Collin and I had lots of weekend plans for October, but due to complications with our work schedules, none of our plans came to be except for this past weekend when we loaded up and headed south to the Crescent City.
Not only do the kids have a new house, but Rhyne has a new office and we wanted to see it. Obviously, this is a work in progress.
We hadn't seen Micah and Rhyne since July when they were home for a short summer visit. Micah wanted a couple of furniture pieces for the house and the rest of her china, crystal, and pretty serving pieces. Perhaps for the last time, we loaded the truck for moving the big stuff.
We left Thursday evening at 5 o'clock as soon as we could get home from work. We arrived about 12:30 a.m. totally exhausted, but excited to be there. Collin got a quick tour of the new house since this was his first time to visit and we all quickly went to bed. None of us needed sleeping pills and we slept in a little on Friday morning. After coffee and some visiting, we went to work unloading the furniture.
Micah wanted her cedar chest and some pieces to complete a guest room. I was delighted to help out since we can finally stay with her when we visit and I have my own bedroom and bathroom. It was so nice.
She fixed up the cutest guest basket for us with some little treats.
Here we are unloading the truck and moving in.
After placing the furniture and evaluating some other needs, we dressed for the city and went to eat lunch and buy some other items needed for utility work. We ate at Landry's on the deck overlooking the lake. I failed to make a picture, but it was a beautiful day. After some shopping at Home Depot, we headed back to the house where Dad hooked up the ice maker for Micah, made some adjustments on her washer, hung a picture which needed heavy anchors, and helped with some maintenance on the lawn mower. 
Saturday morning was rather relaxed, but once again, we dressed and headed to the city for fun shopping. Micah has some great stores that we don't have and we always hit World Market and Kirkland's for sure. We also managed Michael's, Pier I, Sears, and Target. Before shopping, she took us to a great restaurant for lunch, Izzo's Illegal Burrito, where you build your own. It was delicious. Saturday night back home, she and her dad tag-teamed burgers and fries from her kitchen.
We always try to have a little surprise, so this time they got holiday coasters since the Christmas season is so close at hand.
Not only do the kids have a new house, but Rhyne has a new office and we wanted to see it. Obviously, this is a work in progress. All to soon it was Sunday morning and we headed back home. It was a beautiful day to travel. We reached Brookhaven about 11:15 so we stopped at Cracker Barrel for lunch. It was rather tough getting back in touch with reality this morning as we had left all the stress and responsibility behind for a few days. Now we can look forward to Thanksgiving and the next visit.
Marcia
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