Goodbyes in Texas

The days leading up to moving day were very surreal. In some ways, it was hard to believe that our 3 years in Waco were coming to a close.  

I thought about it as I folded residency scrubs for the last time, and knew our "normal" was about to shift.

The wives got together for one last get-together. There is just something to be said for people that "get" you. These girls understood all to well what on-call meant or what a medicine month looked like. No explanation needed for what it meant for daddy to be off a weekend or what a bad rotation looked like. Thankful for women to go through this season of life with. 

 (Amanda, Kate, Stephanie, Whitney)

Sweet Melissa was a lifesaver the last few days we were there. She was our main babysitter and Owen and Collin loved her. She really was so great with the boys and played hard with them. She will be hard to replace.

Then there is Paul, our dear neighbor. Owen loved Paul from the first time he met him. They had a little special bond. We will miss living beside him!

Glenna had always had a special connection with Owen. She took off an entire afternoon and spent it with Owen. Owen loves Glenna as do all that know her. She has loved us well and been there from the beginning of this residency journey.

Kat and Paige took me out to dinner one of our lasts nights in town. These friends were some of my first friends in our original life group. I always appreciate their honesty and real conversations. They have taught me so much. 

Owen graduated from Harris Creek preschool

We are so thankful for his awesome teachers, Ms. Cathy and Ms. Marsha. 

Kate and Margaret stopped by the day we left and saw us off with big hugs and we let the kiddos run around one last time before we set off on our journey back to Alabama.

David's 30th Birthday

We celebrated David's 30th birthday last Saturday.

I wanted it to be all about him, so I tried to include his favorite things.

Lucky for me we had plenty of hunting decor around the house.

Our friends enjoyed the old pics and could easily see where Owen and Collin get their good looks. 

While we had a hunting theme, we had Texas food. We picked up Rudy's barbecue with all the fixings and I made a few dips including Texas caviar. 

We had Texas beverages and the bluebonnets were even in bloom for the occasion. 

We had a good group, residents and their families there to celebrate. 

Owen was pumped about the cake. And yes, we put 30 candles on that cake and didn't burn the house down. 

The girls.

The docs.

It was a great night celebrating David and his 30 years of life!

Easter

It was so nice having David home this year to celebrate Easter with us. 

 We got together with the Schaefers and the Jacksons for lunch. 

the daddies also the doctors

Had to capture a few of this handsome little guy in his Easter attire

The big boys had a blast hunting eggs. Thankful for friends to share these days with. 

Round Top

It had been on our list of things we wanted to do while we lived in Texas. The Round Top Antique show is twice a year and the most well known being the spring when the bluebonnets are blooming. 

And finally resident work schedules and kiddos aligned and we were able to take the day and go with each other. I told Brittany that I could have spent the day in Walmart with her and been happy, but to have the day to our selves and be able to take our time and do something that we could only do here in Texas was really special. 

We had so much fun wandering the aisles and looking and chatting. We even found some treasures along the way. 

And met some characters as well. 

I really didn't know what to expect as far as the show was concerned. The Round Top Antique show consisted of the big red barn, and two tents outside as well as the Carmine Dance Hall down the road.  But all along the way up and down the road from their were plenty of places to stop and explore as well. 

I came home with two of my own treasures... an antique Chinese ginger jar and a little cheap copper pot ; ) 

I am so glad that we went. We will always remember going together and our time together was really sweet. Brittany understands this residency journey better than anyone. We have been on this road with our husbands and little boys and we always have plenty to talk about. So glad we were able to take some time and celebrate this season in Texas and the changes ahead.