Let's see... what else happened at the beginning of spring...
We had our end of the year Driven party! Driven is the Bible study group of college kids and young adults. It is basically made up of our friends in Gainesville, the people we had been able to get closest to. The party was mainly to celebrate the end of their semester. I remember feeling very weird at it. At this point, Tommy and I were beginning to think that he would not be able to find a job in Gainesville, and I think my mind was first starting to feel the end of things at this party. I knew we would have about two more months, but that seemed suddenly to be very short, and that hanging out with this whole group of people wouldn't really happen again.
The party was at a house with a pool, and it was still pretty cool out, so most of us just sat around it with our feet in the water. The girls chatted at one end of the pool, and the guys went to the front yard to play bocce. We grilled out, chilled out, and... gamed out? We had cake and beans and burgers. And then we played cornhole/bags (depending on what part of the country you're from) and played with the bop-it and tossed the frisbees and footballs back and forth. It was one of those really nice times when the weather's not too hot, everyone's goofing off, and you just want to do nothing but relax.
For Easter weekend, Tommy's good friend Adam came to visit! That Saturday, we drove the almost two hours to the beach we had been to a few times before. He had come from New York, and so needed to thaw out completely. The guys played bocce (seems to be a running theme...) and I read and took pictures of them. We then drove around a little bit to find a place to eat dinner. I really, really, really wanted some popcorn shrimp. In North Carolina, you are not a real seafood restaurant without it. Apparently in Florida, popcorn shrimp are on the endangered species list.... So, no, the place we ate did not have popcorn shrimp. Dumb. But we enjoyed the company we had and gave Adam a little taste of Florida.
The next morning was Easter!! I had to leave early to practice with the praise band, and I made them little Eater baskets to wake up to! I tried to find manly baskets- dark wood and real-ish. and put gum and candy in them. To make them more...executive... I also added pens and highlighters... It's hard to be the Easter bunny!!
I'm so glad that we know the real meaning of Easter. To know that the power of sin is defeated and that the One who has that power wants to be the love of our lives- how can we live ordinary lives knowing that? Easter is such an awesome time to celebrate it. It's bizarre seeing the world try and gloss over its real meaning. But it is fun to celebrate with little gifts. And it was good to have a church family to celebrate with on that day! I'm so glad God plugged us into an awesome group of believers so quickly.
And all three of us cooked together for Easter lunch! Adam made green beans, Tommy made mashed potatos, and I stuck a pork loin in the oven- it all turned out being pretty good! Do you hear the surprise in my voice?
Adam had to drive a few hours to get to the airport that afternoon, but at least he had had a few days to relax in Florida!
And finally, Tommy got an on-site interview in Vero Beach, Florida.
I took off work that day to go with him. We had a pretty quiet ride. Tommy was mentally preparing for his interview, and I was taking in the surroundings, imagining having to take that drive to anywhere if we ended up living further south. At one point, Tommy brought up the point that he got the interview because he worked with a lady who used to work in Vero. He thought they were just giving him a pity visit and they would never seriously consider him for the position he was applying for. What do you say to that??
We arrived an hour or so early. We found a Panera nearby and after lunch, I dropped him off for a very long interview process....
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