This summer has been one thing after another. I keep talking about the potlucks and the hike and the cookouts and and the geocaching and the plays and the FUN. Today, I've got some pictures from the last few weeks of June.
One dream I've had for a while now is to have a game night once or twice a month. I haven't PUSHED it. We finally had one and it was so much fun!
It happened to be a Monday night and we learned this game called "Secret Hitler" that my sister learned while she was visiting at our Uncle George's house. It turns out that this game is one that is the most fun when you have a ton of people playing it (I LOVE games like that)! We had snacks and chats and played two or three rounds with Aubrey and her Mom before finally calling it a night.
The next Monday was spent with my Mom and brother at the amusement park....We had a BLAST. My brother officially likes ALL roller coasters. He acts like I've lost my mind for having to ask him, but I'm used to being the only one aside from my Mom who truly enjoys the things.
Anyway...We rode the train and a handful of rides and ate enough BBQ for several grown men and came home ready for a long night's rest.
During the final weeks of their big show most days had us all feeling like this ^...Like our lives were flipped, turned upside down...Working with the costuming, settling into our new schedule, attending rehearsals, taking friends up on invites, and doing the normal day to day things of life was A LOT and it all seemed to be happening at the same time.
Life here is sooooo very different than it was in the town I spent the last 20 years in. It's a good kind of different, but that doesn't mean that it doesn't take some getting used to. Just when I think I have it figured out, something changes and I get to start figuring it out all over again. It's good for me. SOOOOO good for me. Even if it does make me want to run back to my old town and the slow, quiet life we lived there. :)
After all of that, I took a morning to myself to recharge and catch my breath because the calendar was just as full going into July....More on that another time.
How has the summer of 2016 been for you? I'd love to hear allll about it!
Change really is good for us. Anything that gets us out of our comfort zones usually is. I long for comfort sometimes; it's been too long since I've felt like life is "normal." I'm not sure what "normal" is anymore, but I'd like to redefine it and settle into feeling at home somewhere. All of this, just to say, "I feel you."
ReplyDeleteAh! So fun! I'm with you and your brother - I love roller coasters! :) Glad you are settling into all the change, friend. :)
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