Our house is the hangout house.

So I've always wanted to have the house that people come to to hang out. You know that house, the one that's always fun, where you feel comfortable, welcome, and at home. I love having people around, socializing, laughing, hanging out, talking, etc.

My house is slowly but surely becoming that house! The first weekend we moved to SC we had two of Jon's friends from bootcamp over for dinner and video games. They came back every Friday for the next 4 months! We've adopted a few other sailors along the way. Friday has become our big "boys" night. It usually spills over to Saturday morning/afternoon. You should see the livingroom on Saturday morning, there's one person on the couch, and possibly another on the floor, and the there's usually someone in the "worlds most comfortable" bed in the office. (The boys have dubbed it that, though I agree whole heartedly).

There's nothing that gets me going quite like having a group at home, enjoying themselves.

It can get a little silly here, we apparently have a lot better of an internet connection than then boys to in their barrecks. So they are constantly on their laptops, checking e-mail, blogs, goofy websites, etc. We were BBQ-ing in the screened in patio on a very nice night. So Jon and I told the boys to come out side to join us while the food was being cooked. They came out, but so did their laptops, haha.
(Now I'm going to climb on to my soap box)
What has this world come to that you can't just sit in a lounge chair and enjoy nature, a warm breeze, good conversation, and relax. Now we need to have constant stimulation. Computers, tvs, cell phones with texting and e-mail.
I'm not perfect, but I have been trying to make a point of turning off the tv, computer, and cell and just enjoy the quiet and being with my family and friends.
I don't know if anyone's going to read this, but I hope you take the time to "unplug" and just sit outside and take in what nature and God have to show you. Gryphon and I really like sitting out in the patio watching the wind blowing through the trees.
What do you like?