Summer winding down

Rebekah informed me a few days ago that our blog was in need of a serious update. A lot has happened in the last few weeks. Mom and I made a quick trip to Knoxville to visit Rebekah. We were there the weekend before her birthday to help her celebrate. I got to do all of my favorite things, pizza at Barleys, shopping at the Rerun, jogging on Cherokee Blvd, etc. I also had a chance to see the new Harry Potter movie, The Order of the Phoenix! It was great. I cannot believe how much I enjoy the Harry Potter story.

A week or so later I was able to read the final book as well. I feel a little badly about it. I had ordered it for Colin for his birthday months ago and it just happened to arrive in my mailbox on a day I knew he was at Cedar Point until very late. I could hardly stand having the book on my kitchen table. I decided I could read it before he got back. I read for 7 hours the first day and 5 hours the second day. Seth said I was no fun, but I had to know what happened in the end.

I have been at the Elkhart County Fair the last week. Bethany has a booth again this summer in the commercial building again that I am in charge of. Yuck! It is one of my least favorite things to do. The good news is that we have been sharing a booth with Crystal Valley Computers so Seth and Joel have been there to keep me company.

We only have about 3 weeks until school starts again. I can hardly believe the summer is almost done. I am starting to gear up for tennis at the college and another school cycle.

Lazy Summer Days

I have been enjoying some lazy summer days the past week and a half. Wimbledon matches, scrapbooking, jogging, reading, cooking, and resale shopping have been keeping me busy. Sophie is getting spoiled rotten. We have been running every morning and taking walks most afternoons. She's also been running in the woods with Seth and playing with Missy and Oreo. I think she really enjoys having me home during the days. She rotates between napping inside and sunbathing outside. Life is pretty tough for her!

Last week I took a quick trip to French Lick with my family. We spent two nights at the French Lick Resort. Rebekah drove up from Tennessee to meet us for a few days. We swam, sunbathed, played tennis, used the fitness room, played cards and the boys golfed. We had a good time. Seth was able to spend one night with us and help celebrate Dad's birthday too. The best part of the trip was the indoor tennis courts. I was worried we would have trouble getting on them, but it turns out nobody else was playing tennis. Rebekah, Colin, Dad, Seth and I were able to play each day we were there.

Seth and I left a day earlier than everyone else because we both had tennis matches on Thursday with our USTA teams. I wanted to be back because my team is in first place and our match was against the team in second place. We won easily, but I was glad to be back, especially after tuning up my game in the indoor courts!

Christie is coming over tonight for dinner. T-bone steaks, salad, and green beans are on the menu. I think Joel is coming over as well so we'll probably get a few rounds of Euchure in! I haven't seen Christie in a long time, so it will be great to spend some time together.

We are celebrating the 4th with family. My great Aunt Alma is celebrating her 100 birthday tomorrow afternoon and most of the extended family will be there. In the evening we are heading to Seth's aunt and uncles house in LaGrange to spend the evening with the Stophers.