Sunday Funday?

I have seen so many posts on FB lately about 'Sunday Funday' and the pictures show all kinds of super activities with kids and extended family adventures.  While Gary and I are not really super 'Funday' people, we did have an awesome Sunday AWAY from our house.  Not don't get me wrong....we love that people come to our house to visit and enjoy our new home and the Party Barn and feel comfortable being here for meals and even staying as overnight guests.  But every once in a while it is nice to be the ones that are visiting others.  And believe me, I can't imagine my saying that since all we did for many years was travel around from place to place to see relatives and friends.  It needs to be noted.....the key words here are 'every once in a while.'  Not a permanent desire by any stretch of the imagination.

First stop - the new pancake place in Logansport.  Shelby and Caleb had invited Karen and Clay to meet them there for breakfast, then K and C invited us to go along.  The restaurant was called Braves, and it is located in the old Fireside Restaurant which was in front of the old Ivy Tech building.  I had never been IN the restaurant even though I spent a lot of time driving into the parking area and in the building next to it when I first began teaching at the Logansport campus and before our new building was finished.  The restaurant had a varied menus, many interesting breakfast and lunch items, and the prices were very good.  It was fun to enjoy a meal with Caleb and Shelby and NOT have anyone focused on their phones.  

Next on the way out of town we made a trip around the new Ivy Tech campus.  I had been there maybe twice since I retired, but I wanted to just drive around and check out anything new or notice any changes in the three years I had been gone.  Observation?  Nothing had changed.  Not a thing.

On the drive back to Delphi, we checked with Megan.  They were returning home from a grocery shopping trip so we waited for them to arrive home.  We spent a few hours just catching up with them and playing with Cooper and Lynnlee.  Lynnlee is so much fun, and she really enjoys adding new words to her vocabulary and playing with new toys.  She is much more independent now, and I think because she sees us more often, she is really comfortable with us.

Our next stop was a late lunch/early dinner at Texas Roadhouse.  Even though there were many cars in the parking lot, we were able to secure a table immediately.  Our timing was great because when we left there were people sitting in the waiting area and cars cruising through the parking lot, looking for an empty spot. Our waitress was great, and the food was superb.  I ordered my usual 6 oz. sirloin, medium well, with a baked sweet potato and a side salad with no croutons.  Gary ordered an 11 oz sirloin with baked potato and a salad.  Gary usually doesn't like going to Texas Roadhouse, but he said this steak was the best he had had in a while.  Good to hear because I really enjoy going there.

Final stop for the day was at Pyrmont.  We knew that Hilary was working on cleaning out the kids' closets and that they had been home all day.  It was good to visit with the kids and see Blaine when he returned home from work also.  Tessa was getting herself into trouble, again, and she and I had another heart-to-heart talk.  I am not sure that anything sunk in, but I have to keep giving it a shot; otherwise, I will become complacent and feel like I am shirking in my grandmother duties.   Long story, but I am hoping that sometime something will click.

And now we are home again.  I am done with eating for the day.  Gary just fixed himself some fries in the air fryer.  I washed my face and turned down the bed, hung up my clothes from the day and donned my pajamas.  I am ready for bed.

Sad thing is...it was a little after 7 when I began this.  7:00 and I am ready for bed!  Time change yesterday put the clocks back one hour. But even so.....ready for bed at 8.    That is early, really early for me. And to think that just a couple of months ago we were sitting on the deck in the sunlight until 9:00.  Not anymore!

Today was a good Sunday.  The only thing missing really was going to church this morning.  Hopefully we can find a new church home soon and put attending a service into our Sunday morning routine.