How about a little update, shall we?
Some book updates will be scattered throughout here, like this one. I read this gem of a book and it is as good as everyone says. Read it. Learn from it. You won't be disappointed.
This was the first year my dad and I didn't work the county fair but we did stop by to snoop and to get me a footlong corndog.
Sammy ran and hosted a few events with the department this month—his first under his new title! They both went really well and I'm so proud of him. The first was the annual lunch event at Texas Roadhouse where officers serve a free lunch to anyone who stops in. Donations are welcome and all proceeds go to Special Olympics.
I was able to stop by since it was a Friday and I was working from home and I was definitely the only person with their laptop at Texas Roadhouse haha.
Later that Friday we got packed up (and by packed up, I mean I picked which books I was taking with me, see below) and ready to head out to Denver for a weekend trip!
We shared a house with Sammy's brother's family and his parents and it was so fun to be together for a few days.
We were in Denver for a wedding but the day before and after we did a little exploring. We went to Golden, Boulder, and even white water rafted!
The wedding was really lovely. It's always fun to attend weddings but especially when you're planning your own and I definitely picked up a few tips.
Four of my bridesmaids :)
My future MIL who is very special to me.
And my (future) SIL, love of my life.
And some rando I met while there ;)
I really enjoyed Boulder and wished we could have spent more time there.
You know I got some insta pictures while I was there ;)
And made Sammy take these staged photos
I have a camera roll FULL of terrible pictures of me and I get this one of him on the first try. OK.
The following weekend we went up to Lake Geneva for Sammy's annual family picnic. It was a smaller crowd than usual but I almost preferred it this way. So nice to be with my favorite people. We were able to take Henry too and he mostly behaved.
After the picnic we came home and got ready for dinner to celebrate my grandma's birthday. She never buys herself new clothes, so I always take the opportunity to get her some new things. I'm obsessed with all the prints I got her.
We went out for Chinese food and some Dairy Queen and it turned out to be a really nice evening.
The next morning my mom and I went to Sur la Table for the cooking class I gifted her with for her birthday. It was a "French Desserts" class and we had so much fun doing it.
Last week Sammy hosted his biggest event of the year which is National Night Out. It's a free (national) event where police departments invite families to come and spend the evening with them. There were raffles, snacks, face painting, a K9 demonstration, different booths with different branches of law enforcement, and a bunch of cool vehicles kids could see up close.
It was held at Three Oaks which is a lovely recreation center in town. I think he had over 100 more people than last year's event which was awesome. I snapped this of Three Oaks as I was leaving the event. Love where we live.
It was also Henry's first time in my car and that went well and my car isn't completely full of hair so I'm a happy camper.
After the event we met Sammy's coworker and his fiance for ice cream at The Freeze which is the perfect summer activity. We stayed talking in the parking lot until after they closed up and turned the lights off haha. I just love them so much. It's so awesome when you know you'll have friends for life.
But before ice cream, I ran home and made my new favorite summer dinner: grilled cheese and a peach.
Finished this book recently too and really dug it. Such a fun read and my favorite Christina Lauren so far.
Last Friday night we had an impromptu date night and went mini golfing. It's our favorite thing to do together in the summer 'cause we're nerds and we haven't tried any of the places near our house.
And then we woke up the next morning to a very serious man.
We celebrated James's first birthday last Saturday and it was such a lovely party, per usual. Our cousin does everything so beautifully.
And there's truly no cuter boy on Earth.
Some of my very favorite women on this planet. I love any chance I get to spend time with them (and three of my bridesmaids too!)
All the cousins (minus a doctor busy studying away in Alabama) <3
Yesterday we met our friends for a boat day and they were kind enough to let Henry come with us. He did really well which was such a relief.
It was a really lovely day spending time with friends I don't get to see as often as I'd like. Plus I love any excuse to be out on the water. It's truly one of our dreams to own a boat one day.
That's all for me, friends. We've got a low key week before I head up to Lake Delavan, WI, this weekend for one of my best friends's bachelorette party! So excited for the girl time. xo
