Going Through Life One Blog Post at a Time
It was a great day celebrating this beautiful young lady’s high school graduation.
Avry is going to Bradley University in the fall on a softball scholarship. She has accomplished a lot and we are very proud of her. For today, we enjoyed a great party celebrating with family and friends. Congratulations Avry! It is on to the next chapter in your life. I know you will do great things!
We went to Belvidere, Illinois, to celebrate Avry’s high school graduation. We got a bit of a late start because of work commitments, but we arrived safely about 9 pm. It was so great to see the Illinois Blumes and to just get a chance to relax. I am looking forward to celebrating Avry and all her accomplishments tomorrow!
Happy Birthday to me! It was Oil Change Oatmeal Stout at Flat Branch to celebrate a little. Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes!
Our mint has already doubled in size. It is time for Sweet Tea Vodka and Lemonade Martinis. Summer is really here!
School is officially out for the summer and we have two middle schoolers. I still cannot believe that Laura will be in eighth grade and John will be in sixth grade in the fall.
To celebrate, we took our annual bicycle ride on the MKT and Katy trails to the Big Tree for a picnic. This year, we got on the MKT trail at the Stadium trailhead.
It was a beautiful day for a ride and we got a firsthand look at some of the flooding. It was shocking to see just how high the water actually is.
We only had to backtrack one time because of flooding on the way to the Big Tree. Once there, we enjoyed a picnic while we talked about the upcoming summer.
I am super proud of the kids. They rode nearly 18 miles round trip and that is their longest rides yet. It was the perfect way to start the summer!
Today was a nothing day in that I did nothing except relax and watch television. It was a perfect way to spend the day!
It was a day of projects. I started by entering new recipes on our online recipe database.
Then, I fixed the hole in John’s bean bag chair.
After that, it was laundry.
And we finished the day with hanging new shelves behind our bar. We have been saving glassware for years. You might even say that we have a glassware addiction. From beer festivals to winery trips to a shot glass from a dear friend’s funeral – all of them have meaning. We did not have a place for it all in the old house, so it went in box after box after box (totaling nearly 20 boxes). I emptied the last four boxes today! I found these shelves at Hobby Lobby about two months ago. Andy and I bought them yesterday on clearance. They match the décor perfectly! All our glassware is now stored in cabinets or on display.
It has only been 15 years in the making, my friends. As far as I’m concerned, my Memorial Day weekend is complete.