Hey All! I'm sorry for the much to long lapse between posts. I could blame it on being busy, which we have been, but sometimes it was just me not wanting to do anything but lie on the couch and do nothing. Next thing I know, almost 2 months have flown by. My bad.
So, what have we been up to? July marked Fourth of July celebrations, a concert, and family get togethers. Fourth of July was wonderfully relaxing this year. We spent the weekend at a water hole with Joe and his son Joey. It was so funny listening to Joey mimic his dad whenever he set foot in the water. The water around here is extremely cold, I honestly do not know how anyone swims in that stuff. So Joey and I spent the afternoon walking up and down the water and watching Matt and Joe jump in and yell about how cold the water was. It was so nice to spend a leisurely day relaxing by the water. After that we spent the rest of the afternoon with Matt's parents and his Aunt and Uncle. That night we watched the fireworks. Overall, a much needed, relaxing holiday weekend.
A couple of weeks later we went to the Tim McGraw concert at Bethel Woods with some friends. There were so many people there and it was great to enjoy the music and good friends. Getting out of the parking lot after the show was not so enjoyable but we survived, and I even took the following Monday off in preparation for needing some extra sleep.
We spent the last weekend in July with Matt's family. It is hard for all of Matt's family to get together so we all took advantage of the fact that his Aunt Jeanie, Uncle Brent, and Cousin Christina were up from Florida. We all met at Torches for lunch, and then Matt's cousin Kevin was nice enough to take us and Matt's cousin's out on his new boat. It was great seeing everyone and catching up.
We also celebrated Erwin's birthday with a very nice dinner. The canoodles were my favorite. We finished dinner with the Black Forest Cake that Matt made. Matt makes his Black Forest Cake topped with alcohol soaked cherries. I'm not a fan of those but the rest of the cake is very good. :)
This coming weekend Matt and I will be making the trek out to Iowa to finally see my family. We haven't been out there since Christmas, so I am much overdue for some Iowa time with my fam. I can't wait to see everyone, especially Dustin and our new niece, Hayden. It is going to be a quick trip, but any visit to Iowa is a much welcomed one by me. Aly will be making the drive back with us to New York. I am excited for all of the family time coming up. :)
Well, I think that about catches us up. Sorry again for the long lapse and I will do my best to keep you all more up- to- date with the going-ons with us. Have a good Week!
