ACU 101

What a wonderful but busy weekend! This past weekend was ACU Homecoming so there was a lot to do.

On Friday night Cary and I took the girls to the Alumni Carnival up at ACU. There were lots of inflatables along with games, food, and music. The girls were decked out in their ACU shirts and looked so cute. It was good to catch up with some friends we have not seen in a while along with friends we see more often and watch our children play together. Kaylee had the best time with Kaitlyn and Ethan,who is her boyfriend of the week.
They even played laser tag together in a space ship inflatable. I would have loved to see what went on in there. She came back with 40,000 points so who knows what went on. She also tried to climb the rock wall with Ethan. Unfortunately she was a little too small to complete the wall but is ready to try again next year. Campbell got to meet Presley and a few other friends. She was just happy hanging out. After we left the Carnival it was time for the Grubbs to arrive at our home for the weekend. It was good to talk and catch up before bedtime.

Saturday was a slow morning for most of us because Cary was the only one to get up and go to his club breakfast. Once we got moving it was time to go to the ACU Homecoming Parade around campus.
Kaylee was so excited about our guestes, as she calls them, to come with us. She also was excited about the Big Purple Band playing in the parade. It was so much fun to see her watch all the floats too. Galaxy and Siggies did a good job on their floats we thought. Campbell flirted with her friend Ryan a little at the parade and gave Amy some love too. It was good to see soem more friends and catch up again too. Once the parade was over we went home to fix lunch instead of trying to fight the crowds at a restaurant. Cary cooked steaks while the kids played.
Kaylee had a lot of fun driving Wyatt around in the jeep along with a lot of other backyard fun. We enjoyed just relaxing and visiting with the Grubbs.
Shortly after lunch I fixed some cookies for our precious friends the O'Rears to have when they came over. It was so nice to see them and look at how much the girls have changed. Kaylee had so much fun with Lauren. They even watched a little Mary Poppins together which Alyssa and I agreed was one of our favorite movies growing up. It was good to laugh together and catch up a little but as is true with all good friends you wish there had been just a little more time. Later that evening we put all the kids to bed and found some time to play spades and do a lot of laughing with Chris and Holly. Another great end to a great day.

Sunday we all went to church together before the Grubbs headed home. We managed to catch up with the Jacobs briefly in class then were off to lunch. After lunch with the Connallys we returned to an empty house wishing that we just had a few more moments together with the Grubbs. We are already looking forward to seeing them again soon.

All in all it was better than we had even thought. ACU has given us so many wonderful friends old and new. The bond to ACU is something that can only be experienced, not explained. "O Dear Christian college we love you..." We are already looking forward to good times next year.