{summertime}

I'M BACK!

I've spent 5 out of the past 6 weekends out of town, and my wedding season is finally over! Although I have mixed feelings about it, I'm more than excited to be staying put for the next two months until football season starts. Now let's recap my travels! :)

I was able to take a few days off of work and go on my summer beach vacation for 2014. I went with the family to Hilton Head Island, and really enjoyed some R&R. I got a lot of biking, a little kayaking, and a whole bunch of beach time in! It happened to work out that my sorority big sister and little sister (they're real sisters too) were in HHI at the same time! So we got to spend some much needed time together.

The next weekend was supposed to be very calm and spent catching up on my life in Atlanta, but Olivia Grace came early! One of my best friends, Laura (who I went to visit in DC early last month), went into labor late Friday night, and OG graced us with her presence at 3:15am on Saturday, June 28, 2014. Congrats Laura and Patrick! She's beautiful! 

The next day was spent celebrating my special someone's birthday. Yes, my dog. Kennedy turned TWO last Sunday and we spent the day just how I think she wanted. Park, fetch, puppy pool time, lots of belly rubs, and we finished the day off with presents and homemade dog cake! Needless to say, I think she had a pretty awesome birthday! Can't wait for many more boo! 

Last but certainly not least, I spent this past weekend in Knoxville for the 4th of July! I was able to make it into town Wednesday night and got to spend time with friends and family. Ken got to spend LOTS of time in the pool, and even worked on perfecting that long jump of hers! I also got to catch The Fault In Our Stars on Thursday night with Jen. I'm not normally one to cry at movies, but wow! 

Most of the time off from work was spent prepping for Jen and Joe's Stock the Bar Shower that took place at my house on Saturday evening. Based on that gift table, I'd say it was pretty successful!

It also doesn't hurt that I got to spend time with my two best friends.

But, like most good things, the weekend had to come to an end and I headed back to Atlanta Sunday night. This week has a lot to live up to after the past month and a half I've had, but here we go.

On the bright side, only 55 more days till kickoff! Happy Monday!