Tag: summer

  • Summer Purchase

    Guess what Ryan and I each bought on Monday? Here’s the big hint: A mode of transportation, fun, and exercise… It was his idea, but I bought one too. Obviously I thought it was a good idea. ……. If you guessed bikes, you are right! Ryan has been talking about getting one for a while,…

  • Summer break is HERE!

    Dang. I fully meant to blog more this month but eleven days slipped away from me! So much for that idea. Can you spot the bumble bee? But I have excuses, if you will accept them. I had three finals. Two last week (Ecology and Psych) and one on Monday (Genetics). And then a take-home…

  • Surprise Spring Picnic

    On late Sunday afternoon, my Mom and I took my paternal Grandparents on a surprise picnic to a near-by spring (where we had my Dad’s memorial service). They were pleasantly surprised when they figured out where we ended up! We drove around and then had chicken salad sandwiches, chips, and cookies for our picnic dinner.…

  • Summer Dresses

    Earlier I saw a dress and all of a sudden I got really giddy about wearing warm weather dresses again. This happens every spring where it just hits me all of a sudden (like the beach fever) — I need a dress fix. I started looking them up and found some cute ones, which just…

  • The Waiting Room

    Once upon a time I stood behind a podium that wasn’t designed with 5 footers in mind (so I stood on top of a custom made wooden footstool) and somehow mustered up the courage to present a speech in front of my peers, loved ones, and many people of my community. When I was told…