the weekend flew by. and i was a slacker and didn't take any pictures. i will have to make up for that this week and post some new pics of little L. she has been wearing some new outfits from her bibi and her great-gma, so i best be getting some pics of those up :) saturday, great-aunt kathy took me to get a manicure and pedicure...it was fun to get out and have a little female pampering time! that meant that max had L all to himself again, and although she slept most of the time, i think he enjoyed having that responsibility! then we all went out for brunch and did some shopping in the afternoon. it was a nice day and we enjoyed each other's company. saturday evening, max and i left ms. L with great-aunt kathy and great-uncle david, while we went out to dinner. it was awesome to get out just the two of us. and great-aunt kathy had a fun time taking care of L (of course, L had to give her a run for her money!!!). today, we went to church (L was such a good girl again...she loves the music and also likes to watch the pastor preaching on the big screen, so she sits really still and normally falls asleep!), grabbed coffee and hung out. max had to leave a little early today to get back in time to finish his packing up.

it was fairly good weekend, minus the fact that reality about max' deployment did set in. i have this strange tendency to get a little crabby when i know a big change is going to happen, so i was struggling with being patient, kind and enthusiastic. it's hard, because i don't want to waste any of my time with him. and yet, time goes so stinkin fast. so my goal for the next week/weekend is to really embrace every minute that we have together, to take it all in and be in the moment. to not worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow has enough worries of it's own. but to truly be present, to make lots of memories and to set my eyes on jesus. because only through His strength am i ever going to be able to get through this.

this week, L and i have a bunch of stuff to get done for max before he leaves. and on wednesday afternoon, we will be going to jacksonville to stay with max for the weekend, as he gets a big part of thursday and friday off and we want to be able to spent that time with him. i have his deployment address and he would always love care packages or mail, so if anyone wants it -- call, email or text me for it! and i work on taking new photos, i promise!