We go back to work tomorrow (although this came as a surprise, I will accept the challenge in the name of increasing my bank account), and I'm thinking to myself...I did nothing this summer. I usually go home for a couple weeks and visit friends & family, at the minimum, but I keep thinking, "Man, I just sat around a lot." So I decided to really look back at the summer and see where it went...
To kick off the summer we had a Memorial Day cookout which was a lot of fun. We had some new faces in the mix and played a lot of Phase 10. Later that week we went out with friends bowling at the new bowling alley in Surprise. This was so much fun! We went out to celebrate with a friend I haven't seen in 3 years so it was great to catch up and meet some new people. We really hit it off with all of her friends as well. The following night we were out for dinner & more bowling for another birthday. Always a good time :)
As I wrote about in a previous post, I also had the chance to do some volunteering delivering meals to seniors in the area. It was a great experience and I'm sure I'll help them out when I have time. I also had a couple favorites, one of which I exchanged numbers with. I would really like to go visit her from time to time and she really enjoys it too. What I learned is that although a lot of them are lucky to be living independently, there is a lot of potential to be lonely. So why not go visit here & there?
Ivan's dad & his wife came to visit, so that was fun. I do really like showing people around AZ and listening to them go on about the heat! haha
In June we also grew our business adding a partner and having their grand store opening. That was a lot of fun. I'm always happy to have the business grow & am excited to see what it is to come for them!
I also finally caught up with my friend Kametia. We hadn't seen each other in quite some time so we spent the day together. Another fun thing is that Kametia was in need of a wedding dress for her upcoming wedding. I happened to have an extra one lying around...doesn't everyone? See I ordered it for my wedding (it was inexpensive, and from China). I loved the dress online but when it came it just didn't fit me right. I decided to hold onto it and maybe alter it in the future into a party dress or something, but 2 years later I still haven't. It just so happened to fit Kametia perfectly! I'm happy to have given her a dress for her special day, and not only that, it's something old (to me), new (to her), and technically borrowed :) Not too bad! And she looked great in it!
In July we took our trip to Colorado which I think I already wrote about, and the following weekend we had our 7 friends from Cali visit.
Outside of that, I worked at least a few days a week each week in skilled nursing which has been a great experience. And, been a nurse to our dog Lucy. Late in June she started having seizures so it's been a long process to get her back to eating, drinking, moving, and finding the right medication. She's improved in a lot of ways, but I don't think she'll ever be herself again. So that is still an ongoing concern that we're dealing with.
I think that's it in a nutshell! Although I'm heading back to work tomorrow I still consider summer fun until Labor Day.... this coming weekend we're going to Spokane, Washington for a business conference. That will be fun because I love hotels :) Especially the DoubleTree. And, the last week of August my parents are coming to visit & we'll head to Vegas, so still some fun to be had in the next month :)
