Home Sweet Home

Whew, so this Wed. will mark my 1st full week that I've spent at home the whole summer. It's been SO great; and while I didn't really have many plans going into it, my calendar is filling up fast!

This past weekend was really eventful. Friday afternoon my mom and I took Gina (little sis) to the airport bc she's spending the next 2 weeks in TX and Mexico with my Aunt Barb and Uncle Ajax (Barb is her godmother so she is SO spoiled:P lol).

Gina and I waiting at the Dayton airport

That night was great bc got to see many relatives. My mom and I went to Smokey Bones with my Uncle Jim, Aunt Vicki, cousins Adam and his wife Erin, and Stefan, my Grams, and my Uncle Rick who is visiting from TX. It was SOOO much fun and really awesome to catch up with everyone who I haven't seen in awhile. On Sat, my mom, dad, and I drove up to Coldwater, OH--where all my family is from (my parents are high school sweethearts and are some of the only ones in their families who moved away!)--to spend some more time with my
Grams and Uncle Rick. My Grandma Lillian (Dad's dad) ended up going to dinner with us, so it was a really nice visit. My dad and his brothers are also getting ready to go to Canada for their yearly fishing trip so he brought his boat up to my Uncle Len's house. It was so great to see my Aunt Lucy and cousins Brian, Michelle, and Nathan too. We also stopped in to see my Aunt Phyllis and Uncle Terry too. This isn't even tho whole family either!!! Haha.

What I've really loved about being home is being able to catch up with friends from high school. It's so funny to see how some things never change despite lots of changes--if that makes any sense! I've been running into people at random places around Centerville, but on Sun. night, we had a planned SUPER reunion at Starbucks. Here are some pics of my lovely amigos:)......

Ben, Collin, Kevin, Me, Gayle, Steph, and Meagan:)
Las chicas
Los chicos
Steph and I:)

I've also been able to hang out with/baby-sit some of my neighbors who are absolutely AMAZING! I feel like their more like my siblings bc I love them so much. It's been really hard to be away from them while at MU, so this was a wonderful reunion. Today we created a hotel in the house and backyard, complete with restaurant and spa. I had a lovely meal of fish crackers and a capri sun and Amy (who is 8) painted my nails whil sean (who is 4) walked on people's backs ro give them back rubs. I was in heaven:) haha...

My girls:)
(Amy, Madi, Kaila, and Mary-Kate)
Me and Sean: Goofy face!
Me and Sean: Mad face
(this was ALL his idea--I swear!!)
The lovely Madi dressed up as the wealthy lady visiting the hotel:)

Oh man, life is good:)