Hello, Monday.

Happy Monday, friends! I hope you had a great weekend! I can't wait to hear from you at the end of today's post. I'm linking up with Holly and Sarah for today's blog post. I'll jump right in!

 

If you remember, last week I told you I wouldn't be here today. But then Thursday happened, and well...just keep reading. 

I started feeling kind of bad on Wednesday afternoon; I didn't really ever feel up to eating dinner, but I did eat a little, just because I knew I needed to. Then Thursday I started the day feeling okay, but by the time I got to school, that was no longer the case. I was really trying to rally and tough it out, but at 12:45, my co-workers unanimously kicked me out of the building and forced me to go home. It seems as if I caught a stomach bug for the second time in four months. I tried so hard to feel better that night, but I just kept feeling worse and worse, so at nine p.m. I called Mare and told her I had to skip the blogger's trip. I was so bummed about this, but at that moment I felt so bad that I didn't even care! And I made the right decision; I would not have been up for a long drive the next day, because the next two days found me pretty lethargic, though I did feel better with each passing day. 

What a bummer, though, right?! I tried not to dwell on it too much, and I was grateful that I had Chris here with me while I was sick. He took really good care of me Thursday after work and kept forcing me to drink a little bit of water. And then I enjoyed the weekend with him once I felt better, so I'm glad for that! Here's what the rest of the weekend looked like...

Little Reese kept me company on Friday while Chris worked; we took lots of naps together that day. I finally got up to shower and move around a little bit, but it was an easy day. That night I was hungry, so we went to our favorite little Asian place and all I wanted was dumplings with soy sauce and steamed white rice. It was so good! 

We came back to my house and settled in for a movie night; Chris ordered pizza for us at some point since we ate kind of earlier in the afternoon. We got Domino's delivery; it was a nice treat to have while we watched the Karate Kid: the Legends movie. 

I didn't sleep at all Friday night, because Jonah had left at 12:30 Friday afternoon to go pack up Noah and bring him home from Dallas. He got there by seven thirty, they packed him up and loaded it all in the trailer in about half an hour, then they grabbed dinner and started the long drive back home! I woke up to them back in the house by six that morning, and never have I been so relieved that they made it back safely. It always makes me nervous when they drive all night like that! 

This is such a happy sight to me! Drew came over Saturday morning and cleaned my AC units for me; he found a broken piece on the big downstairs unit, so he was able to replace it with something he had on his truck while he was here. What a blessing to have a son in the HVAC industry! He was on call this weekend and was nearby, which was why he stopped by. After about two hours, I fixed him up with some iced coffee, then took him to lunch along with Chris. We enjoyed Mexican for lunch, then we parted ways. We stopped by Lowe's to get some bolts so that Chris could make a repair for me, then we came back to my house so that I could finally hug Noah. They'd just woken up and started moving things in when we got here. I started on laundry for Noah, then before long, he was set back up as if he'd never left. 

I shared this picture on socials last night; here's what I said: 

It’s hard to caption a picture like this…the words are few, but my heart is so full I can barely take it. A lot has happened in two years (A LOT), but of all the good things that came from ashes, this is yet another one: my Noah is back at home in the 901! I will never again take for granted having all of my sons in this area, and I’m confident that Jonah hasn’t been this happy since the day he moved in May of 2024. My home is fuller now, we’ve added another dog to the mix (Rocket isn’t pictured here, but Jonah’s two Golden Girls are), and my heart is close to bursting. Life isn’t perfect, but this? This is good. I’m thankful to the Lord for His perfect timing in getting Noah back home.

Truer words have never been spoken. There's a bit more of a backstory regarding his move home, but it's not mine to tell. Just know that I'm thankful to have him here again! For the rest of the day, we just kind of relaxed and watched TV. I took a nap, because I still didn't have a lot of energy; for dinner we went to The Skybox and then to Ulta for me to pick up a few necessities. 

We met for breakfast on Sunday; I missed church since I was supposed to be out of town. After that we came back to my house again and rested before he went back home. I always hate saying goodbye to him when he leaves! We had lots of serious talks this weekend, because he was offered a new job, but we're scared it'll change the dynamics of our relationship since it'll make everything the opposite of how it is right now. I feel like I'm puffy here, because I cried some while we talked. And we're fine, by the way, but it's scary thinking of what could change if he accepts the position. Things are so good with us right now, and I just genuinely love this man and don't want things to change. 

For the rest of the day, I put the house back in order after a busy weekend. I did laundry, cleaned, rested, and watched Mike and Molly. I took my car to get it washed, donated a bag of things to Goodwill, then came home to watch TV and write this blog post. I had planned on being out of town still today, so even though I'm not, I decided to keep my planned day off the same and I took advantage of another day off. This will be my last until school is out for summer break! We have some busy weeks ahead of us for these last six weeks of school. I felt like I needed today off as a mental health day, and I have zero regrets.

All in all, even though the weekend changed so drastically for me, it was a great weekend. I'm glad I was home to help Noah, and I do believe that things happen for a reason. So though I was sad about not going, I easily accepted it and thanked God for His plan that always prevails. What'd you do this weekend that you loved? I'd love to hear from you! Thanks for being here today to read my blog, friends. I'll see you back here tomorrow! Love to all.

Jenn