{"id":7056,"date":"2013-04-14T16:40:38","date_gmt":"2013-04-14T21:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=7056"},"modified":"2013-04-14T16:40:38","modified_gmt":"2013-04-14T21:40:38","slug":"spring-break-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=7056","title":{"rendered":"Spring Break 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

We have had the best Spring Break here around the Strange house!\u00a0 I returned home Friday evening from my Spring Term trip to Guatemala and was so excited to see Clint and Emma.\u00a0 Of course, we promptly stopped at Moe’s to eat dinner and then we all went home and crashed.\u00a0 Saturday was kind of a lazy day running errands and catching up before heading to a 40th surprise party for Clint’s best friend.\u00a0 Sunday morning Clint’s mom went to church with us and then we spent the afternoon playing outside and Emma even wanted to play tennis…so we did!\u00a0 We met some good friends for dinner Sunday evening.<\/p>\n

Monday was a low key day of working on some projects and we had a good friend over for dinner to catch up.\u00a0 We all stayed up to watch the National Championship basketball game.\u00a0 Tuesday was Emma and Mommy day. We took our change jar and cashed it in at Coinstar.\u00a0 We had almost $100 for our fun day!\u00a0 We had lunch at McAlister’s…using free coupons from a meeting I went to several months ago.\u00a0 Then, Emma and I hit the mall.\u00a0 I was looking for a Kavu bag for the spring and summer and surprised Emma with a trip to Build-A-Bear.\u00a0 We had so much fun together!\u00a0 After a quick afternoon nap, we had dinner on the patio at Pablano’s and then hung out with friends at the NCCS baseball game.<\/p>\n

Emma and I got up bright and early to fly to Memphis on Wednesday morning.\u00a0 We were so excited to hang out with my sister Katie, her husband JD, their baby daughter Nora, and my mom for a few days.\u00a0 Over the course of the five days were were in Memphis, we ate at: Memphis Pizza Cafe (my all-time favorite Memphis place to eat), Swanky’s taco shop, Akasaka, Firehouse subs, Perkins, and enjoyed great meals prepared by my mom and my sister.\u00a0 We took a lot of naps and enjoyed a lot of time talking and hanging out.\u00a0 We took Emma for her first visit to Gibson’s donuts…a Memphis tradition.\u00a0 She and I also stopped by Tiger Bookstore to make sure we were up to date with our Memphis Tiger gear.\u00a0 We went for a long bike ride\/walk (4 miles) with Katie and Nora and also went to the Good Wind’s nursery Spring Flower show.\u00a0 They had a bounce house, pony rides, and free hot dogs and chips.\u00a0 It was a really beautiful morning and we had a blast…the bounce house was definitely a hit.\u00a0 Good thing they had one…since Aunt Katie had promised \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 We were slightly worried we’d have to crash a birthday party to find a bounce house…but fortunately Good Winds came through and had one.<\/p>\n

Emma is at such a fun age and I really enjoyed our Mommy\/Emma trip.\u00a0 She and I had some of the best conversations and she is growing up to be so thoughtful and helpful.\u00a0 I love spending time with my sweet girl.\u00a0 We were also so glad to see Clint when we landed in Atlanta today.\u00a0 He took us out for lunch at Tin Lizzy’s in Midtown and we loved hearing what he was up to while we were gone.\u00a0 Our family is glad to be back together.\u00a0 I’m enjoying the Master’s and Clint and Emma are both taking advantage of this rainy afternoon to enjoy long naps!<\/p>\n

After two weeks away from school (Spring Term-amazing experience and Spring Break-awesome time with family)…I am ready to head back to school in the morning.\u00a0 The next seven weeks will be busy ones, but lots of great things.\u00a0 I love my school and our family counts it a privilege to be a part of what God is doing at NCCS<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Here are some pics of our adventures from this past week…<\/p>\n