Holy Time Warp Batman! How is June practically over already?
It’s been crazy town here, which probably explains the fly-by. But it’s been a
great month so far, with some great distractions. I know I sat down to type a
post at least once every week since the last time I wrote only to get
distracted or have something new come up that was more pressing, so I apologize
on already shirking on my more posting promise. Time will only tell if I can
actually make this a habit. Anyway, a quick update on my crazy, wonderful
month:
June 1st, the first friend I ever made at college,
Stephanie, got married! It was a beautiful ceremony and reception, filled with
dorky qualities, which the hubs LOVED, like the guys walking in to the Star
Wars theme and a groom’s cake shaped like the TARDIS. As well as, some charming
country style, the setting was a beautiful farm, and comfort food; hello honey
chicken tenders and mac & cheese, not to mention a fun-fetti layer in the
bridal cake!
June 4th, my amazing hubby and I celebrated 3
amazing years of marriage! What did we do, you ask? We went to Holiday World
& Splashin’ Safari! It’s a holiday themed amusement park with a huge safari
themed water park attached in Santa Claus, IN. It’s a favorite of mine and it
was so much fun to go just the two of us. The best part; we went on a Tuesday, when
many schools in the area are still in session, so there were so few crowds that
we could ride our favorite rides twice and the longest wait for a water slide
was 15-20 mins!
June 8th, one of my other great college friends,
Lauren, whom I met shortly after Stephanie, since they were roommates, got
married! Sadly, I couldn’t be there, because it was in CA and I had been asked
to help chaperone a trip to DC with my hubby. While I was super bummed I couldn’t
be there, especially since another one of my dear friends, Ellen, who was in
the wedding, also got engaged that weekend, Loli was very understanding and I’m
so grateful to her for that. She was a B-E-A-utiful bride both inside and out!
June 10th – 13th, it was off to DC
with us! My amazing teacher husband had 5 kids make it to the national
competition for National History Day! For those who don’t know, it’s kind of
like the national science fair, but with history. It was my first time to DC
and it was amazing! We drove, which wouldn’t have been bad if it hadn’t rained
the entire time we were driving, both there and back. We were only there for a
few days and only got to spend one day actually in DC seeing the sights, the
rest were spent at competition things at the University of Maryland – College
Park, but I definitely got enough of a taste to know I want to go back again
and again!
June 15th, was another trip to Holiday World with
some girlfriends for our annual girls weekend in June. It was fun, of course,
but I found I had gotten spoiled with the low crowd levels of my previous
visit. First world problems, I know! If you ever find yourself even a few hours
away from this great place you should definitely check it out! A quick tip to
save you money, bring a cooler with lunch. Since drinks, sunscreen and parking
are free why not eliminate the only other thing you’d have to spend money one
while you’re there? I’d also recommend getting a locker and some ice cream, but
it’s not a must.
The rest of the month has been filled with testing stuff,
more on that later, busy times at work, no one really wants to hear about that,
and generally trying to be happier and optimistic. We’ve done some other minor
activities but I figured I’d just keep it to the big points. Blake and I are
both on the positive vibes and have good feelings about this summer, which is a
very different tune than last summer! To be honest, it’s hard not to be
positive, what with all the weddings, anniversaries and engagements that have
been flooding my news feed this month, plus the news from the Supreme Court
yesterday, I’d say June is a bigger month for celebrating love than February! How
has love embraced your month?
