So, I've been pretty bad about updating my blog recently, so I thought I would do a recap of our summer so far. Here it goes!
June: Was a pretty great month. Michael and I were able to fly home to visit our family and friends. We took a red eye flight to Kentucky which was pretty terrible, but I was so excited to come home that it didn't matter too much to me. While we were home things were pretty crazy, but in a good way. We had a couple's shower hosted by my aunts and it was so much fun. I felt spoiled with all the great gifts that we got! It was nice just to have all of our family and friends in one place! Laura Lewin also hosted a girls shower for me at her parent's house. That one was so much fun too because I got to spend more time with just the girls. My favorite moment from that shower was definitely the toilet paper brides. It was pretty hilarious.
Also when we were home we had our engagement pictures taken by Neysa Ruhl at Devou Park. It was definitely a little awkward at first, but in the end I think they turned out great. I can't wait to see the wedding pictures she gets! During our time home we did a lot of errands for the wedding, but at the end of the week we got to go to Lake Cumberland. It was nice to be able to relax and Michael had never been, so it was fun to share that with him. Our trip home was perfect and I can't wait to come home again soon!!
July: Michael's 27th birthday was July 4th! We celebrated by getting a hotel in Seattle and just going out to dinner and exploring more of Seattle. Our hotel was the Edgewater, which is the only hotel in Seattle actually on the waterfront. We opened our window and we could literally fish from our room. While we were there we explored more of Pike Place Market and took a ferry ride to Bainbridge Island. They had a lot of cute little shops and we just walked around. It turned out to be a good weekend.
Also, in July we had the Ranger Ball. It's always fun to get all dressed up! It was held at the Tacoma Convention Center and it was a nice night. I always think it's neat to experience different aspects of army tradition. And of course, Michael looked very handsome in his dress blues. Sorry, I didn't take any pictures, so you will have to take my word on it, ha. It was also fun seeing some of the different outfits that the women were wearing. There were a shocking number of tiaras worn. I shoudln't have left mine at home, ha.
Finally, July ended with a bang in that we experienced record breaking temperatures! One day it got to 104 which was pretty unbearable in a third floor apartment with NO AIR CONDITION! I no longer think air conditioning is a luxury...you need it! People were fighting up here for fans and you couldn't find a portable air condition anywhere. It was craziness! Michael and I actually stayed in a hotel a couple of nights. I was worried that Bella was going to die of heat exhaustion! Needless to say, we made it through. I purchased a portable air condition online from Target and of course it's going to get here next week...when it's back in the 70s. You never know though, the heat wave might come back and next time I will be ready!
August: Well, august is starting off pretty good. Michael will be traveling a lot for work, but it will be good because I need to get my wedding work out regime under way, ha. I picked up my dress in June when we got back and it was TIGHT! They said they could let it out if need be, but I told them it wouldn't be necessary. I AM going to fit into that dress!! We will see what happens. I will write again soon!
