Quentin Is Home!

Quentin and Trevor enjoying an former pastime

Quentin is back in Texas. He got off and out of Minot on my (Kayla's) birthday, February 8. We spent two consecutive weekends in Fort Worth getting to see him, and now we are all down in Georgetown. We have enjoyed eating, shopping, and conversation today, and we are planning on celebrating Kyra's third birthday tomorrow! Trevor and I will not be able to make her party, so we are excited to get to spend this time with her and her wonderful parents.

Earlier this month, we had a crazy beginning to February. I ended up getting a total of five (paid) days off for weather, four of them being consecutive. I was as thankful as ever to have my best friend two blocks away. We enjoyed some knitting and crocheting to a background of Oklahoma!, Pride & Prejudice, and State Fair. Grandma Crowe wrote down her dishcloth pattern for me at Thanksgiving, and those days off finally gave me a chance to practice! Trevor, however, went stir crazy and was thankful to be able to return to work when the roads improved.

I also celebrated my 25th birthday with the Clinards and the Dowells the weekend before my birthday. My friends were gracious enough to go out to eat at Olive Garden with us, and then the Clinards had us over for cookies & board games. We had a blast. It is such a blessing to be able to keep old friendships in new stages of life, particularly with how much I cried over moving away from friends, these four included, in 2008!