Weekends

We often write about how much is going on with school or internship; schedules, deadlines, projects, and papers. Thought maybe I should write tonight about this weekend and what our time off is like. In spite of the hectic school schedule, we do try to spend time each weekend relaxing a bit and since we are not assigned to a field church this year, we have the option of worshiping where we wish on Sundays. Both seem like quite a luxury!

With last Monday-Wednesday off for Fall Break, we have actually had seven of the past nine days off, but most of them seem to have already vanished into distant memory! This weekend was a good mix of homework, household chores, worship, work, and relaxation - which really just means that we are starting out the new week already tired out...

Just to give you an idea of this weekend’s schedule: Saturday was spent doing household chores: bathing our dog Smokey, doing laundry, trimming some shrubs in the yard, and moving some boxes from our carport to more permanent storage. Last night, while Ray watched a NASCAR race on TV and worked on the computer, I did some reading for one of our classes (about 175 pages and I’m still not caught up!).

This morning, we attended worship at one of the many Lutheran congregations in the area (one of our friends is the new vicar there); then went out to lunch with our son, his wife, and our granddaughter. After lunch, we met our daughter and her fiance at the SC State Fair. We enjoyed a concert by Josh Turner, then spent a bit of time watching the delighted 3 year old ride carnival rides! Ray and I left all the “young’uns” at the midway and headed for home. After a quick supper, we went to the library on campus, where I worked the evening shift. Now we are back at home, with time to do a bit more reading (and perhaps another load of laundry) before we turn in for the night.