And now..... for something COMPLETELY DIFFERENT....

A HAPPY entry!!!

Okay.  So summer's been busy, it's true...  We've done just about all one can possibly do in the summertime.  Besides going to the ocean, which is our next stop.  Believe me, I'm not going anywhere else until the money goes in and not out...  My mom, bless her heart, is taking care of most of this trip.  I've paid our share of the room, and the girl's dad is giving them some spending money... (OKAY.. bless his heart, too.  geez...lol), and I'm bringing just enough to pay for a meal or two, but mom is bringing all the goods and is even "surprising" me with a beach chair tomorrow.  THANKS MOM! 

Our July 4th was almost rained out...  No pics this year, I'm afraid, other than a few not worth posting, and the above (one not so worth posting, but oh well.. I'm feeling festive...)  When I thought there would be no fireworks, I was bound and determined to make the night memorable for the girls, so I went out and bought TONS of decorations (obviously balloons included...), only to find out at the last minute that there were in fact fireworks despite the rain...  So we dumped all our plans and went out!  It was nice.. .wet, but nice.  Amanda was home for the first time in 3 years.  She's usually away at church camp on Pine Mt, but this year they decided to go a little later than usual, which made the holiday all the more special.

We've spent a lot of time with friends, mostly the girls.. I haven't been out much, but I'm having fun just hangin' with them and enjoying the sun.  I've been reading a lot.  I just finished Nineteen Minutes (finally... that book was hard on my mental health!), as well as a Nicholas Sparks book, The Wedding (go figure...lol), which is a sequel of sorts to The Notebook.  I'm now reading a very creepy book that makes me think of NOTHING in my life called Guardian Angels.  It's a supernatural thriller... not something I usually read, but I cannot put the dang thing down.

I've been writing offline, and also drawing a bit here and there, and I sang in a wedding a couple weeks ago.  A whirlwind of an event that I would rather just forget about, but my dear friend is happy and married, and that is the important thing.  It's how it should be, for goodness sake...

So that's my summer in a nutshell...  We're keeping busy and having fun.  I CANNOT WAIT to go to Maine..  I'm hoping for good weather, but will walk the ocean shore, regardless.  I'm also hoping to visit the Nubble Lighthouse and hopefully take some nice photos.  In any event, I will be THERE!  YAY!

Okay, that's it for me...  Thanks for all the smiles my online friends bring me!!  LOVE YOU ALL!

 

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