I would actually have to make our MLK group go back and remember each year and add them up, but it's pretty close to 12ish years that we have gotten together and I hope it continues for 75 more! That would make us old, but wouldn't it be great?
So, for this year's MLK, we actually congregated in College Station. In the end, this was really nice because our little crew just gets bigger every year and as they get older, it's easier to leave them, but I was having a hard time making GG keep all 3 kids, plus get Atticus to basketball and deal with school pickup, etc. all by herself. So, when everyone mentioned coming to CS, I was relieved and so excited! We rented a big house over close to the Historical District close to campus. It was a great house (though the owner was hard to get along with after we checked out and wanted to charge us $80+ dollars for some towels he said we ruined - ugh). But, it was great for giving us all enough space and bathrooms and quiet space for Mary and I because we also had Dean and Hazel along for the trip. In some ways, MLK is the same every year because we tend to do the same stuff over and over - lots of good food, visiting, and hanging out. But, at the same time, it is THE BEST trip every year because we can all do those things and have the best time and want to come back again and again. It's always a little more work with the babies, but everyone just scoops our babies up to love on them and help us with them. Mary and I have now spent 4 MLK's in a row being pregnant or having a nursing baby with us. And Katie has been pregnant during one too!
So, we gathered Friday afternoon. It was nice being so close because on that day, we ended up having someone to come out and fix our washer at the last second. And, it was great because we had been getting down all of Atticus's clothes we had saved for years (in case we had another boy) to prepare for a spring garage sale. So, I loaded a bunch up and Mary went through 4 or 5 boxes and bags of clothes to take back for her boys. So, being in CS was super convenient for those reasons too. We got Wings N More Friday night and I spent a long time getting Hazel to sleep. She was in a stage of going to bed really late, but also taking a long time to nurse before settling down for the night. Once she was asleep, we were good though and she would sleep a good 10-12 hours in a row. On Saturday, Vic took everyone to the new A&M Conference Hotel on campus for fun drinks and I think to the Chicken maybe? He even took Hazel because I went back home to grab Atticus and take him to his basketball game. I hated for him to miss but I didn't want GG to have to do that with the girls too. Plus, I love to see him do his activities and I was too close to not take him (another perk of location this year!) We ate some more delicious food that night and hung out some more. On Sunday afternoon, we headed to Century Square. Some of us went to Ulta and then back and Mary and I had crepes at Sweet Paris while everyone else had fun drinks. Katie and Kirsten and Johnathan came by during the weekend to visit as well as Cady, David & Holly. On Monday, we got lunch and then everyone went home. See? Food, visiting, hanging out. :)
It was a great weekend!
