Anyway, I will just give you a run down of a few things. The last few weeks have been really busy! It feel like I have hardly been home.
- I think it was June 12th, we had my friend Erica and her husband Kevin over for dinner. It was super fun. I haven't seen Erica since I flew down for her wedding, which I think was 3 years ago. I met Erica at church probably about 5 or so years ago. She was great and so much fun, and it turned out that she lived in my same apartment building! We had a lot of fun getting to know each other and hanging out while she lived in Oregon. But she moved back to Cali, so I never get to see her anymore. We recently re-connected after her Christmas letter that she faithfully sends to me, mentioned her blog! Anyway, they were coming up for a wedding so we planned a night to get together. We ate dinner at D's and then went to the cheesecake factory for dessert. It was so great to really talk to and meet her husband, Kevin. The only time I had met him was saying hello to him at their wedding. I was really excited too because she got to meet D. I am pretty proud of him and like to show him off. :) D loved talking to Kevin because he is a firefighter. D's dad was a firefighter and D always wanted to be to, so he was in heaven hearing all about it. Anyway, there are a lot of fun and I am so thankful for friends like Erica. We may not talk for a while, but we can just start from where we left off. She was a great friend to me while she lived in Oregon and continues to be a faithful friend. Our time with them was such a blessing.
- The next weekend, we headed up to Spokane for D's cousins' wedding. It was a brother and sister and they had a double wedding. I wasn't sure how it was going to unfold, but it was great. It was such a romantic and special wedding. The sister is best friends with the brother's bride and the brother is best friends with the sister's groom. Did that make sense? Anyway, it was precious. Then the reception was at my favorite place in the whole world, Manito Park. It was gorgeous! After the reception, we spend some time walking around to all the different gardens, they are just breath taking. I loved it. It was also fun to spend more time with D's extended family and get to talk and get to know each other a little more. His family is very kind and they all have such sweet hearts. I believe that his grandparents truly are building a legacy for their family. They just love each other so much, it is wonderful to see. Also, while we were in Spokane, D and I were able to spend a couple hours with my friend, Ben. I was able to see his house for the first time and he made us breakfast. It was also fun to hear D and Ben talk. They have never really been in a setting together to get to know each other. Ben is a very dear friend of mine, so of course it was terrific to see him as well. We weren't able to visit with his wife, Kayla, because she was off to throw her sister's bridal shower. But it was still fun to have time with Ben.
- Okay....let's see, what's next? I think the next weekend is when we went camping down on the Siuslaw river which was SO fun and SO relaxing. I have pics of that so, I will do another post when it will let me upload the photos.
- Fourth of July weekend, we went down to Eugene and stayed Friday night. I stayed with Kelly and had so much fun! I love being with my little sister. She can make me laugh like no one else, and truly is my best friend. I am so blessed to have the best little sister ever. ANYWAY, EARLY saturday morning, D came and got me and I went to pick up his nephews to watch them while D, his brother Bryan and sister-in-law, Erica ran the 10k Butte to Butte race. Blake and Caden are pretty funny and ALL boy. Kelly came with me and we went down to the park to meet D at the finish line. I have pictures of that too. THEN, Kelly, Jon, D and I went to a great breakfast and then headed to Richardson Park to float in the lake for a few hours. It was such a blast. It was pretty stinkin' hot, so it was a great day to float in the water. We laughed a lot and worked on our tans. Perfect day and perfect company! When we got back home that night, we worked in the yard for a couple hours and then went down the street to watch fireworks. It was fun, but the fireworks show, for whatever reason, left A LOT to be desired.
- Alright, so all of that leads me to last night. Last night was another chance for D to get to know my friends. Danielle and her husband, Ryan, are visiting from San Diego. We got to steal them away from famiy and grab a cup of coffee and chat for a couple hours. Danielle has been one of my best friends since first grade, and it is always a treat when we get to be together. And of course, it was really important to me that they meet D. No surprise that later that night I got both of their approvals in a text message! Danielle is another friend that no matter how much time goes by we can always just pick up from where we left off. We have a very special friendship and have done a lot together. My friendship with her is my longest standing friendship, and I know that we will be lifelong friends.
I have such a blessed life with amazing family and friends. Thank you Lord for blessing my life with all of these incredible people!
Pictures to come soon.....hopefully
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Hooray she is back and blogging once again!
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