My point? This place is crazy! The weather is nuts. August has turned into the most pleasant of summer months. And the whole city goes out in droves to enjoy it while we have it. You never know when God's gonna change it up again, so we live it up while it's here. Crazy!
So we just join 'em. Last weekend we had dinner (and the previously mentioned Ted Drewe's) with the Caseys (Autumn and Dave). The very next day in church, we ran into them again with Dave's family including brother and sister-in-law and his parents plus a cousin from out of town. They were grabbing Chipotle and had firm plans for Forrest Park and wanted us to join. Ah, twist our arms. It was in the upper 80s and the sun was shining through random clouds here and there as opposed to scorching and sucking the life out of anything that moves. When in St. Louis...
Carpe Diem! We quickly ran home and changed into casual stuff and off we went. So here is where you will begin to fully grasp how anyone from St. Louis grabs the weather bull by the horns when they get the chance. Autumn and Dave bought a scooter last January, probably inspired by the mild winter, and as we all know now, people here make decisions based mainly on the weather. On the first day of proud ownership, Dave's dad gave it a spin in a shopping center parking lot. And would've made it through the loop fine minus his final turn. The poor man ended up flipping it on its side, which rammed his shoulder into the concrete. He had shoulder surgery in the past several months and has his arm in a sling to this day as he finishes rehab. With that being said, not even that stopped us from a Sunday 4 on 4 game of ultimate frisbee. Including Mr. Casey, sling and all! He only fell once, but did not give up possession of the frisbee. We were so proud. Below is a picture of our team, but we are missing Mr. and Mrs. Casey - they are the photographers. A sweaty bunch. That was a tough game!
The hilarious thing about Dave Casey and David Morgan is their love for new gadgets. Apple products, robot vacuum cleaners, games - you name it, they both love it. So naturally we have made a new purchase after spending so much time with them over that weekend. It'll make any woman want to go throw a frisbee with her man in the park. And I believe it'll make any man who enjoys throwing a frisbee want to break the record for distance thrown. For ten dollars, it can also be yours. Ladies and gentleman, meet the Aerobie. It's strangely fast, and will make even the lamest frisbee thrower look moderately cool. To make bring your Sunday frisbee throwing to the heights of romance, we recommend a bike ride to the park, about an hour of chasing down the Aerobie, a walk through the zoo to visit the seals, and a bike ride back home. But you can't be embarrassed to wear it home. And it's a great way to celebrate great weather the St. Louis way.
Great weather inspires my husband. And this St. Louis Sunday was enough to find our entire bed covered in backpacking gear so he could pack our backpacks to check for weight. For our trip in... December. We've got it all figured out down to the number of pairs of socks I am allowed to take. I won't scare the ladies with the exact figure. It ain't much. So David is a genius for putting that idea in my head four months before takeoff. He knows me well. By the way, doesn't he look like he could teach classes at REI for the packing impaired?
The last part of summer means back to BSF. And I am so ready! We had our workshop on Saturday, which is when they assign our grade levels and our co-leaders for the children's program. I will be teaching 7th and 8th graders with one of my favorite ladies, Bridget Gilbert. I was so blessed to teach with her a few times last year and spend a little time with her at our retreat. She is a wife, a mother, a golf coach and she runs marathons. There is no lack of energy or enthusiasm when you are hangin' with Bridget, especially for doing God's work. I was so excited to see we would be teaching together this year. So I forced her to let me take a picture for me to post in this blog. Please pray for God to prepare and equip us to teach these kids. I know we'll have plenty of fun along the way.
David is back in Fairfield for his last 2.5 weeks of his family medicine rotation. God has really blessed him with a doctor that loves to teach. Then he comes back home to do his surgery rotation. I am so proud of him - he is really doing a great job and is balancing a lot of responsibilities while always managing to make me giggle. He's got talent.
And we are elated to see Debbie and Mikel this weekend! Bike rides, The Lion King, Aerobie time with the Morgan Majors - pinch us! Everyone take care and know we love you. If you think to pray for us, we have a roofer going to the house in Fayetteville to check on some loose roof tiles found during the inspection. And thank the Lord for the best real estate agent in town - Mr. Joseph Hayes.
Huge hugs - Missy Morgan
