Today was my 34th birthday. The original plan was to have some friends take our kids overnight from Friday night to Saturday night so Sara and I could hang out kid-free for a while. The people that were going to take our kids ended up having one of their own kids get sick the day of the proposed sleepover. So the plans changed. I wanted to have the whole family go to the Grand Canyon, but a few people have recommended that we wait until our kids are older. So Gavin and I went; while Sara, Aubri and Micah went to a birthday party for a girl in Aubri's class. Kind of a strange day, but it was still good.
The Grand Canyon is only about an hour north of Flagstaff. It's pretty incredible; I've never seen it before. I'd love to hike it sometime with people that know where to go and what to bring.
(Sara made me wear my #34 jersey for the birthday supper :)
We got home around supper time and Sara made me an Asian salad that I've been requesting for the past few months. She also made the classic banana cream pie that serves as a substitute for my birthday cake every year. It ended up getting too late for pie, so we'll dig into that after church tomorrow.
Speaking of church, we've added a third service as of the last couple weeks. I have to admit that I need to build up my endurance to get used to the new schedule. So, as of now I get to church by about 6am, rehearse with the team at 7 for the 8:30 and 10:30 services; then get home for lunch about 1, then I'm back to the church for a different team rehearsal at 3 to get ready for the 5pm service. It's not that the time there is wearing me out, it's mostly that I put everything I have to give into what I do as I lead people in corporate worship and I'm not used to leaving any reserve energy for later. I'm sure I'll get used to it, I'm just not there yet.
