Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Sips n Strokes


I went to a place in Auburn called Sips n Strokes with some ladies from church. That night they had a Christmas in July painting, and we had a lot of fun. I wanted to do this painting last December around the holidays, but we just had too much going on. I have a feeling this will be something that I'll enjoy doing in the future for another girl's night out.

Monday, July 26, 2010

Surprise Weekend Trip!

On Monday night, Gary told me that we had plans to go out of town for the weekend. He didn't want me to ask any questions, and he wasn't going to give me any hints. Of course, I was so curious, but I tried my best not to ask any questions. It's hard for us to keep surprises from each other, so I was very proud of him and all his planning.

On Thursday afternoon, I packed my bag and Andrew's bag with random things and just planned for wherever we might go. At 4:00PM, Gary let me know that Andrew is staying here in Auburn with the Williams family and with the Lowe's during one of the days. At first I was a little sad because I wasn't really prepared to be away from him for a couple days, but then I got excited because Gary and I never do anything like this on our own.

We dropped off Andrew and headed north on I-85. After a few hours, I started getting a little restless and began asking a lot of questions. It's not as comfortable these days to ride in a car for long periods of time.

We got off the exit in Greenville, SC, and it was a beautiful city. We pulled up to the Westin Hotel, and I just assumed that we would spend a relaxing weekend shopping, eating out, and just enjoying some time together. Gary and I decided to go on a walk when we got back to the hotel, and I recognized the Kohout's Explorer in front of the hotel (I saw their horse sticker and the NC tag). Our husbands had planned this weekend for the 4 of us to spend together and wonderfully pulled it off without me or Jana guessing anything!

We had a blast hanging out with the Kohouts! Jana and I are both having babies in the fall, so this was a perfect little "babymoon" before our little guys arrive :)


Our hotel

Enjoying some time at the park.

Brian and Gary

Nat-24 weeks pregnant and Jana-32 weeks pregnant