Weekend Recap

While it's nearly the weekend again, last weekend was quite eventful so I thought I'd do a quick run-through:

Friday: Jesse and I had lunch with Aunt Vera at our usually place - O'Carr's for chicken salad and fruit. We realized we had never introduced Vera to Steel City Pops, and it was just right around the corner so we went!  Vera had vanilla (I told her that was too plain, but it is delicious), I had Maple Bacon Bourbon (ah-mazing!), and Jesse had Watermelon (I think... we've been again since...).

Later that night we drove to Helena for a free outdoor movie in the park with friends Ronda, Mike, Kelsey, and baby Addy. It's such a cute idea for the town to do for everyone to have some summer fun. And you all know that I love free. :)

Saturday:  We met up with friends and went to the Pepper Place farmer's market downtown. It was fun spending the morning strolling around chatting with friends and enjoying local produce and products. I love seeing the proud farmers standing behind their beautiful fruits and veggies. I can barely keep my one low-light, barely-needs-water plant alive, and these men and women have nurtured seeds into bountiful items to fill many dinner plates. I wish I had that kind of talent and patience.
We spent the afternoon at the outlet mall sprucing up Jesse's wardrobe.  Then we ended the night at the dollar theater with a big bag of popcorn, watching Oz.  I was pleasantly surprised with the movie. I love The Wizard of Oz, and while the plot of this movie occurs before the plot of the original I was hoping they would tie things together well, and they did.

Sunday: We were finally in town to be able to go to church, and it was SO good to be back to hear the importance and passion of our church leaders for community building within our congregation. I love the community group we attend and the friends we've made within it. Church is so much more than Sunday morning, and having a community of friends to share the week with is something I'm glad I've found here in Birmingham. Some of us even held true to the sermon on Sunday and had lunch together after church at Mooyah - a burger place similar to Five Guys, which was delicious!

Now we need to make more plans for this coming weekend - a big blowout weekend before Summer semester starts on Monday!