I'd have to say the past few weeks have been the craziest weeks we've had in a while. It's all started with some close friends of ours that have been having some issues and so Darren and I took special interest with them and their situation...sadly things aren't working out which burdens my heart even more but at this point there's not but so much we can do about it but pray.
This past weekend on Thursday we headed to Greenville to visit and for Darren to marry my friends from College, Brandon & Shaina. We got in to town around 5:30 and went straight to Tim and Kelly's to drop off a picture we had picked up for them in Charlotte and to drop off some baby things I had bought.
We then strolled over to Grandma and Grandpas to visit with them for a while and pick up some potatoes and cucumbers from the garden. We also found the largest Cabbage we've ever seen.
After that we headed to Stacy and Robbie's to see the boys and drop off Matthews Birthday present. Don't you just love it when they drop the expensive toy and run off with the $2 "Poppers" I picked up for him last minute in the grocery line...
Anyways after we finished up there, Darren and I headed to Dax and Uncle Stan's to see Laura and Davis who are in town from Nashville for the week. We rarely get to see them so it was a treat.
Davis made sure we were all entertained. He's good at that.
Finally we went back to mom and dad's to get some sleep.
The next morning we were the witnesses at a secret ceremony for the couple Darren would be "Marrying" on Saturday. Since we didn't know if Darren's ordination would be excepted or not, we did this as a precaution. None to the family were aware of this...so it was kind of fun.
After witnessing the nuptials we headed to Wilmington with mom and had lunch at The George on the Riverwalk with my old friend Ashley Hill. We had an awesome time catching up and really enjoyed seeing the area.
We finished lunch and tried to find a beach since it's a rare thing these days to us. We found a beach but it wasn't the best around....it was kind of crowded but I filled my lungs with that salt air and that's all that mattered anyway.
We headed back and took it easy at the house for a little while before going to Tim and Kelly's for supper. Laura Lee also got to come so I was able to show her a few crocheting tricks since she's recently started teaching herself.
On Saturday we tried to just take it easy that morning knowing that we had a long day ahead of us. We left for Pine Knoll Shores around 3:30pm and got there with time to spare. It was really nice riding along those beachy roads again just like A1A in Florida.
We pulled up to the Aquarium which was rented out for the day for the wedding ceremony. It was absolutely beautiful. The ceremony took place in front of the glass wall with the fish and sharks swimming in the background.
The Ceremony went pretty well with the exception of Darren messing up on a few of their vows...but all in all in was really really nice and a wonderful location for the wedding. Even their 2 year old was extremely occupied looking at all the fish and sting rays.
Above: Darren and the Groom (Brandon)
Above: Me and the Bride (Shaina)
The happy couple pictured above. I was really honored to be on the front row representing only Brandon's family present there that day. His parent's health was not well enough to make the trip so they were represented by two flowers in the 2 chairs next to me.
After the wedding we started our long trip back and made it home at 1:30 am and Darren was up and at it at the church at 7:15 am. Don't worry, we got a good nap that afternoon.
We have bible school this week which already had well over 400 kids registered online before Sunday....I'm sure the numbers have climbed since then. Last night went well...I had the young 2's. I'm exhausted but looking forward to the rest of the week!
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