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September 02, 2009

summer 2009.

It's been a pretty quick summer. I think last summer we forgot to blog all summer and ended up doing one post of a recap of our summer--I'll give you the same thing this year :)

Beginning of summer--school started. During the summer? School? I know....but it hasn't been all that bad. I've really been enjoying it. I'm coming to the end of my first quarter here next week and I can't believe it! 1 down, 5 to go. I hope to make the Dean's list...that's my goal this quarter. For those that know me---school and I don't get along, so the Dean's list is a pretty big goal. Next quarter I have baking--this should be fun. Expect lots of baked goodies on the blog :)





Well, we got a grill. We grilled every night for about 2 weeks straight, until the little old lady downstairs yelled at us and informed us we weren't allowed to grill at the apartment. The next day the landlord handed out a notice from the fire department informing us that grilling is no longer allowed at our complex. Bummer. It was fun while it lasted. We now have a portable grill for the occasional picnic...and about a years worth of propane.




In June we took a trip to Michigan for my Grandparent's 50th anniversary party. We had a family picnic at Lake Michigan, which was a lot of fun. I miss Lake Michigan.


We will be returning in a few weeks for a whole week for Mike (my brother) and Katie's wedding.



Meet Millie:

Millie is a dog we rescued at the beginning of July. When we found her she super malnourished, sick, and full of fleas. Blech. We thought she could be a good companion for Gracie since we've been so busy lately, but as it turns out, being super busy is no good for a new puppy and the potty training process. We found a good home for Millie, so she's no longer with us, but I wanted you all to meet her.

Gracie wasn't a big fan.


Back in July our good friends Nick and Aubrey (you may remember them from here) got married. We were both honored to be in their wedding party. We got to go to Ohio for the weekend for their wedding festivities. Unfortunately, I forgot the camera...so, no pictures from that event until they get their actual wedding pictures back.

In August we traveled to Dearborn, MI for a wedding of one of Paul's friends from high school.


In the car I was able to work on my new hobby:
Embroidery
there will be more on this at a later date.

Anyways, the wedding. It was amazing. Beautiful.






After the wedding, we headed to Grand Rapids for a couple of hours to meet a very special person.

Meet Claire:


No, no, no. She's not special....well, she is...but she's not the special person we went to meet. We already knew her. Claire is my bestie. We've been friends since 6th grade. This person that we went to meet wasn't around in 6th grade. She was born on July 20th. She is Claire's daughter.

Meet Rylee:
She is pretty much the most precious thing ever...maybe I'm a little biased...maybe not. Stephen and Claire make a cute baby.





Anyways, it was so good to see my bestest, even if it was just for a few hours. I'm excited to get to spend more time with them in a few weeks.



Me touching an infant.



More photos of our summer adventures are here. (As well as lots of other, older pictures.) I'm trying to keep our gallery updated.

Hopefully I'll have a few more recipes for you soon...I made a delicious soup tonight at work that I'd like to share with you.

Signing off,
Rochelle :)

1 comment:

  1. yay! I miss you guys. keep up the posting so I know what's going on with you. :) and I am SUPER impressed about the embroidery!

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