getting older, getting ready...

We had another really nice weekend! Matt's 26th birthday is Tuesday, but because of a very busy week ahead, and a meeting and potluck on Tuesday, we celebrated on Saturday! My Aunt Patty sent in everything we needed for a wonderful day...plates, napkins, DVDs, presents, Matt's favorite snacks, wrapping paper, and food items I couldn't purchase here!

We had a special breakfast, ran errands in town, went out to lunch for his birthday in town (below) and for supper had 2 diet Coke's my dad brought in last April, cranberries and pumpkin cookies with canned goods my aunt sent in, and 2 AWESOME pork chops that Sharon brought in with her in August! I've been saving everything for Matt's birthday, and we had such a great day! If you think of it Monday or Tuesday, jot Matt a quick birthday email!

Matt also got some good reading time this weekend, which is good, because his nightstand ALWAYS looks like this...five or six books all with bookmarks in the middle :)
Matt leaves Sunday for his two week residency in Mississippi, so this is a busy busy week! He's getting stuff set up with a past graduate who will be subbing for him, and is preparing to teach a course on Psalms the day after he gets back, preach Sunday morning right before he leaves, and hopefully spending a bit of extra time with Lily and I before he leaves!