Going home is hard

Over the past couple weeks, Donnie and I (mainly Donnie) have been working on a promo pack to take to some restaurants and places to try to get some gigs. It has come together pretty nicely, so far. We've recorded a four-song demo of cover songs, also. Oh, and I bought a Cajon -- a "box drum".

We went home last weekend for Brandi and Cass's wedding. It was a great wedding and was nice for us to get a chance to see all our friends and family again so quickly after our move. We decided to fly home Thursday, which cost us $10 thanks to two free one-way flights I had earned, and drive my car back up when we left. It was a good time for us to go home, too, because Aunt Jackie was in town and we got to see her. The weekend was full of wedding festivities, time with family, and hanging out with friends. It was good.

Sunday morning I played at Pinelake's Clinton campus. Mama, Daddy, and CaryAnne came up to the 11:00 service. Afterward, Chris and Maya Schopmeyer from Pinelake had planned a reception/"big box party" for us at their house. We went straight over after church and enjoyed spending some time with them and several other friends. We are so thankful for our Pinelake family and already miss them.

Sunday was also our one year anniversary. We tried to eat some of our wedding cake that we kept in the freezer, but it was pretty bad. It's been a great year, though!

It was actually really hard for us to leave everyone this time. I think that because we knew we were coming back in a couple weeks the first time we left, it wasn't as hard. This time, though, was very tough. We saw our families one more time Sunday night before we left and it got a little emotional for us. That being said, COME VISIT!

We got back to Raleigh around 7pm Monday and went over to the Hollises' to pick up Izzy. It was very nice of them to keep her while we were gone. Last night we had supper with them and the Britts and watched a movie. We had planned on playing tennis after supper but there was a wildfire somewhere and we were under an "Air Quality Alert" so we didn't chance it. Also, Donnie and Meghan decided to do yoga for us.

We're excited to meet again with the core group this weekend, especially since we missed last week's meeting. A couple of the Elders are meeting with one of the potential locations for us to have services today, I think. Pray that it goes well. We're also still looking for jobs and gigs, so we appreciate prayer for that, also.

We miss you all. Whenever you want to come visit, you have a place to stay!