My parents took their time getting down here and arrived Friday afternoon! I made a yummy and healthy dinner of shrimp and bean packets and then we went for a walk around Wilmore, ending up at Cluckers for ice cream! yum! On the way back to the apartment we saw a couple taking a picture beside the Francis Asbury statue and my dad offered to take the picture so they could both be in it. We found on the next day that it was Scott Rassmussen and his wife - Scott Rassmussen of Rassmussen reports! (He was also the speaker at graduation!) :) So that was cool.
Saturday was a full and busy day - Charles's graduation! We went to the worship service, which was really great (Charles played the drums!), then enjoyed the graduation picnic with my parents and Kate and Robert. We sat with a really funny couple who talked all about their farm and had us in stitches!
After lunch we had to RUSH (and I mean rush) to the Luce Center so Charles could get his picture with the graduating Wesleyans... but we missed the official one. Oh well - he's not going to be Wesleyan much longer anyway and I don't know how they expected people to get there so early. That part of the day was rushed and frustrating but it ended up fine. We got there, got seats, and Charles graduated! I was so proud of him - he has worked so, so hard!
After graduation my parents took us and Jason to our favorite Indian Restaurant - Masala!! yum! We definitely ate our fill of Tikka Masala, Lamb Curry, Naan bread... it was soooo delicious.
My parents had stayed up pretty late the night before so they went to bed early and Charles and I helped Robert and Kate move in upstairs! It will be so fun having them live right above us!
Sunday we went to the Louisville Zoo! It was a pretty good zoo and we had a lot of fun. My favorites were the tiger, the baby elephant (sooo cute) and the Bongo! I had never seen a bongo before... Louisville is one of the few zoos that has one - it's like a cross between an elk and a zebra. Super weird but awesome! God has quite the imagination!
We ate our packed lunch in the parking lot then headed home. We threw together all the leftovers we had in the fridge for dinner and had quite the smorgasboard - pork and saurkraut, salad, garlic couscous, perogies... etc. My cousin in N. Ireland calls it "Fridge on the Table", and that's sure what it felt like!
After dinner we did a couple geocaches around Wilmore (I found them both - that never happens!!) and then went home to eat ice cream and go to bed.
Monday we slept in a bit then went with my parents and Kate and Robert to the Reds-Astos game in Cincinnatti. We had a lot of fun and had great seats but at the bottom of the 4th inning it started raining and they delayed the game. We waited an hour and a half and finally decided to leave. The game started back up about 20 minutes after we left - go figure. But the Astros lost so Charles didn't care too much that we didn't see the whole game.
We said goodbye to my parents at that point, which was sad. But I will see them again in July and that is not so far away. The rest of us went and spent the rest of the day at IKEA. Oh. My. Goodness. I had never been there before and it was AWESOME! The top floor was a bit overwhelming for me -- too much stuff to look at and too much stuff I would love that I can't afford. The bottom floor was a little better! Charles and I got a chair for the living room, bamboo placemats and a paper lantern to go over the kitchen table, a holder for our salt and pepper shakers, a plant, and I can't remember what else - but it all came to less than $100! And we had a great dinner there (the business model they have is a brilliant one - make people tired from walking around and then offer them a delicious meal for a great price!). I could move to West Chester just to be near that store! With the new upgrades and the little bit of rearranging we have done (as well as a new pair of red curtains that I just picked up) our apartment is starting to look more like a home and less like a mish-mash of free furniture that we have picked up from anyone who might be giving it away. I'd say it's about time - we've been in that apartment for almost 2 years now (hard to believe).
We made a quick stop at the nearest Tim Hortons before heading home.
Overall it was an exhausting but oh so fun weekend! And the best part is, with Monday off, I only had to work a 4 day week this week and that is super awesome! Tomorrow is Friday and I'm looking forward to another great weekend!
