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Sunday Matters: Long Weekends Never Get Old

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Sunday Matters

Good Sunday morning to you! Are you enjoying your weekend? I really love a long weekend even when I have nothing planned. Just the idea of an extra day off, for those of us who are lucky enough to get one, perks me right up.

Right Now:

My Sundays look a little different now that youth group has come to a close for my seniors. I am still pondering my next step. My plan at the moment is to get my daughter up so we can head to breakfast. Breakfast out, is my favorite thing.

This Week:

The only thing that  matters this week is high school graduation on Tuesday, June 1st! It’s in-person! It’s an evening ceremony and then we plan to have dinner with my daughter’s friend’s family. It will be late, after 9:30pm probably but who cares? Let’s celebrate!

Reading:

I loaded up my Kindle to begin 10 Books of Summer 2021. There’s also #VentureForth which reminds us of the summer reading programs that we all loved growing up! I just love the idea of summer reading. When I was a kid, one of the libraries I visited regularly had reading tunnels in the children’s section. The tunnels had glass on one side looking out into a tree lined green space as as you sat in the tunnel to read, you had this lovely natural light to keep you company. I spent so many hours in the tunnel with my stack of Nancy Drew books.

Venture Forth Summer Reading

I finished People We Meet On Vacation this past Friday but didn’t finish it in time to get the review posted. It was one of those books that I wasn’t sure about until about 25% in. However, I did enjoy it quite a bit. Full review soon.

This weekend I am spending time with Summer Darlings.

Summer Darlings

Watching:

Not a thing.

Grateful for:

  • Short road trips. Being at home for work is so nice but I often feel cooped up by the end of the week. Sometimes we don’t even have a plan we just get in the car.
  • You know me, I do not like to rush anything but I am glad that high school is behind us, or will be after Tuesday. It was a rough two years for my daughter and her friends. Just getting up was a chore. Being online for hours on end was a total drag and caused all sorts of issues like migraines, neck strain, etc. Missouri State will be fully open come fall. She is very excited.

No matter what you have planned, I hope you enjoy it.

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Sunday Matters: One Door Closes

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Sunday Matters

Hello and Good Morning to you! I hope this finds you well with a cup of your favorite beverage, in hand. For me, that’s creamer with a little bit of coffee. I am very heavy handed when it comes to my creamer use.

Today is the last meeting for my 12th grade youth group. It’s been very difficult to connect during COVID but right before that, we dealt with the shooting at one of our local high schools so it feels like a very long, tedious journey to get to where we are today. I really wish we could have connected more given this is our last year as a group but I am happy for the opportunities we have had. There have been some wins. On that note, I will not be headed to summer camp this year because it falls during my son’s graduation. They couldn’t go last year so hopefully they will enjoy this last hurrah.

Right Now:

Since today is the last meeting for the group, we have a little lunch thing planned for after church. I am getting things together for that right now. We will sit outside and enjoy some time together.

This Week:

Lots happening this week. My daughter will hopefully get to perform in Sweeney Todd on Wednesday evening. Performing outside has its challenges. Wind, mic issues, lighting issues, etc. It’s all they are allowed to do so whatever they do will be wonderful. She is Mrs. Lovett. I will try to share a photo of her in hair and makeup after the show.

The school could not do prom or grad night so Universal Studios offered local seniors a discounted rate for their Grad Bash. That is this week and she is going with a good friend.

I’ve scheduled my review for The Invisible Husband of Frick Island for Monday but I will tell you now, you will want to read this book. It’s everything I want in a book right now.

Reading:

Next? Perhaps this one, People We Meet On Vacation by Emily Henry.

People We Meet on Vacation

Watching:

Not much of anything. Too distracted. Stanley Tucci has a new book coming out and I have all his cooking shows recorded so maybe I will dive into those. I need comfort TV right now.

Grateful for:

  • This beautiful weather. It’s been cool in the mornings and evenings and sunny and warm during the day.
  • I feel like the extra activity I’ve been adding to my day is paying off. Slowly, I am coming out of the weird mood I’ve been in.

Here’s a question for you. Have you been to a movie theatre yet? I know there isn’t much playing but the other day I had such a desire for movie theatre popcorn and we have a lovely Indie theatre that just opened in our city. If there was something really good to see I think we’d go. You? Too soon?