Weekend Update

I am happy to report that there will be no BL stories this week. I am happy because that means I did not have to work with her at all. 

Last weekend and the first part of this week, we spent up in the Raleigh area with my older sister and bro in law. David had an appt at Duke, so we thought it was a great time to get in some family time as well! This was our first time getting a chance to see Mike since his return from Afghanistan! It was so nice to be able to stay with them for a few days and just chill.

On Saturday we went up to Mike’s parents’ lake house and spent the day out on the water. I REALLY needed a day like that since this summer has been so hectic, and I haven’t been in the sun much at all! We traded out our time floating in the water and laying on the dock. After a day on the water Mir made a homemade BBQ chicken pizza for dinner, and we headed back home. It was a perfect Saturday!

On Sunday we went to their NC church, Provident Baptist. They are really sad to be leaving that church and their friends there. It is a great church with great leadership that has really helped them grow during their years in Raleigh. I’ll be sad that we won’t get to visit there anymore too!

Sunday evening after an afternoon nap (duh…it’s Sunday, you HAVE to take a nap! At least that’s how we were raised!), we went to Maggiano’s for dinner. This was the first time that David and I had ever been, and I was EXCITED!! For years I have heard my parents and siblings talk about this place, but I’ve never had the chance to go to one. Mir accrues points on Polly and Blue’s dog food and can turn them in for gift cards. She usually saves them until she has enough points for a Maggiano’s GC. That is one of their fav fancy restaurants.

Maggiano’s is a family style Italian restaurant. Italian as in salads, breads, pasta, desserts. Family Style as in they will bring you as much of your dishes as you want. All you do is ask for more! It is an amazing yet dangerous combination! We definitely ate like fat kids and took home plenty of leftovers that we have eaten all week long!

As if the night hadn’t been great enough, Mir and I got to watch The Hunger Games movie thanks to her friend Laura that had gotten it from the Red Box the night before. The boys weren’t interested, but Mir and I were super excited about staying up late to watch it! Judge if you want, but we both LOVED the books and were excited about the movie. I had actually seen it in theaters, but still couldn’t wait to see it again. It did not disappoint!!

Monday was a chill day. We hung around the house in the AM and then went out to dinner that evening. Mike LOVES sushi. Mir does not. David and I also LOVE sushi. After some coaxing, Mir took one for the team and let us all go to Mike’s fav sushi restaurant. It was YUMMY!! After sushi, we of course needed ice cream (because we hadn’t eaten enough bad stuff the night before!). We hit up the Yogurt Mt on the way back to the house. I’m telling you now, the Caramel Pretzel Yogurt is my new go-to! It was delish!!

Since we had talked Mike into staying Monday night, he had to get up super early Tuesday morning and head back to DC for work. I feel guilty about that, but I’m so glad that he was able to stay and play a little longer! We had David’s appt, so we were up pretty early for that. Mir fixed lunch at home and then we hit the road back to SC. The time flew by, but I’m glad that we were able to hang out!

Although the free lodging was nice, we are still praying (join us, won’t you?) that Mike and Mir’s house in Raleigh would sell. They have officially moved to Virginia in the DC area, but have not been able to sell the NC house. As you can imagine, this is a pretty big burden on them.

More details about the trip to Mir’s later…