I suppose our mundane is interesting for some...

Dear Grandma (and anyone else who thinks our life is interesting enough to keep reading :),

I've been meaning to respond to your email, and I thought some of my other friends and family might be interested to read about our life lately.

It was so good to see you at Jane's wedding. I can't believe my little sister is married! The wedding was just beautiful, wasn't it? Jane looked so elegant and pretty. She seems to be settling into her life on the West coast very nicely. We've skyped some, and she seems so happy with Zach. It's so romantic how they drove out west with no belongings except for what they could fit into Zach's car. Talk about starting a new life together! She's actually inspired me to do a big purge of my belongings, and I've given quite a bit of stuff away lately.

Sisters having a laugh after the ceremony.

Well, Austin is fully recovered from his tonsillectomy. I'm really happy that he wasn't too uncomfortable (or unpleasant!) while we were in Tennessee for the wedding. Austin's snoring has stopped, so the surgery must have cured the apnea. Hurray!

Lots of fun things going on at Austin's school lately. He took a field trip to the Kentucky Museum of Arts and Crafts a few weeks ago. Here's a picture of his art creation.

Austin made an alligator out of clay and wood. Everyone loved it!

By the way, we gave Austin a buzz cut this week. His pretty golden locks are all gone for the summer. I liked the long hair on him, but he was already sweating too much with the hot weather. It's been around 90 degrees for much of the past week or so. It will grow back.

Today, Austin had Kindergarten Graduation. Tomorrow is Field Day. He wraps up after-school soccer on Friday. Then, he has a three day weekend for Memorial Day. Tuesday is Beach Day. And, the last day of school is next Wednesday. It's all fun days from here on out- no more homework. Austin is really happy about that :)

I'll be sure to post pictures later of all the fun we are going to have this week. Love you!

To 4H and Beyond

To my 4H Girls:

Hard to believe it has been nearly seven years since I left West Tennessee. This time in 2005, I was newly married, was finishing up at Martin, and we were all waiting for Grace's big wedding day to arrive. I remember even after I had gotten married and moved out, I would still come up to the 4H dorm to eat lunch and visit with Chelsea and the others between classes. That was before the new apartments were built. Did any of you end up living in one? I remember seeing the models for the new apartments, and they looked awesome compared to what we lived in. 4H was a fun little place, though.

Remember when we first moved in our sophomore year, and you all threw me a surprise birthday party? And then we all got written up for being too noisy! And we were just folding BCM newsletters or something. I was so scared I was going to have to talk to the head of housing or something, but nothing ever came of it. Lacey and I were talking about that experience a few years ago. I think she actually mentioned it in a game we were playing at my baby shower with David. I'm smiling just thinking about it. It makes for a funny story.

You may be wondering what's up with this blog post. Well, I got to thinking that maybe I should tailor some posts to certain groups of people. This post is obviously tailored towards my old roommates and other friends I knew from college. Other posts later on may be directed more towards family or high school friends. I just thought I would change it up a little. I feel like I've been in a blogging rut lately, and I think these letters are just what my blog has been needing.

Oh, and feel free to copy my idea on your blog. I'd love to read some of the things you remember from our time in 4H.

Love you all!