[sweet grafixx!]
le boy and i hung out with my parents in the boro, munched on some hamburgers and hot dogs and did the all-american, memorial day gig. oh, and told lots of great stories and sat on the back deck and laughed a lot.
2. rachel's wedding
my cousin and her beloved were married the last sunday in may at the gorgeous riverside inn. i did the photo thing along with man-mans, and we took somewhere in the neighborhood of 2500 photos over the course of the weekend. needless to say, i spent a lot of time in photoshop that week. good times!
3. katie's shower/bachelorette
kate's arm. toxic?
celebrated with kate and a ton of old, beloved friends. it was one of the best nights out i've had in a long time, and so good to reconnect with people i've known for years and years, but haven't seen for years and years.
4. george w.
yea. he was here. and i wrote his intro. and i saw him. [and laura] and no matter how you or anyone else feels about him, it was pretty stinkin' cool. and following my utter exhaustion, i went to buffalo and got sick [completely unrelated to one another]. i had a disgusting cough for the next three-plus weeks that i'm just now beginning to shake.
5. 20th year celebration
[i'm getting tired of blogger's pictures function, so no more. sorry, folks.]
we celebrated my parents 20th [it's actually more like 23ish...] year at the church the last weekend in june. it was a great weekend. they had a roast for my parents on saturday night with all the current/former staff and elders. so many people came from so far away, including....
JUSTIN!
we planned justin coming home as a surprise many months ago, and somehow managed to keep it a secret all this time [well, pretty much]. good thing my parents are busy people and didn't notice jared's slip about making coffee for justin :) poor jared. he felt absolutely sick over it. but, like i said, they didn't even notice. it was a complete shock for both of them, and my mom cried, of course. and then i cried [of course]. my dad and the rest of the family were roasted, and well, i might add. it was a great night.
sunday morning, my uncle preached on what it means to be a leader.....and take a church from good to great [great book, btw]. my aunt, grandma, great aunt and uncle, and some old family friends made the trip to be there [my aunt and uncle all the way from atlanta], and be at the reception afterwards. the church gave us some really great gifts, including a really awesome backyard swing. we will get a lot of enjoyment out of that in the coming years.
6. fourth of july
another great weekend with the fam. jared and angie and tucker made the trip for the second time in a week, and i'm so glad they did. it was a great weekend of hanging out with one another, eating good food, and watching lots of episodes of "the office" as the weather was a little on the chilly side. [side note: can i get ONE saturday of 80 degrees and sunny? ONE?] we went to the annual picnic at the wursts and had a great time laying [napping] in the sun and watching le boy WIPE THE FLOOR with the other horse-shoe playing peeps. i was so proud.
7. cara's 30th bday
my dear friend cara celebrated her 30th yesterday and we got to celebrate along with her. i love sitting on the patio at calamaris and laughing with friends, especially on special days like yesterday.
8. roar on the shore
hasn't happened yet, but it's coming. next week, in fact. and i'll be there. and so will bret michaels. and warrant. you should be there too.
okay, so that's my summer so far. i know it doesn't sound as busy as it really is, but i've also got some other stuff in the works, helping man house-hunt and getting ready to celebrate with my friends jara and kenley in october in the 'ha [just got the dress today!]. [[[[and i'm the maid of honor, so that means big responsibilities, right j?]]]] and kate and chad's wedding. and rachel's second reception. so yes. it's busy.
i can't wait for august 1. i plan on taking a vacation day [hopefully a sunny one] and doing absolutely nothing but sitting in the sun and reading a book.
see you in a few...[months]....
