Catching up with friends, saying goodbye to neighbors

I came back from a 3 day trip Saturday morning. Our itinerary included Luke's soccer game 9am, put Matthew down for a nap at 10:30am, visit with the Krohn family in Midtown at 2:30pm, attend send off party for neighbor Jenn Elliott (going to Iraq for 1 year) and finally watch Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays in World Series. My trip was delayed and unfortunately, I missed Luke's soccer game. Mark said Luke started off slow but picked up and scored 2 goals and had some shining moments during the game. His best moment was when a kid on the other team was pushing Luke and he stuck with the ball. Mark was really proud of Luke and saw a soccer player out there on the field. When the boys arrived home I got them both a snack and then Matthew took his nap so he could rest for the long day ahead. We hadn't seen Kara, Chad and Max since Luke's 5th birthday party so we were looking forward to our visit. Their neighborhood was having a Fall Festival, it was a gorgeous fall day, there was face painting, a big bouncey thing for the kids and some time for the adults to catch up. The kids had a good time playing and we had a good time talking so we decided to stay for dinner. 2 pizzas, 1 bottle of wine, 3 dirty diapers (2 for Max and 1 for Matthew) and 5 hours later the Lamparellas headed back home to Acworth, fun was had by all. I met up with Tyra, made vodka drinks and we headed to Jen's going away party. Mark stayed home with the boys. They were both begging to be put to bed on the way home from Kara's. When we walked into Jen and Doug's house it was a much more subdued and sober atmosphere than their parties normal Elliott party. But was fun had all the same. There was good food and conversation. We wished Jen all the best and asked her to email us with news and photos from Iraq. I got into home and Mark was still up watching the World Series. By the time I washed my face and hoped into bed, the Phillies had won the game. It was a great family day.