Memphis trip/good times with good friends

I am trying to catch up with my posts. Last weekend Matt, Ella Catherine and I went to Memphis. I drove over Friday morning and spent the majority of the day sorting through the remainder of our things there and pricing them for a moving sale the next morning. A BIG thank you goes out to John, Debbie, Michael and Katie Lynch for moving everything down from our attic. This was a HUGE help!! It saved a pregnant lady many trips up and down the stairs and she is VERY grateful. Matt and Ella Catherine drove in Friday Evening. Matt and I were very skeptical that the sale would be productive as the weather was not the best in Memphis last weekend. The weather man has predicted rain. Of course, weather men are not always right. In fact, it is the one job I know of that you can be wrong the majority of the time and still keep your job. But I digress. It was sprinkling early that morning(5am) but by the time the sale started it was no longer raining, just cold and dreary. It did not stop the avid garage sale goer and we had a great turnout. We got rid of a lot of stuff and what we couldn't sell, we took to goodwill.
Mimi watched Ella Catherine for us so we could concentrate on the sale. A Big thank you to Mimi.
Saturday evening we had an adult night out with old friends. Matt and I forgot our camera in Nashville, but if you go to the Cole's blog link on our blog you can see some pictures. It was sooo great to see everyone and spend time catching up. We even managed to have some adult conversations in addition to talking toddler and baby talk. We LOVE Nashville but We miss our friends greatly and always enjoy seeing them again.
Sunday we packed up the remainder of our things from 1382 Glen Oaks Dr and then headed over to Roger and Sarah Ella Cole's house for a play date and to watch the SEC basketball championship. As a nice surprise, the Thomas family was there too! So, we got to spend time with some of our other dear friends. As always, Ella Catherine was a little shy at first but warmed up and enjoyed playing with the Airey and Campbell Cole's toys tremendously. She was completely taken with Campbell. She couldn't get enough of him. She kept hugging and kissing him and holding his hands. She would bring him toys and try to make him smile.
My parents brought her a book about babies and being an older sibling for her birthday. She wants to read it daily and always says "I hold the baby", "I help wash the baby" and "Ella's sister". I keep asking what about a brother and she says "no sister". So, we might have to work through that one, but all in all I think she will be a good big sister. It makes me even more excited about our new little one due in a little over 8 weeks. I can't wait to see them interact. I know there will be some adjustments but if last weekend was any indication, she will be a little momma and help me take care of the baby.