No Thinking or Blinking

Too much thinking is not always a good thing. After trying to think of inexpensive "Birmingham-esque" things to do, we couldn't really come up with any, so we kind of just gave up on the idea. The funny thing is, as I look back on our weekend, it was PACKED with wonderful things that we could only do in Birmingham. For example:

• Saturday morning I met M'Leigh for an intense session at Pure Barre. It was really hard to get up and make the 9:30 class on the day I get to sleep in, but knowing I had to meet her kept me motivated. Having a workout partner who enjoys it as much as she does is definitely something only Birmingham can offer. Working out and obsessing over Pure Barre with her is something I will be so incredibly sad to leave.
• Later that afternoon John and I went and met the always fun Mader Family at Rojo. It was so great seeing the kids and getting to catch up and hear about their up coming camping adventure. Nobody can make you laugh like Amy can : ). I'm pretty sure leaving John's family and all of our friends will be the hardest thing to do when we move. Only in Birmingham could we get to go to the delicious restaurant Rojo AND get to visit with the Mader's all at the same time.
• Sunday we went our church, Dawson Memorial Baptist. I am proud to say we were not late, which was a big victory of ours considering it was a time change Sunday. However, I cannot take any credit for that because John tricked me and told me all morning it was a lot later than it really was. Going to our Sunday School class and getting to listen to Dr. Fenton every week is definitely only a privilege we get to experience in Birmingham.

Just looking back on one weekend I was able to see that so many of the habits we have and things we love to do are very Birmingham exclusive. Things like living in the same city as John's family or getting to go to a great church every Sunday are simple but wonderful things we have always been able to do. It seems like just yesterday I was moving to Birmingham and meeting John, and now we are married and fixing to move so he can become a practicing doctor somewhere. Ok, I know this is terribly corny of me but like the Kenny Chesney song says, "Don't Blink." Life in Birmingham has gone by so fast! I can't dwell on everything I will be leaving though, because I would obviously go into a great depression. Instead I have got to think about all the fun and exciting things we have ahead of us, and of course remember all the awesome memories we have already made. Today is the LAST day we will not know where we will be spending the next three years of our life together. It is bittersweet, but mainly sweet. We have had such a blessed life here with John's family and our friends that I most certainly have nothing to be sad about, just really thankful : )

P.S. Can't wait till the next post where I will be writing about our new living destination!!!!!!!