Day 490...

Lots to catch up on today! I've gotten slack again...

OK, first off, I had such a great time last weekend! Ian, Krystal and I took the baby out to Stone Mtn. for the annual Highland Games, and we had a blast! Tracy came over from AL, along with Tess and Steph, from my Outlander Gathering group, and we were met out there by Micki, Julia, her friend Heidi, and Michelle. Other than the ones in our group who had not planned to attend, the glaring exception to our joy was the absence of our friend, Sherri, who had to bow out at the last minute due to work. She was justifiably upset by this (as were we), as we had all planned on getting together for this event for so long, and were so looking forward to spending the day together....and she was sorely missed by us all.

We spent all day at the games, laughing, talking, shopping, and watching all the events. And at the end of the day, me, Tracy, Julia, Heidi, and Micki left to have dinner in old town Norcross, where we were joined by another of our group, Yvonne. After dinner, Yvonne, Micki, Tracy and I said goodnight to Heidi and Julia (who had to preach the next morning) and went next door to a neat little coffee shop for coffee. They had a house band playing, so we holed up in a back corner and chatted away for an hour or two before heading our separate ways.

It was a great time, and a memorable one. I am profoundly glad to have had the opportunity to meet each one of these lovely ladies who have added so much to my life, and I know that they will continue to be in my life for a long time to come. Quality never goes out of style...

I can't wait until next year!

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This weekend....the drought is over! Yay!! With the gas prices finally getting respectable again, I finally get to go spend the weekend with my husband! It's been 7 weeks since we've been together...the longest time we've ever spent apart. And so help me, God...I will never go that long again. I can't stand it. And he's about to go up the wall. Never, ever again. Never.

In the future, should you ask me to go somewhere with you without my husband for an extended period of time, I give you fair warning now. The answer will probably be no, unless it's for no more than a day or so. I have lived far too long without him, and I don't intend to ever do it again once this trial is over in our lives. Simply put, I don't have to...and that's my perogative.

...But it doesn't mean that I will love any of you any less!