It's soooo quiet!

Wow! I have a million things to do here at home and about two million at school, but right now I am just sitting here amazed by the silence in my home. Darve is at work, Jordan is still in Corpus Christi at theatre camp, and Trevor went to Louisiana yesterday to visit Grandmother and Papa for the week. I know I should relish these moments that I have to myself, but I have come to thrive on the chaos that my wonderful family produces and it just seems strange without them all in the house. I guess it forbodes of next year when my baby girl will leave home for college...Pat has warned me of how she felt when Kelly left and I am sure she understands my emotions because she and Kelly share a relationship very similar to the one I have with Jordan Lea. Trevor will keep us hopping I am sure, and knowing Jo as I do, I suspect that she will always be a vital part of our home no matter where she is living.

Saturday morning Trevor, Darve and I left home at 6:20 AM, drove to Vanderbilt to pick up Jason, and then proceeded to Corpus to attend Jordan's official college visit of A&M Corpus that was scheduled for 10 AM. It was a quick tour followed by a relaxing lunch at Olive Garden, but all too soon we had to have Jordan back at the camp. While we were in Corpus, Darve, Trevor, Jason and I decided to visit the USS Lexington (aircraft carrier that has been converted into a floating museum) . Although it was a very hot day, we survived the heat and had a great experience.

We left Corpus about 5:30 PM, dropped Jason off at his home, stopped in BC to grab a pizza to take home, and arrived home about 8:30. Danial brought over his girlfriend Madison who is here visiting from California so that she could meet us and vice versa. She is a nice girl and Danial seems very happy with her. We played Scene It Movie Edition and had tons of fun. It was the young couple versus the older couple, and Trevor was the master of the gameboard taking care of all the needed tasks like rolling the dice, asking the questions and moving the pieces. He also kept a running commentary of the game that illustrated his wry sense of humor. If you have never played Scene It, it will be necessary for me to explain that the game pieces are shaped like movie-related items, ie. a video tape, a box of popcorn, a movie camera, etc. Dan and Madison chose the videotape, and Darve and I were the box of popcorn. Trevor affectionately called our team "The Stale Popcorn." He giggled convulsively as he explained that we were stale because we were soooo old.

On Sunday after church, we stopped by Memaw and Papaw's house for a quick lunch on our way to Beaumont to meet Grandmother. We met Grandmother at about 4:15, walked around the mall a bit, and then bid her and Trevor a fond farewell. Darve and I ate supper at Fuddrucker's in Beaumont, drove to south Houston to the AMC just off the Beltway, and then went to see "Click." It was funny in the Adam Sandler way, but it was also very touching and thought-provoking. It was reminiscent of "It's a Wonderful Life," and I enjoyed it.

After the movie we drove on home. As soon as we got home Darve turned on the TV to catch the Astro's highlights only to discover that the game was still going on! It was the 13th inning...Willy T got a base hit to bring Adam Everett home and the good guys went on to win 10 to 9 over the White Sox. We were very tired by this point and went to bed which brings us to this morning. After Darve left for work I put on some laundry, fixed some breakfast, and sat down to check my email. That was when I noticed the silence for which this blog is named!!!