Two weekends ago I went back down to Columbus to visit and to celebrate being done with my Anatomy and Physiology lab final!! I got there on a Thursday and Tori, Mrs. Laura, and I went to a tennis match. Tori of course had on her big floppy hat and looked precious! She went into the match saying she might want to learn how to play tennis, but quickly changed her mind when she saw how confusing the scoring system was and how easy it is to get hurt. That night we went to dinner and then went back to her house to get some sleep. She has just been through round 8 of chemo, so it was her last night to receive fluids. It is now an unspoken tradition to have "girl talk" before we fall asleep. I was really tired that night, so when she said "Soooo, what are we goin' to talk about WayTay," I asked if we could say our prayers and dream about what we were going to talk about ;) She's too smart to let that one pass!! Since that wasn't an option, we just chatted for a few minutes and she fell asleep quickly. I woke up around 4am to a very quiet "Waytay. Waytay?" I thought it was a dream for a second, but then I opened my eyes to see Tori waiting for me to get up and take her to the bathroom with her hospital pole. It was one of those precious, quiet moments that I cherish.
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On Friday morning I had to wake up early and go help with field day at a Columbus Elementary school. It was quite entertaining....the three legged race was my favorite (it's a miracle no one broke an ankle). After field day, I headed back to Tori's house and was really lazy all afternoon with Tori and Hunter. It was definitely nice to just hang out with them both and play mini corn hole turned monkey in the middle. Tori's friend came over that night to spend the night and I went to another tennis match. I didn't get home until REALLY late and I was in trouble! I walked into the house and the first thing Todd (Tori's dad) said was "You better get upstairs, you're in big trouble." I ran upstairs to find Tori in her big bed fighting to stay awake until I got home. Jillian was passed out on the floor, but not Tori! She glared at me and said "Where have you been??" I explained why I was so late and had to ask for forgiveness :) I won't be doing that again, haha. We had some more "girl talk" and fell asleep. The next morning I woke up to Tori and Jillian staring at me...not sure why they would want to stare at such a lovely sight in the morning, but they were! We all hung out and got ready for lunch at the yummy Farm House. Unfortunately I had to head home after lunch, but it was definitely a fun weekend. It was a different kind of weekend since I wasn't with Tori the whole time I was in Columbus, but I enjoy every chance I get to spend with her...which is why I will never give up late night talks, or rubbing her head. Those are the things that mean the most to her, which in turn mean the most to me.
Jumping ahead a week, Tori and Penny drove up to Atlanta this past Friday. They came to my house and we had lunch, relaxed, talked, etc. Tori and I then got ready for the Tim Tebow event that was being held at 12Stone church that evening. We had both written him a letter and put them in the same envelope. Our mission and prayer was that Tim would receive the letters. We got to the church and I immediately started asking how we could get these letters to him. I knew meeting him was a FAR stretch, but I was praying the letters could somehow, someway get to Tim. After speaking with about six people, I finally spoke to a lady who could do something. She reassured us that she could not hand deliver the letters herself, but that she would get them as far as she could. Ten minutes later she came back to tell us that the letters got to him with no problem! She was told that Tim loves things like that. The actual event was so neat. Thanks to a very special and dear friend, Tori and I were able to sit very close to the stage and have awesome seats. The whole night was filled with listening to Tim and John Maxwell, as well as watching others go out of their way to help Tori and talk to her. Read the post above to see more of what I mean.
Tori had been craving tacos all night, and when she craves something, you get it! We went to Cinco's after the event and ordered food to go....but it definitely took just as long to get it to go as it would have if we were seated. I didn't mind though because we were able to talk about what we got out of the night and what we both learned. Tori said her favorite part was when Tim was talking about his dilemma in choosing which college to attend. If you don't know the story, I am sure Google does ;) Tori just said that she really liked hearing Tim's story and that it proved to her that even if God is not showing you the way, He is leading you. This led into a conversation about how we both wish we could just call God sometimes, and Tori quickly said she would have him on speed dial!
Penny and Tori were supposed to spend the night that night, but due to Tori's never ending social calendar, they had to leave and get back to Columbus for a very special day! Since this post is already way too long, read the above post to see what this weekend had in store for Tori. ;-)
-Love in Christ,
Leighton
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