Alli Rene Burnett: Best "weekend" ever

My weekends are a little different from most peoples, mine is Tuesday and Wednesday. I really don't mind having an odd schedule however a social life is out of the question pretty much.

Well last weekend on my Friday (Monday), I was working visitation so I didn't get a lunch break, no biggie. Just means I get to leave about an hour early...

(Clinton had taken my weekend off and drove down to spend it with me)...

The idea hit me to head up to LaGrange and surprise him. So I go to the hotel he is staying at and knock on his door and boy did I love the smile that welcomed me!

We spent the night just being us and going out on the town. All I know is this man MUST love me because he went and sat through Breaking Dawn with me :)

Tuesday we spent the day together and man did we have a blast! The morning started off with me going to pick him up and being his wonderful chauffeur for the day. After I finally decided what we were going to do we headed to Louisville. It's amazing how being in his presence make my day ten times brighter. We can ride in silence or be rocking out to the music and be content and happy with just being together.

First stop of the day was the Louisville Science Center. That's right... I'm a geek... gotta love me right?! For those of you who have never been it's a cool place, check it out sometime. It has lots of hands on experiments you can have fun with. We spent awhile there and built a tower out of blocks to see if it would withstand an earthquake. One of the experiments you can do is building an arch. I must say it was VERY nice to have such a tall man around to help me. I am soooo short that I couldn't put half of the blocks where they belonged. Clinton had to hold them all while I did I best to put it together, we eventually got the arch together just to watch it crumble to the ground. We did a few other fun activities then headed on to the next adventure of the day.

Lunch was next on the agenda and Subway was what I craved. We sat down and ate then just talked for awhile. We really were just enjoy our time together. Then the phone call came... Papa called to tell me some news. Alan Tyler who was like a second father had passed away that morning. My heart sunk as I held back the tears. He had been sick for years and in the last 4 or 5 months had taken a turn for the worse. I know he is better off and in no pain, it's still hard though. I am grateful for my knowledge of the plan of salvation and the role it plays in this life and the hereafter. Clinton was so sweet to me and he made all the difference in my day and how I reacted to the news. Knowing I have a man that loves me unconditionally is more than I could ever ask for.

Family is important to Clinton and I so I decided it was time he got to know most of mine. The next stop was Laura's house. Dom was at the door ready to let us in when we showed up. He is such a cutie at times! Bethany and Laura were inside waiting to visit with us also. After we spent sometime over there we went over to Amy's. Claire and Nick had been over the first time Clinton came and Claire was scared of him, more like shy almost. We had a good time and after awhile Claire warmed up to him.

That night we went out to dinner and while we were there mom called and asked me to take Grandma to the doctor the next morning. I wasn't too excited about that knowing that in the afternoon Clint would have to leave to head home, but I agreed anyway. When I got off the phone and told him he simply asked what time to be at the house to go :) Such a simple thing to show me he cares. Of course the next morning Grandma and he met as we headed out.

Before Clint left I took him to a few of my favorite stores around LaGrange. My favorite book store (once again I'm a geek) and the arts and crafts store. While there he got me a few new items for making my watches. I like to make watch bands so I have one to match most outfits I have. Overall we had a good time.

It was sad to watch him drive away but I knew I'd see him soon!