My Relief Society (church group) planned to see the Golden Dragon Acrobats of China for our Enrichment activity. I was intrigued by just the name of the group. It was set for Friday, April 24, so Dan had a night with the kids and I had a night out with ladies from my ward. They even made up sack lunches for us; I was excited for it.
However, this is what I saw instead -- "17 Again." I would've chosen the acrobats over the film (no offense Zac Efron), but circumstances prevented it. Here's what happened.Our car (I was a passenger) took a different route than the other cars. It started to rain like crazy, and we took the Southwest Freeway toward downtown Houston. The traffic was practically at a standstill. We assumed there was a major accident ahead of us. We noted the time and realized we wouldn't make it before the seats were given away. So we decided to do something else. HERE'S WHERE IT GETS INTERESTING. As we approached the police cars, there was no accident -- just police escorting a truck off of the freeway. We decided to take the same exit. The truck was taken to the left, and others in my car noticed it was unmarked and there were buses pulling in by the truck. A couple of the girls said the truck was probably filled with illegal immigrants, and the buses were there to ship them back south of the border. The driver got out, and he was wearing a sombrero. We didn't stay to see them open the back of the truck, but I think there was something illegal going on.
It was pouring rain, and the access roads to the freeway were becoming a river. We headed back on the freeway and caught the movie. We got there after it just started and had to sit on the front row. We had a good time anyway, and the movie had a good message. I wouldn't really wish to go back to high school -- college was much better -- but if I did, I'd make the most of it and have more fun and get over my shyness.
Even though our group missed out on the acrobats, we got to know each other and had quite an adventure for the evening.
My ward is great. They have a calendar of events every month to allow the women to get involved in different groups. I like to take Sophia to the play group on Fridays. I love this picture of the kids all hanging out on a hammock. What an adorable bunch of kids! Sophia's smack dab in the middle, and it looks like she's eying another girl's ice cream cone. Quotes of the month
"Sophia, eat it, or you're going to die!" -- Nathan, after I scared him into trying a clementine by saying people who don't eat fruits and veggies won't live as long as those who do. Sophia refused to bite her wedge, and Nathan burst into tears.
"Meow!" -- Sophia, who thinks she's a kitten.
Grateful moment
I'm grateful to have landed in such a great area. I'm glad the women at church have been so friendly and helpful. It makes the transition so much easier. I'm thankful for friends, old and new.
3 comments:
Sounds like an interesting Enrichment outing! I saw a poster for "17 again" and thought, "what a horrible idea!" I don't think I would want to re-live the teens for anything...
I was interested in what you said about Nathan's school and that they seem to have higher expectations than his previous school. Sounds like it has worked well for him! :)
How are the purple nails doing?
Oh how I miss you guys. We went to see Star Trek and I'm also not a Trekkie but I was very riveted by the timing and speed of the show. It was very entertaining.
Your kids are doing so well, how proud you must be to be their mom. I'm glad you are in a wonderful ward. You just can't beat having good people around you.
Your children comments are so adorable. Such cutie pies.
Love ya,
AA
We saw Star Trek on Monday. We really liked it but I felt like I was going into labor the whole time. My seat was very uncomfortable and I was having horrible back pains. That's too bad you didn't get to see the acrobats. That looked fun! I love your quote of the month by Nathan about the clementine. Priceless!
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