alone and ok... Had a wonderful weekend. Mike called me at work Friday to ask me out on a "date". I was expecting just a usual night, but after I finished getting ready he said "just humor me" as he walked out the door. I watched out the window as he pulled the truck out of the garage, further out of the driveway and eventually into the circle where he did, in fact, circle around and pull back into the driveway. He then got out, with flowers, and proceeded to the door where he rang. It really was like a date. I was touched. We dined at Vincenzos and went to The Zoo Bar where Lawrence Wright "Mr. Jazz - Kansas City" was performing. Unfortunately, all the smoke made me sick and I was getting far too drowzy, far to fast, so we left around 10:30. We were parked on the top floor of the parking garage and spent some time up there, looking down on the city. It was at this point where I thought I felt the baby. It was a warm sensation, quite like expanding and contracting. The only way I could explain it to Mike was to have him imagine that there was a balloon inside him, being slightly expanded and then let go. It went on inside me for about 15 minutes that night, but I haven't felt it since. I desperately want to feel that again.
Saturday morning was spent at the mall where I purchased a ton of maternity clothes. I can't tell you how wonderful it feels to be in clothes that fit. I stopped by Dillards to chat with cousin Christie at the Lancomb counter and we had lunch and discussed fun things like labor and the wedding. That night, Mike and I attended the wedding of his secretary's daughter. Again, it was a nice time but I ate too much and was full and tired by about 9:00.
Sunday we journeyed to Sterling to watch my brother, Luke, play in a softball tournament in Sterling for the annual "Sterling Picnic". It's amazing how many pregnant women you notice when you're pregnant yourself. Sterling must be a fertile town.
Which brings me to Monday. We had our first marriage class with Pastor Karst in Sterling. It ended up being a great conversation about all the aspects of our relationship. We rated well and are obviously very compatible. The discussion turned to the pros and cons of organized religion and about questioning the creeds of our faith. We both like Pastor Karst a lot because he is quite liberal in his thinking and is not set on accepting things, just because he is taught them. He likes to know why, just like Mike and I.
And Tuesday morning Mike left for another fishing trip, this time to Devil's Lake, SD. So last night I spent most of the evening preparing for a presentation due at class on Thursday. I'm satisfied so far with what I accomplished and will be even more satisfied on Friday, when it's over....
