Six months to go

Saturday was exactly six months before our wedding, and we had a great day! In fact, we had a great weekend! We called it "Keith and Jennifer weekend," and we spent a lot of time together without interruptions. We like the people we've been hanging out with in the last several weeks, but it was time for us to move at our own pace. We really did have a great time.

We went to the Ocmulgee National Monument, also known as the indian mounds. When was the last time you did something totally free?! No parking fees, no admission, and just across town. We didn't have a lot of time, but the day was gorgeous, and we walked for forty minutes looking at mounds and trees and blue sky.

Also on Saturday, we spent some time in Lowe's. We bought a peephole for the front door! We also checked out prices for ladders for our project in two weeks: painting the trim on the house. Before we left, we studied the closet organizers, and we picked one that we liked but only had one box to buy and it was already opened. We'll go back later, most likely. While we were out, we also exchanged Keith's birthday present: a green dress shirt that Jennifer bought slightly too big.

After we installed the peephole, we measured the house to find out how much ladder we need, and we started talking about home improvement ideas. Landscaping is pretty high on the list, and Keith walked out the line for the beds around the trees to show Jennifer what he's thinking. We talked about ideas for making the house better for us, too. Then, the conversation turned to paying off the house (we plan to do that before our fifth anniversary) and what we can do after that. We were dreaming big, but not in the ways many people think of "big." We were talking about what we can do in the world that matters--volunteer for CASA, work on a house with Habitat for Humanity, spend some time investing in the lives of people in other parts of the world? The options are endless for us, and we got excited just dreaming of those days!

The day ended with a movie that we both enjoyed: No Reservations.

On Sunday, we went to church (Keith wore his new shirt, which he looked great in!), and we found a seat that made us both quite happy. We ate Greek food for lunch, which was delightful for Keith and an act of love for Jennifer. In the afternoon, we had a good conversation based on The Five Love Languages. We also went for a walk around Mercer's campus, and Keith showed Jennifer more plants, and she learned a few names. We picked two olives off of the olive tree behind the medical school. Dinner at Cracker Barrel hit the spot before we headed home.

In our list of favorite days together, this weekend ranks right up there with the vacation we took in August!