Slacker yet again!

I love the idea of blogging, but it seems like it's never at the top of my priority list! It's not like it's the most difficult thing to do! :) Someday I will get better and update more often!

Summer has begun! I'm excited as always to have the entire summer off to spend with my kids. It's such an awesome perk of being a teacher! This is my second official entire week off. It's so strange to wake up and be ready to walk out the door by 8:30 every morning...maybe as the weeks go on I will be more lazy. We have been going somewhere every day, the mall, target, playground, walmart...you name it. I am not one to just sit at home and do nothing. I have to at least take a trip to get out of the house. I think I get that from my Dad. Even if I just run to get gas and drive-thru Wendy's..it's SOMETHING! Sad I know. We are gearing up for a 3-day trip to Darien Lake this Fri.-Sun. I'm excited to get away for a bit. My mom and Ryan and Amanda are going too so it should be fun. Growing up my parents always took us on this trip. It's always hard to go places without my Dad. I am grateful that I have my Mom to still share things with. I can't imagine losing both parents and how hard it must be to just function. It's hard enough having one gone. I'm so happy that I have my own little family to start new traditions with and to make new memories.

I am still the current Primary President in my church. I am excited to have new...well sort of new ;) counselors. I totally thought a release was coming my way...but I was wrong. I guess it'll come when I least expect it...right?!! Jimmy is now second counselor in the Elders Quorum...I pray for the day he takes over as President...that means my release is NEAR :) I'm probably dreaming though LOL.

Jimmy has been studying hard to take his first CPA exam which is coming up next week. I'm so proud of him and all of the hard work and dedication he puts in to his job and taking care of us.....well financially because everything else is SO ALL ME...but ya know...I'm grateful that he's motivated to succeed lol. We love him so much and love spending some extra time with him when it's not tax season!

I've decided that I'm over the short brown boring hair that I've had for the past 2 years....so the blonde process has started. I had my first highlight yesterday and it's already pretty blonde seeing how it was sooo dark! I'm trying to grow it out long...we'll see how it goes. This is not the best pic of me...but it's the first one I snapped after I walked in from the salon haha!

It's bedtime for my boys soon...so I have to say goodbye for now. I'm so blessed to have this beautiful little family of mine. I couldn't imagine my life without my husband, my kids, my mom, my brother and his wife, my friends and family. I always see people on facebook say how lucky they are and how grateful they are for their loved ones. I wonder how many of those people truly mean what they say and how many of those people just take everything for granted. I know that at any moment my life could change, be taken away or I could lose someone close to me. I don't want to lose a memory, miss a moment or think that there is always tomorrow.

XOXO