Where we love is home- home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts. -Oliver Wendell Holmes

gosh y'all life has been SO insane.

and I love LU, like love it.

but every month or so, my heart longs for time at home.

or just to get off campus for a few days.

 

this weekend away has been in the works for months.

and the way all the details fell into place so perfectly

made it the cherry on top of my month thus far.

 

Saturday morning I drove through the snow and all

rushing to meet my sweet Gracie Lou for breakfast.

it was so worth every moment in the car and an

early early wake up to see her sweet face,

hear her laugh and to listen to her

tell me about her life these days.

these are the sweet times I cherish the most.

 

after a sweet time with her I drove the other hour of my trip

to meet the birthday boy and some family for his birthday lunch.

goodness I can't believe he's 11!

he just loved being the center of attention,

and we loved spoiling him with cupcakes

and a yummy lunch!

 

but the fun didn't stop there!

 

we headed over to the nearest Target to do some birthday

shopping.. he was quite the shopper!

and such a ham!

 

after running home to drop off my car and freshen up

the 4 of us headed to a small town about an hour away

to meet cousins for a night of fun watching my friend

Tyrell play against LU in basketball.

Tyrell and I went to high school together, and I'm always

up for watching him play. so we planned this months ago.

and my family was happy to join in on the fun!

Stephen just loved getting to live the college scene

for a few hours, and he loved cheering nice and

loud for Ty! it was beyond precious!

we loved getting to watch him play, and it

was so nice to chat and catch up afterwards.

 

we ended the night with ice cream with cousins-

one last hoo-rah for Stephen's birthday.

 

we had such a wonderful time, and I loved

the non-stop action from the time I rolled

into town, to the moment I hit the pillow.

 

Yesterday was a tad more relaxed

I was able to go to my home church

and see everyone, we did lunch with my grandma,

took afternoon naps and then met

a different set of cousins for dinner.

 

it was so nice and more relaxed, but still so fun!

 

this morning mom and I spent the morning downtown

for my MRI, and then got to do lunch at a local favorite.

I treated myself to a pedicure and a LONG nap.

 

it has been the greatest blessing being home

and being able to refresh and just draw away

from school for a few days.

 

I'm not sure I can talk myself into driving back to LU tomorrow. ;)

 

so so thankful for weekends at home

and for spring break in TEN days!

 

Enjoy your last week of February, friends!!

 

Until next time,

Austyn