Fabulous Fall Five

So, I am thinking.... this weekend.. Fairly uneventful..WHICH WAS GOOD after my week.... It was busy tho...

This is THE weekend before baby sister moves to Big College (aka Ole Miss)... So... It was alot about her.. for good reason. Although alot of things seem to be about her, contrary to what she thinks!

Friday... after much debate and discussion we went to MiCasita's to eat, we being: mom, dad, tyler, morgan, me, kim and lisa. Kim, BLESS HER HEART, has tried for months..if not a year to get mom and dad to go and try sushi. They don't even have to eat sushi...get some shrimp tempura??? But Oh Hell NO....we can't do anything new or different! So. Mexican it was.

Saturday... Kim and I went to the Burg and ate our sushi with Krissy and Madison. The child needs to be beat more. She is a VERY sweet little girl. But, she is sassy and back talks her mother... Granted, she is 5. I still think she should be beat more. I am really hoping that her starting Kindergarten at Oak Grove will help her and provide her with some MUCH needed structure. So, after Sushi... we went to Serenity Day Spa, where I used part of my anniversary gift to get my feet done up!! While there, ran into several people I know, which was weird. Even met someone that I have heard SO much about but have never met, Mrs Paige (with wings attached! ;-) Then came home and finished up my "special gift" for Kim. It is AWESOME!! She will LOVE it!!! I know this because she treasures hand made gifts, especially when they include pics of herself and others she loves!!

Sunday... The Fabulous Fall Five loaded up the Lincoln and drove to the Red Stick. Yep, we ventured to go visit Uncle Joe. They took him off of the ventilator and he was breathing on his own. So, we get there... visit with him briefly, he could talk in segments and was visibly exhausted. Then we visited with long lost Uncle David, Kathy and Jared, brief again, because they left soon after the 1pm ICU visit. Then some of my FAVORITE Fall-sided family members went to eat! I don't see enough of them. They are really great and it is so funny to look at Michelle and see that we are alot alike! She is awesome and to hear Tyler say, "Yeah.. she is cool.. I can see her being the cool big sister..." makes my heart smile! We should definitely visit more often!

Uncle Joe and Aunt Donna are so much more to our family than they probably realize. Well, at least to dad. Other than Granny, they were his parent figures. Not too shabby ones either! I remember when Granny died. Aunt Donna came up to be a support for dad. She said, "That lady was like a mother to your daddy and I am going to be right here when he needs me.". How awesome is that! How sad is it that I only have a few of those sweet moments as memories? But, life is short. Especially on the Fall side. I am glad that dad tries to take care of himself, he stays busy/active, he takes his blood pressure meds, he keeps his kidneys flushed (haha) and he doesn't smoke! So, maybe he will beat the odds. I worry about the others.....

Well.. it is Sunday night and it has been a busy weekend... But I thoroughly enjoyed sleeping in the back seat today with my baby bro in between me and sister. I think mom and dad should be really proud and happy that we are as cool as we are! They did pretty good.. I am proud of them, anyway!!!

So, my Jay will be home tomorrow and I am hoping for Sushi tomorrow night for Kim's "last supper"..... when I give the special gift to her!!!