Post Valentine Day Sentiments

We had a great weekend. On Saturday morning, we left for Greenfield around 6:30 a.m. to watch Caleb and Lydia play in their Upward Basketball League at their church. Caleb's game was at 9:00, Lydia's was at 11:00.

After their games, we lunched at Montana Mike's with Mark's family. Service was slow, and a couple of the menu items had to be sent back, but we enjoyed the fellowship and the time spent with them was memorable, as usual.

Jo and I left for Muncie after lunch and spent a few hours shopping at the Muncie Mall. We hadn't spent that much dedicated time in the Mall since our Ball State days. It was fun browsing, watching the people, and spending time together.

We met our friends John and Jan Michael at Vera Mae's Bistro for dinner around 6:00 and, as always, enjoyed spending time with them. We're laying plans for our early spring/summer bicycle rides together and comparing calendars to see which weekends will bring us together again. Friends are a blessing from God. Such treasures...

We arrived home around 9:30 and Jo wasn't feeling well. She has encountered some sort of respiratory ailment that has come on rather quickly. By Sunday morning, she was feeling pretty miserable and spent most of the day nursing what we hope is the last cold of the season.

Jo did, however, open her Valentine's gift on Sunday morning and was surprised and pleased with her new Wii game. Our six year old grandson, Luke, came over later in the afternoon to give us lessons on how to use the game and, of course, beat us soundly with his skills. He shared with his mother that he thought it was "cool" that "Pappy would give Mammy a Wii for a Valentine's present". Maybe I've set the bar too high for future Valentine's gifts...

Family, friends, fellowship, and fun all in one weekend. I couldn't be more blessed.