High Five for Friday

I am thrilled that it is Friday! Jesse has been at a training session in Pennsylvania for two weeks, and I am SO ready to see him today when he gets back! I tried not to let on in last week's High Five that Jesse was gone, because I didn't want the interwebs to know I was home alone (because I'm crazy like that). So let's recap from this week:

1.  You might have already thought that this means Jesse wasn't home for Valentine's Day. We never go all out for Valentine's anyway, so it wasn't that big of a deal. He did, however, have our friend (and neighbor) Kelsey come into our apartment and leave a card and chocolates from him for me. It was a sweet surprise when I got home from class on Friday. But don't worry, I didn't spend Valentine's alone. Kelsey's hubby was also out of town, so she and I, plus friends Ronda and Rebekah had a girl's night. We stuffed our own calzones for dinner, and Kelsey made an amazing chocolate raspberry cheesecake! Then we watched a southern classic: Fried Green Tomatoes. It was a fun night!

2.  My mom came to visit me over the weekend. I took her to one of my favorite lunch spots (Urban Cookhouse) and she was able to stay to go to church with me on Sunday and meet some of our friends here in Birmingham. I loved that she came to visit me and keep me company over what would have felt like a long weekend without Jesse home.

3.  Meanwhile, Jesse was battling snow storms to get to work nearly every morning. In weather that was well below freezing!

4.  Jesse's half-brother, Stan, and his family are currently living in Pennsylvania and were in driving distance for Jesse. He went to visit them over the weekend, which was great because it's been a long time since they've seen each other, and it gave Jesse something to do with his free time there.

5.  I also received this picture from Jesse during his trip. He consumed nearly all of this sandwich that was twice the size of his own head. I'm not sure how he packs away the food, but if you know him at all, you know that he can!