OR should we say Hey you's guys!!!!! haha That's right, everyone, we are heading to North Dakota in just a matter of days now. Thank God for the wonderful men coming to pack us up and ship our stuff off for the great north. So all we have to worry with is packing a few things and our fur babies. We are certainly excited for this next chapter in our adventure book. For now, I will update you on our past few adventures.
Labor Day weekend we spent with our family at our Aunt Mary and Uncle A.C.'s place. We had a great time with the whole family coming from all over to wish us off. Sam got to visit his best buddy, Nuba, while we were gone. Some of our best times while there were getting to have home church with everyone there. Being able to have time worshiping our Lord and Savior together with our family is so sweet and precious and I know we will treasure that time for a long time. So after that weekend we continued our whirlwind of a month.
The next weekend my Aunt Ranee and Uncle John came down to visit us here in Shreveport. We took them to some of our favorite spots including George's Grill and historic district. We also checked out the Horseshoe Casino for the first time since we moved here. It was huge and very fancy. We are all pretty sure the toilets are gold haha. It was a very fun weekend and a nice visit. Our month was still yet to come to a conclusion.
Before we knew it, the big day we were looking forward to was finally here. GRADUATION DAY!!!! Ricky had worked very hard throughout these past nine months and it finally was coming to an end or as the general put it an end of the beginning. Ricky's parents, grandmother, and brother all made it out for the big day! Ricky's name finally was called and he went up to receive his leather bomber jacket, which he looks very handsome in. We were all very proud of him. Then God proceeded to poor out his favor as they announced that Ricky received the Academic Award and Distinguished Graduate for his class. It was so great to see him rewarded for all his hard work and dedication. After that we spent the weekend showing the Pope's around town. We checked out the Air Force Museum and of course played pinochle. It was a really great weekend.
And a midst all of that awesome craziness we were able to plan a fantastic garage sale for the following weekend! Our friends, the Laminacks, Antones, and Mastracchios, all contributed to help our total come out to just under $1000! Boy was it cold but totally worth it since we got to hang out with our awesome friends and make some extra cash. The next day we took off for the beach!
After dropping Sam off at Ricky's parent's house, we took off for Corpus Christi! We stayed on North Padre Island where the Hart family so graciously let us stay for a few days. It was absolutely gorgeous and the most perfect weather for beach bumming. Of course we don't really bum anywhere, we stayed busy going to the U.S.S. Lexington and the aquarium that is in Corpus Christi. It was really a great vacation before heading up to the cold of North Dakota. We spent the rest of the week visiting all the family and friends we could squeeze in and boy did we have to squeeze! It was great though even if some of our meetings were just for a minute or two.
So now after the very long six hour drive back home we are now spending this week getting ready for North Dakota where we will be for the next 3 to 4 years. Stocking up on sweaters, jackets and hot chocolate! haha And gearing up for another great adventure!
Post again soon!
AF Popes
Psalms 90:17
Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands!
