Hello, Weekend!

So excited Gigi came!

Nonna was there to cheer Luke on, too!

A post-game lunch at Chik-fil-a has become our routine

I was so glad the weekend was finally here!  I was exhausted last night so we ate a quick bite at the local Mexican restaurant and had  a low-key night.  This morning we got up and got to work on the landscaping.  We really got a lot done.  I transplanted a lot of perennials and thinned out some more that I have been wanting to do for the past couple of seasons.  We (Paul) got all the shrubs planted. It was very chilly here this morning so we all bundled up good.  The kids were great to just entertain themselves or help us pull weeds and haul off debris.  Paul also started trimming the existing bushes.  We got a call mid-morning that Paula was having unexpected surgery for a retina tear.  Not exactly what we were hoping for.  The doctors felt like it could not wait until Monday so we are hopeful the recovery process will be manageable considering she just had another round of chemo last week.

We went to Luke's game at noon and were glad to have Gigi and Nonna there with us.  It was an intense game.  His team really has not been challenged thus far and today's team actually scored some goals.  We were all yelling and bouncing up and down.  Poor Luke was so close to scoring a goal, but he kicked it toward the opposing team's goal!!  Oh well, he still had fun.  He asked that Nonna and Gigi come to lunch with us.  They happily agreed!  Today was the first day Katherine called Virginia "Gigi".  So sweet!

Tonight -- Luke asked when he could go spend the night with Gigi.  Paul said Gigi stayed up too late for him to spend the night with her and there was no way she could go to bed before 9 o'clock.  She is a night owl!  Katherine then proceeded to get her phone and have a full-on conversation with Gigi. It was so cute to see her having a pretend conversation -- she told her who all was here and what we were all doing.  We spent most of the night relaxing and watching football.