Playing Catch Up

So many big moments these days! Graduation, Visitors, Anniversaries, New Life!  

In May Katie came home and Mollie graduated. We celebrated her life and I took time to consider how thankful I am for her, and for the blessing of sisters. I loved spending time with these girls, it was so good for me! My parents threw a party the night of her graduation, complete with a "Hot Dog Man" and good company.



May 20th was Dillon and I's 5 year anniversary! Love this guy so much!!!

One week later, we gave my parents a memory album for their 30th Anniversary. We collected pictures and letters from family and friends. It was another moment to be thankful for! Here is a picture of them in Marathon, one of their favorite places.

In other news, our dear friends Ryan and Emily welcomed their first child, Maddox into the world! He is adorable and will be loved very well by his parents. It has been fun to be friend with them before, during, and now after their pregnancy.

I still can't believe another school year is finished- this has been the fastest year yet for sure. I'm excited about next year already- I agreed to be the new Cheerleading Coach! Those of you who know me know that I have some cheer and dance experience so hopefully that will come in handy. I have already been busy with ordering uniforms and planning for camp in August. Go Vikings!

I have recently read a couple of amazing books that I want to briefly share since we are all on the lookout for the next good book (I am anyway)

Bittersweet is a collection of stories about the authors life. The main theme of the book is how life would not be quite as sweet without the bitter.

This book I found at Salvation Army- I had heard of the author but not the book. Maybe because I had no idea what to expect, but for whatever reason I loved it and read it through in a couple of days. Basically the author realized his life was dull. He was not living a good story and so he decided to make some changes and start taking risks and found himself enjoying a much fuller life. It is not theological as much as it is the authors thoughts and ramblings but it definately will make you look at life in a new way.

For now- I am enjoying summer school, poolside time, grilled dinners and all that goes with this great season!