Thursday Night

My Aunt got here around 5:30 yesterday and I was soooo happy to see her! We got to sit and talk for a little while with her and then at around 6:45, we drove into Sarasota to eat at the Olive Garden. We had a bunch of people there which was so nice! It was the Davis', my Mimi and Papa, myself, my Aunt Kathy, the Shields', Mom, Dad, Miles, Kristen, Rusty and Quenby! Oh yeah, Kristen's best friend Quenby flew from Atlanta yesterday into Sarasota so now she's here! Yay! The dinner was nice and we had a lot of time fellowshipping with each other, sharing stories, and sharing our excitement for Saturday! After dinner, we drove back to the hotel and saw my Aunt Jan and cousin Ava. They got here late last night. Ironically, my Mimi, Papa, Aunt Jan, and Ava were randomly put across the hall from us. JOY :) haha. This should prove to be a crazy weekend! Kristen and Quenby went to the hot tub and Aunt and I played Crazy 8's for a while. Then when Kristen and Quenby got back, we chatted with them, the girls got showers, Aunt took a bath and then we hit the sack! We were all exhausted!! I woke up this morning and came in the other room to catch up on some e-mails, blogs, and facebook stuff. My aunt got up a few minutes ago and she's doing her Bible study... I probably should go and do one too! Today I think my Aunt and I are going to go meet the Shield's down at Siesta Key beach. It ranked in the top 10 most beautiful beaches in the US last year so I"m really excited to see it!! Then we have the rehearsal tonight along with the rehearsal dinner. After that, I think a bunch of us girls are going out to get dessert. That should be lots of fun! Well, I'd upload pictures but my camera is in the other room and Kristen and Quenby are still sleeping. I'll try to upload later but I think it's about to get crazy so we'll see!! Thanks for everyone who has been following the events - we wish you could be here with us! Oh, if you could also pray for my cousin Elizabeth again. She had a minor setback last night. They took out the line in her leg that was pumping her medicine in and they can't stop the bleeding. My aunt found that out at around 8:30 last night and when she talked to my Uncle this morning, they still hadn't stopped the bleeding and were going to call in a Vascular surgeon. Please pray that Elizabeth will be healed and also pray that my Aunt will have a peace about being here. Alright, that's enough for this early in the morning!! :)

Love to you all,
Stephanie