So, last night we did our now annual "out to dinner before Kris goes to college." It had been a difficult week and we did not know if we would manage to go.
First of all, with the water damage caused by the settling of our patio, Steve had been working (I am talking hard labor here) daily...in 90 degree weather....breaking up concrete, digging holes, moving dirt, hauling gravel....and then he had his master's final in the evenings to work on. Along with everything else life entails, he has been a very busy, and now very tired and stressed person. We are thankful for friends who did help him the last day and Paul...I can't being to use words to describe that wonderful man! ANYWAY.....
On the kid front---Korie has a cracked tibia...that meant a few trips to Richmond and a boot that she is wearing that makes transitions fun. :) Then she has a UTI and contacted a virus and is on day 5 of a fever. Kristin was down two days with something similiar. SOOOOO...our dinner was looking doubtful but God gave strength to both girls and Steve yesterday and we were able to enjoy a nice evening out.
We wanted to try the Carrot Tree in Williamsburg but found out it is closed on Tuesdays. So Kristin chose Samauri...and we love Japanese. Usually, you have to share tables with strangers but we had perfect timing and had a table to ourselves. We had a great cook and he made amazing food....the girls ate a lot and really enjoyed it. Korie even ate shrimp! The yummy food, the oriental music and atmosphere (and a waitress who was a former student of Steves) made it a very nice evening.
After dinner, we headed over to City Center to take a few family pictures...also something we started last year along the Warwick River. The evening was warm but bareable with the lowering sun and I just watched my oldest daughter as much as I could while she was in here with us!
Once we got home, Kristin and I decided to go to a movie together and we enjoyed it And if you don't count a man who came in at the last minute (for a Chick Flick???), we had the theater to ourselves and could laugh at will. So, tomorrow we take her back to Lynchburg...and our lives will fall into the pattern of school days again, and long distance calls to see how she is doing and hoping she posts pictures on facebook so we can see what she is doing and who she is doing it with. Today I realized that we will go out for two more of these "Annual Family Dinners" before she will then be done....and then what will life bring our way? I have my own hopes and dreams but God's are the ones that count and I hope Kristin seeks for them with all her heart.
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