because our flight was delayed, we almost missed our connecting plane. we were literally running through the airport, with full bladders, praying it wouldn't leave us--and that we could use the nearest restroom before the flight took off. we made it, but we were nervous.
we checked into our hotel, took a nap {well i was hopped up on all of the caffeine, so i didn't sleep much}, then went to dinner. when we booked our trip, we contacted one of the only kids from the group home we still keep in touch with. his name is harley, {or homeboy, from the private group home blog} and even though he was only in the home for a couple of months, we quickly bonded with him.
he was a strange fit with the other boys in the home because he didn't have severe mental health diagnoses like they did--his issues at the time we spent with him were mostly behavioral. he had a great sense of humor, was extremely intelligent, and fun to spend time with. he ended up running away from the home to avoid some heavy consequences he knew were coming his way, but he contacted us later when he was found. he will always have a special place in our hearts and we were happy to see him doing so well. he brought his beautiful girlfriend and their adorable daughter with them, and honestly as i sat across the table, i could see that the future for him holds a good life. i felt myself getting emotional when i heard him talk about the things he had been through the year after we knew him.
after dinner, we decided to get really crazy--and went to a late night movie. WHAT! i know, we're wild without kids. wild, i tell you! we had about 15 minutes to kill before the movie started so we did what any normal couple would do--- took ugly pictures of ourselves.
the movie was great, but the feeling of not returning home to let the baby-sitter off the hook felt even better. we went back to our hotel beds, and slept really well that night.
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