Great Weekend

M and I had a great weekend. This is the beginning of his birthday week. Tuesday is his birthday. So we found a breakfast buffet in town for breakfast on Saturday. He LOVES buffets! He really enjoys a plethera of flavors in one meal. He doesn't get that much at home so he enjoys findinga really good breakfast buffet. One of the best places we have been to is Mondo's in Dallas. If you are ever in Dallas, you should check this place out. Their regular meals are good, but their Sunday morning brunch is excellent...even after going to church they still have lots of good food out all day.

Both M and I have a hard time waking up on Sunday morning. We definitely want to go to church, especially now that we have found one we look forward to attending. But the warm bed and darkness outside make us want to continue sleeping. After winning the battle with the bed yesterday, we had a great Sunday. We went to church and actually got to visit with some folks in our Sunday school class, or "community" as they call it. Then yesterday afternoon, the community got together at the park so the guys could play football. We were supposed to have a picnic after the football game. The girls wimped out because it was pretty cold so we went to one of the couple's houses until the guys were finished playing. We had an opportunity to visit with several couples and really had a good time. We are desperate for good, deep relationships with other believers. We have been without this (at least locally) for almost 2 1/2 years now. I hope this was the beginning of several of those relationships. I also made a few connections with people who have family in Amarillo. What a small world!

Apparently, my nephews also had a good weekend. They play just about every sport that is available where they live. The oldest who is 10 has been playing in tennis tournaments for probably the last year and has played in a lot over the last summer. His brother who is 6 decided he wanted to play in a tennis tournament as well. They have both been taking tennis lessons since they were 4 or so. (My brother and his wife have played tennis most of their lives. They played on their college team and were both ranked number 1 in their division. They are really good.) Anyway, the 6 year old played in a local tennis tournament this weekend. He played doubles, and his partner was a 4th grader who is just learning tennis. My brother said it was hilarious and that the 6 year old had a blast. I can't wait to see pictures. I won't see the not-so-little guys until Christmas. I can't wait to ask the youngest about the tennis tournament. He has great expressions so I definitely want to ask him about it in person rather than over the phone. I can't wait to see them!!