Summertime, Updates

We had a great summer weekend complete with pool time, parties, Cardinals Baseball and lots of Olympics. What more can you ask for?

Friday:

Since Doug & I finished Season 3 of lost on Thursday, we were finally able to venture back out into the land of the living. We went to the pool after work and then to the new grocery store near our house. We BBQ'd steaks on the grill and enjoyed a great dinner while watching the opening ceremonies of the Olympics. If you missed them, do yourself a favor and watch the amazing $300 million production. It won't disappoint.

Seriously, stop washing the car and throw my tennis ball!

Willie cooling off

Saturday:
It was a beautiful day in Durham. I started it out by going to Jazzercise (YES!) and Doug took Willie to the dog park. We watched more Olympics and then took advantage of the nice weather and washed Doug's truck. Willie took the opportunity of being outside all afternoon to chase geese. I can't tell you how funny it is to hear the commotion when he goes after them. I found him swimming around in the pond behind our house, with lots of feathers floating through the air around him. They evidently didn't want to share their pond with a Labrador Retriever. We topped the afternoon off with a Cardinals win. Perfect!

Me & Staci

Matt, Doug, Chad & Brandon

We surprised ourselves by going to two parties on Saturday evening. First was the Party at Jeff's new house. It was great to spend time with friends and see Jeff's new pad.

We then headed over to City Beverage to celebrate our friend Victoria's birthday. She had a great group of people and we enjoyed the company.

Sunday:

It was kind of a rainy Sunday, so we were happy when it cleared up in time for our impromptu pool party Sunday afternoon. Great food, great friends and overall a great party. Thanks for coming everyone!

Our updated view of the woods - sans fort.

Updates:
Ding dong the fort is dead. Our neighbors mysteriously decided to tear down their fort last weekend. We actually decided not to say anything and just live with the view, but our wish was nonetheless granted. Doug even helped load up the boards and loaned our SUV to haul everything away. He is so thoughtful!

Many of you have asked about my big bro who is currently deployed overseas on the USS Peleliu. He is doing well, but misses his family a lot. We look forward to having him back in the US by Thanksgiving. We received an email from him this weekend that contained a blog post about his ship. Long story short, Aaron's ship helped a boat off the coast of Somalia who was being attacked by Pirates. Can you believe it? He is the coolest.

I have started adding tags to all my posts. That (along with Google Reader) are my two favorite things. I even went back to add tags to all my old posts. I know what you are thinking (she's a huge dork), but it's really cool to see what you blog about and be able to sort by topics. Not surprisingly, Willie is my most popular tag.

Coming up this weekend - High School Reunion.