good weekend. spent friday evening in serious and profound dialogue with joshua and natalie weir. we stayed up way to late but it was worth it. went to bed feeling a sense of clarity and direction that has been absent for some time.

woke up and headed to the hospital again around 8:30/9:00. we stopped by mcdonald's to get breakfast and kroger to get christopher his cream savors and an air freshener he requested. (he said..."they won't let me take a shower yet and i feel like i'm sitting in my own filth. i need something fresh smelling... like flowering meadows or something.) :) we brought him green tea mandarin plug ins and his room smelled like an orange grove. the nurses kept stopping in saying... "what smells so wonderful?" christopher would casually comment... "it's my natural aroma." he was definitely feeling better. :)

he still had a tube up his nose and down his throat which freaked emerson out and was on painkillers and an iv.... but his spirits were up and his blockage was opening. we spent a long time at the hospital just hanging out and talking. christopher said he really felt the holy spirit giving him peace and it showed. we had some great talks and some good laughs. i helped him wash his hair in the sink and cleaned his room up for him. it was nice to help. he usually denies all offers.

he should be out on tuesday. he is being very patient. in the past he's pressured everyone to let him out. this time... he wants to stay until their sure he's well.

the rest of saturday we spent at chris' parents visiting with his grandpa from cleveland. we hadn't seen him in almost a year so we spent the whole day catching up.

today we went to church at the village vineyard. then ordered pizza with jt. emerson and i slept while chris and taylor washed the truck to get it ready to sell. when emerson and i woke up we went outside and played with the hose until taylor and emerson were drenched. then we cleaned up and went back to the hospital. home again and on a long walk with taylor... the big sister emerson never had.

a full weekend.

not looking forward to chris going back to work.

speaking of work... chris is having an opening at his new studio on thursday from 4:30 to 7:00. please come. drinks, food, music, fun.