The Weekend

On Friday afternoon Jess came over and we talked and laughed and listened to music and danced and generally had a good time. After Kath got off of work she joined us and we spent the evening doing pretty much the same. We had so much fun.

Jess spent the night and the next morning I stumbled and lurched out of bed like a drunk at when my cell phone rang. It was after ten...but it felt a lot earlier. =D You should have seen Jess imitating me scrambling for the ringing phone. So funny!

You know how last week we went to Andrew's party? Well his brother, Jonathon, decided that he wanted to do the same thing and the Little's were invited. Mrs.Jodie asked Kath and me if we wanted to come and hang around and just help where ever needed. We were cool with that and since it was either that or go home to an empty house, Jess decided to come too! We helped make sundaes for the kids and enjoyed seeing them all in their costumes. Emily was Ruby Sapphire, (my character...imagine that,) and Samantha was Kalamata Kate. They had fun.

Well Jess, Kath, and I got to talking, and since her parents were out camping for the weekend, we decided to see if Kath and I could spend the night at her house, that way she wouldn't have to be alone. Mom and Dad were cool with it and I must confess, I got a little giddy at the thought of having a whole house to ourselves without any "grown ups." Not having any responsibilities or restrictions is a pretty intoxicating experience. But we're trustworthy enough that Mom and Dad didn't have to worry about us burning the house down or doing anything stupid. Haha!

We had so much fun! We made brownies, blasted the music as loud as we could without disturbing the neighbors and danced until we were out of breath. Around 1:00 a.m. Jess suggested that we go swimming so I texted Mom just to make sure it was okay and Dad said it was fine. The water was so cold but we had a blast! We played with our shadows from the porch light and shrieked when the water splashed us.

We lasted for about an hour and then dashed inside to put on some warm pj's and wrap up in blankets. Then we settled down with Jessica's laptop and watched an episode of Lie To Me, (such a fascinating show!) We were going to stay up until 4:00, but we got tired and went to bed about an hour early. We crammed into Jess's bed and I tried not to get my hair in the fishbowl like I did last time. Haha!

The next morning we got up and watched an episode of Poirot, (gotta love BBC,) while Jessie fixed us eggs and bagels for breakfast. After that we took our time getting ready for the day, doing make up and hair while listening to music. Then Dad came to pick us up around 2:00 and dropped us off at the church where we practiced our dance a few times.

In all honesty, our outfits looked pretty cool after we got our hats on. I felt kinda like a poser in my "gangsta" getup, but it was really fun. We were all goofing around and making faces and stuff.

Since youth didn't start until 6:00, a few of us drove to the nearest BP and bought about 25$ worth of snacks, junk food, and Ramen. Then we all ate and just hung out. After awhile Kath, Jess, and I started singing together, doing three parts and stuff. We sounded pretty good together and it was a ton of fun!

Eventually youth started and after worship we dashed off to the bathrooms to change into our outfits. I didn't get nervous until the very last minute. I was so excited! And the youth room was packed! There are never that many people there. Anyway, the dance went amazingly well and I had so much fun. Everyone loved it.

After church everyone hung around downstairs and ate leftover brisket sandwiches from the youth fundraiser. They were so good! I enjoyed mingling with everyone but by the time we left I was exhausted. It was good to get home.