Five Things I'm Looking Forward to Doing on the Weekend

It's Friday and time for Friday's Fave 5 once again.  My focus for this Friday's Faves is going to actually be the weekend.  Yes, I'm REALLY  looking forward to some things that are coming up in the next few days and most of my efforts this past week have been aimed at what I have planned for the weekend.  Not that I haven't enjoyed the beautiful weather this week or the chance to rest up a little after the spinning retreat last weekend but still, I'm REALLY excited about the upcoming weekend.  So-----let's begin our Fave Five countdown, shall we?

1.  Tomorrow I'm heading off to the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival.    It's one of the biggest fiber events on the East Coast and it's less than 2 hours from my house.  I missed it last year so this year, I'm definitely going.  The Commander has been snagged to be my designated driver (I'll be too overcome by wool fumes to function coherently) and I'm already working up my "Plan of Attack" for which vendors to head for first.

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2.  I get to spend some time with my daughter and son-in-law this weekend.  After the Sheep and Wool Festival, the Commander and I will be heading over to our daughter's home to visit Laura and Jason.  It's pretty much a straight shot over to their house from the Fairgrounds so Laura pointed out that it would be fun to get together since we'd be so close to their home.  And the weather is supposed to be in the 80's.  How perfect is that?

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3.  We're all going to celebrate Mother's Day early with a visit to a new restaurant that the kids have discovered.  Laura was regaling me with stories about this neat lodge up on a mountain north of their home when we were on our trip down to Raleigh.  She kept going on about how great the steaks were and how reasonable the prices were.  Well, since I'll be out of town on Mother's Day, Laura decided that tomorrow would be the perfect time for us to head up to this great restaurant and celebrate our Mother's Day early together plus get the chance to see how good the food is firsthand.  My mouth is watering already.  Plus I know that after all of that walking around the crowded fairgrounds, I'm going to be famished.  The food prices are always so high at the Festival and the lines are so long.  Thank goodness that we can avoid them this year.

4.  On Sunday, I'm flying down to San Antonio, TX where I'll be rendezvousing with my sister-in-law, Rose.   She's going to be flying in from Detroit and we'll meet and the airport and then head over to our hotel which will be right on the Riverwalk.  Rose has never been to San Antonio so she is going to have a real treat.  My nephew is moving down there in a few months and Rose wanted to see what the area was like.  Plus she will be continuing on with me to our next stop.

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5.  After a few days in San Antonio, we will head over to the Houston area to spend time with Jason, Laura, and my little grandbaby.  Rose hasn't had the pleasure of meeting Mika yet.  I can't wait to see how she has grown.  I can already see how much she has changed just from the pictures and from Skyping.  She is going to be dedicated at her maternal grandparents' church on Mother's Day and I'm so happy that I will be able to be there for it.  Plus, I'll be able to celebrate Mother's Day with my son.  So I'll have celebrated Mother's Day with my daughter this weekend and my son next weekend.  I'm doubly blessed.

6.  Oh, I have to throw in one more "fave" for good measure.  On this date, many, many (heh, heh) years ago, my baby brother was born.  Happy birthday, John!

What are your "fave five's" for the week?  To see what others are writing about for their Friday Fave Fives, visit Susanne's site at Living to Tell the Story. 

(Sheep photo courtesy of this site.)