So it is already July, and it has been two fast months since I was here last. Stephanie and I finished up summer session one with the Avanti team last week, and we started off our break with an "End of Summer I Celebration Picnic" at Carissa's last Thursday evening. On Friday, I worked the full day at the Press, and then Stephanie and I left for a weekend at her home.
We met up with a couple of her friends Friday night as we got into town to see Pixar's latest addition to the animated movie front: WALL-E. It was creative, well-animated, and had a fairly well-written plot line. I liked The Incredibles and Monsters, Inc. better, though.
Saturday was pretty lazy. During the morning at least. We slept in for a while, and then arose to some delicious pancakes made by Stephanie's mom. Then we talked about what we were going to do for the day...and then didn't start it until nearly three hours later, or finish until another five hours after that. We were decorating/cleaning/revamping Stephanie's dad's office space for him while he is out of town for a while. That evening, Stephanie, and I watched the Stargate movie (she has been introducing me to the series, and finally showed me the movie that kicked everything off).
Sunday, we went to Mayfair and sat in on the college-age Bible class so Stephanie could see some of her friends, since they were in town for the summer. During the afternoon we did some more laundry, and I watched the EURO2008 final between Germany and Spain. Spain won, 1-0 on a terrific goal from Torres in the first half. It was an intensely-fought game for all 90+ minutes, but Spain pulled it out and brought back their first major title in 44 years! In the evening, we drove over to Ben's for the weekly Bible Study at his place with Ginny, Christian, Michael & Lindsay, Sean, Rob, and Bethany. Afterward, Stephanie and Ginny were able to hang out for a bit, and I went with a few of the guys to play some "beach" volleyball (sand courts only, though, no ocean).
Monday, after another slow start, Stephanie and her mom went out on the town for some time together, and I took her younger brother--my brother-in-law...it seems strange to think I have a brother-in-law...--into town to hang out, too. We went to KidSpace, which is a large, wood-based park similar to "Castle Park" in Altoona, PA. It has lots of towers and stairs, bridges, tunnels, etc. to play in, and it's fun for kids of all ages. Like me! We also went to a park and fed the ducks and the fish some bread, and had lunch for ourselves at Krystal. It was the first time I had eaten at the burger place, and I got chicken. I was quite pleased with my choice after seeing the "burgers" that were their specialty. We headed back to the house, and I let Chris drive around in the yard for a while before we took out their dog, Piper, and I ran around with her while Chris mowed the lawn a little. After a bit, we went inside to cool down, get some water, and play the Wii.
Later that evening, we got everything packed up, the car loaded, and headed for home! Now that I have a home again, one that is Stephanie's and my place, I really look forward to going home.
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