A Weekend To Remember

Friday night we got to spend some time with our favorite ex-neighbors-to-be. It was a perfect night to hangout outside, so we played darts in their garage. I was trying to be a trooper and stay up to help greet their fellow Auburn alums who were coming in for the game. All seven of their friends ended up getting stuck in traffic and I ended up going to bed, so I missed out on all the football banter. I'm hoping that their smiles have less to do with bidding us goodbye and more to do with the fact that they whipped us all over the dart board.
He's got such good form, you'd never know that we didn't hit a bulls eye all night. Maybe we need to hire a multimillion dollar coach (and his dad) to come and help us win some games. Never mind, that probably won't work either.

We finally broke the news to Chester that Tommy and Stephanie were moving away. I'm pretty sure he was really laying the charm on heavy to try and persuade them to stay. We all may need to be comforted after they finally seal the deal in two weeks.

In lieu of tailgating and going to the game, mom and I decided to go visit mamaw. She has been moved to a wonderful rehabilitation facility. Everyone there is so nice, it is beautifully landscaped and they even have an ice cream parlor that serves ice cream every afternoon. Since most of you have never met my mamaw, you have no idea that I inherited my sweet tooth from her. You can tell from the picture that this is a guilty pleasure that she'll never outgrow. I also got to push her around the gardens that surround the complex. Most of the gardens have been donated by various individuals and companies. I have never even thought of donating gardens to an assisted living facility, but it truly is a beautiful gesture. She loved every second of it. She said the sun felt good on her skin and this made me happy. The fall flowers were in full bloom and the trees were starting to "turn," so she thoroughly enjoyed our walk. We left just before her dinner time. I think all the excitement wore her out because she was unsuccessfully resisting a nap as we were saying our goodbyes. All the nurses think she's doing incredible (for her age) and she promised to be brave and work hard this week. I'm thinking there must be a cape under her blue sweatsuit that helps her have the strength to endure the challenges of physical therapy.

Chester was happy to have his mom all to himself last night while Jason went to the game and spent time with all the Auburn visitors staying next door. I guess if you can't beat them, you just join them.