All I would change would be my health and I wish we had a little bit more money so we could go on nice vacations and buy our dream home. That's it. Life is amazing and we are so blessed :)
Saturday night, Susie and Drew watched the kids so Rob and I could go out. One of Rob's favorite performers was in Dallas (Rodrigo y Gabriela). We went out for dinner at a Brazilian restaurant first, then had a wonderful time listening to their performance.
I was completely spent by the time the concert was over, so I've stayed in bed all day today and Rob and the kids have taken care of me.
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