one long &%# post

not much designing or crafting in these parts...looks like i took a one week vacay without realizing it...it's feeling like full-swing summer, and I love it all {minus accompanying heatwave.} I'm missing the days of summer breaks, spending long days relaxing with friends and family {poolside or oceanside particularly!} so, i made my own mini summer break over the weekend...

actually, i started on wednesday by meeting up with my best girlfriends {and a best girlfriends 5-month old little darling, baby syd!} So great seeing old friends...I never like it when it's time to leave! Luckily, Ty and I had a slumber party after, enjoying a night of So You Think You Can Dance and Project Runway. Adam truly enjoyed our choice of shows for the evening. ;)

Thursday after work I headed to my mom's where my niece and nephew were staying while my sis met up with one of her blogger friends for dinner. O and C are soo much fun. I enjoy every minute with those two. We had fun playing in the backyard with squirt guns, chasing eachother all over. Making cupcakes {the Grandma's idea} and watching both of them licking the mixers afterward, getting more chocolate on their faces and shirts than in their mouths {and C telling me his was a sucker.} I documented the fun times and they are no where to be found on my camera. I know I got some with my mom's camera, so I'll have to save those for a later post.

Friday, more fun with kiddos, mom and sis in excruciating heat. I'm talking 110 degrees. Needless to say, we found ways to stay indoors. Saturday adam and I went to the beach with Henry where he even went in the water! He's not exactly a 'water dog' so it took a bit of persuading, but basically, he likes being wherever adam and I are, therefore, if we went into the water, so did he. the tennis ball helped out a bit too.

And now, making more of an effort to be more present this week around here and in the extra bedroom getting some work done...