food and grace.

i am so hungry! it's times like these that i do realize i kinda like food, coming from someone who, if i could, wouldn't eat at all. and unfortunately, the things i choose to eat aren't always the best for my body. go figure. so i guess what i'm saying is that though i'm not a big fan of food, i'm completely hungry right now...and that's after i just consumed a starbucks chicken salad sandwich at almost 11 o'clock at night.

anyway, with that completely random start to a blog post, and speaking of food, the girlies and i had the best time on our friends-mini-stay-vaca. why i say food? because every time i'm at their house, i do enjoy food. and i enjoy it to the fullest. and it's good for me. and it's in good company. ms. j always surprises me with delicious, simple food that she's discovered and i eat. lots of it.

the girls and i took off friday afternoon on what is usually a thirty minute drive out to our friend's house to have a sleepover {fun, right?!}. to my unfortunate bladder, we got stuck in stop and go traffic on the tollway due to an accident at the beginning of rush hour. awesome. i absolutely had to get off at the nearest exit only 20 minutes into our drive time because according to jessa, i just couldn't "go" in the car..."please, mommy!", she said. on the verge of tears, i pulled off and found a walgreens - i've never loved that store more than i did that day. it was all amusing, really and two hours later, we finally reached our much anticipated destination. one look into baby daniel's eyes and i knew every bladder-exploding-car-overheating-traffic-stopping moment was worth it.

we had such a fun time being surrounded by the fun and laughter that fills their seven-member home {yes, that means we made ten}. we ate and played and watched and swam and giggled and story-told and napped and skipped and colored and snacked and read...spending 27 wonderful hours with our dear friends {thank you SO much!!}.

it was lovely for the girls and i to get out for a bit, it truly felt like a little vacation getaway. these last two weeks the hubby has been working extra hard on his greek class. he is entering the final week of his summer semesters and the work load has intensified. his recent days look a little something like this:

7am: gets up, feeds girls {he's the breakfast king *smile} , makes coffee {coffee king, too *wink}.
8am: takes a seat at the desk.
12:30pm: eats lunch.
12:40pm: back at the desk.
5pm: mental break - takes girls swimming {thankfully, this happened 3x last week, it's his favorite} or putts golf balls down the hallway.
6:30pm: eats dinner.
7pm: back at desk.
11pm: bed.

on the days that he actually goes to class, he's gone from 8:15am - noon. on the days that he goes to work, he's gone for a solid eight and a half hours. the way he just keeps going is amazing. the way he handles his load is amazing. the attitude he keeps during it all is amazing. he's just pretty much amazing. and the grace that the Lord gives him is beyond amazing. i really have been learning a lot by watching my hubby and the way he deals with what could potentially be a huge amount of stress. there are days that get hard, obviously. but the grace supplied is always enough. always the right measure. always fulfilling.

now i just wish i could send him on a real vacation...even for just one night.