Weekends this time of year are precious. We used every single second of this past one and have some great accomplishments and memories to show for it. Eric worked hard to get our Christmas lights up on the outside of the house. I have been wanting lights on the outside of the house since we moved here over a decade ago. This year it finally became a reality!
Friday night we attended the celebration of life for our friend's son. He left this earth way too soon and his parents planned the most thoughtful celebration to remember him. They handled the evening with so much grace. One of the touches I thought was so heartfelt was Jackson's mom made a vase out of his Legos.
It was also the school where my mom and dad graduated. As a matter of fact, my dad's class was the very first class that graduated from that building. After the game, we walked the halls of the school and I showed Eric all our graduating class photos.
We visited with my parents a bit then hurried home so Eric would have some daylight to work on the house lights. We wrapped up early because we had a date to see James Taylor! We met our friends for dinner at Lorenzo's on The Hill beforehand and then made our way over to the arena to see the show. Jackson Brown opened and James Taylor joined him on stage for a couple songs.
When James Taylor took the stage, he entertained the crowd for over two hours. It was 17 songs long and absolutely wonderful! During the encore, he even played a song with his son. A night we'll never forget.
Sunday we Eric finished the outside lights. If you had been driving by our house at dark, you would have seen us standing in the yard like Clark Griswald turning on his lights. Luckily they all came on just like they were supposed to!
That Lego vase idea is so precious. How fun to get to go back to your old school! The house looks lovely with the lights.
ReplyDeleteSaying good-bye is a special love we will all be called upon to show, the vase is such a wonderful idea. The rest of the weekend seemed great also!
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