Friends, October 2006

While in Chattanooga Mom, Meredith and I got to have lunch with Mary Beasley and my very good friend from high school Kathy Palmer.  What a treat.

October, 2006

If you had told me two years ago that I would need to add pages to my passport I would have laughed out loud.  I am so amazed that I need to do so.  My first passport ever was just three years ago when Meredith and I went on a mission trip to Jamaica with Grace Church in Wichita Falls.  Now we are both seasoned travelers.

 

I so enjoyed my trip to the States.  It brought me great joy to see friends and family and eat at my favorite restaurants.  I did not get to see as many as I wanted in WF because of my many doctor appointments.  I won't neglect my blood sugar again.  We were delayed leaving in Brazil and did not get to go to church which was hard for both of us but we did get to go to K-Group Meeting Sunday Night at the Cedrones and that was wonderful.  We also got to eat dinner with many good friends at night. John also enjoyed seeing everyone at the plant. I got to see the new location for The Last Straw (where I worked in Wichita Falls) and watch while they decorated for Christmas.  So many beautiful ornaments and the new store is a real treat to behold.  I miss working there. 

 

Then John and I went to Mom's where we had such a good visit.  John puttered around Mom's house doing his little repair jobs and Mom and I watched The Food Channel and enjoyed visiting.  John and I were blessed to meet Shirley & Larry Reeves in Atlanta for lunch on our way to pick up Meredith at the airport.  She is in the States for two weddings.  I am glad she got to come and visit with and be encouraged by her friends.  It would have been perfect had Ben gotten to come.  I had to go to the doctor in Atlanta and Meredith and I were able to shop some while there with Gail Saylors. There is nothing better than Lenox Square for shopping!!!

 

I have promised myself I will NEVER fly from Chattanooga to Atlanta to Dallas to Miami to Sao Paulo.  I'm going to be a direct flight girl from now on.  It has taken me a lot longer to get back into the swing of things.  One of the blessings of waiting at the Dallas Airport though was that I ran into Nancy Steen and finally got to meet her son Sam.  What fun it was to pass the time with someone I knew.  I got back on Wednesday and John returned from China on Friday.  We really haven't moved from the apartment all weekend.  We were pooped.  The last thing John told me before leaving Chattanooga was to put EVERYTHING in ziplocs.  Oh how I wish I had listened.  One suitcase and contents were totally covered in powdered buttermilk and the other totally covered in Cascade dishwashing soap.  What a mess! Mike Rodgers is convinced he can clean them up.  We'll see!  Next time I will listen to John.

 

We returned to cool crisp football weather which has helped us to sleep well.  I spent Saturday listening to my three Big Orange Teams win their games:  Tennessee then Texas and then those awesome Clemson Tigers.

 

Love to all of you, Kathy