Summer Recap

Holy Lord. Our summer has been beyond busy -- at times good busy and at other times, well, not-so-good busy -- and I just realized I haven't even posted on anything personal since June. And just as a side note, the photos from that post got erased. I should have time to put them back up on the blog...next summer. But seriously.

I started my Masters in Teaching program at Gonzaga at the end of June and life pretty much ended after that. Okay, that's not entirely true. Between 6-hour class days, 100 pages of reading per night, Jordan staying crazy busy with his job, shooting weddings and engagement shoots, and working Photo Booth events every weekend (oh, and starting coaching volleyball at Mead two weeks ago), we have actually managed to squeeze in some fun things. ;)

Here is a quick summer recap in pictures...

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We got kayaks!


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My sissy's boyfriend, Cameron, turned 30 and she threw a big surprise party for him. And got him a pretty rad waterski!

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WE PUT IN A NEW SPRINKLER SYSTEM!!! Okay, I say "we" because I did help a little but Jordan and Bill, a good family friend, did about 99% of the work (with the help of a few other friends too!) I am clinging to my 1%, baby!

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Jord played with his law school buddies in Hoopfest and my sister and I threw the 4th annual Roof Top Party. Seriously people, Hoopfest is like Christmas in our household and we look forward to it all year! Okay, let's clarify: Jordan looks forward to playing in Hoopfest and I just look forward to shaved ice and the Roof Top Party. :)

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We got to spend four whole days at the lake over the 4th of July weekend! How did this happen, you ask? We conned our poor friends into got our good friends, Cassie and Steve, on board and hired them to work the Photo Booth for us. Did we mention how much we love Cassie and Steve? And not just for working the Photo Booth. Swear. Anyhoo, a couple days before the 4th, we celebrated our Uncle Richard, who passed away a couple years ago. His memorial was so special and I know it would have been a day he loved.


Yes, that is a picture of me and Uncle Richard kissing after eating BBQ ribs. Don't worry about it. ;)

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I got to attend my dear friend, Holly's, wedding! This is the first wedding I've actually attended without having to photograph it or work the Photo Booth in over two years... Unfortunately, I had to fly solo because Jord was working a Photo Booth event for us, but luckily I had Steve to be my date since Cassie was in the wedding. And I always have Nicole, my other half. I was well taken care of. ;)

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Jord got to travel to Washington DC for work! And I must say, the man did a pretty dang good job of taking pictures at his wife's request.

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We got to take our annual lake vacation (okay, "annual" minus last year) with Cassie and Steve! Check out our first vacay here. We have vowed to make this a yearly tradition because we always have such a blast and are able to just relax with the Hares! In fact, we were so relaxed that we hardly took any pictures this year, except this one of Cassie and I when we took the boat down the lake to the floating restaurant.

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And that, my friends, is our summer at lighting speed. I feel like Chris Berman when he broadcasts the "fastest three minutes" in football.

And the big gaps in between all the fun stuff? Well, here it is. My glamorous life...


The pups get pissed when I study and don't pay attention to them. And Max has frog legs. Totally normal.

I miss blogging. I know that's weird to say, but I do. It grounds me somehow and reminds me of all the fun snapshots of life when I feel like there aren't any. Unfortunately, I don't foresee many (personal) blog posts in my near future, but please know we are still alive -- most likely -- and if you think of it, send some positive thoughts and prayers our way to get us through the next few months!

Here we go, fall. Let's do this.