Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Summer 2012 Ta-Da List!

Before the summer started I made myself an ambitious to-do list. As the summer draws to a close, I´ve been contemplating all I did on and in addition to it. Some things were planned, some plans were completed, and some of what we did was completely unexpected! To celebrate the end of this season, I´ve provided for you my Summer 2012 Ta-Da List

· Got a job at Hawaiian Falls, even if that didn’t work out
· Aaron successfully completed Scriptures 3, Greek 1 and Greek 2
· Texas Rangers vs. Seattle Mariners on Memorial Day
· Floated the river in New Braunfels
· Did the entire Trumpet Translation
· Helped out with Calvary Children’s Bible Club
· Gave kittens food poisoning
· Jack’s 1st Birthday Party
· Killed a lot of crickets
· Made a quilt
· Tried something new
· Had a blast at Agee Family Hawaiian Falls 2012
· Kimberly came to visit
· Tutored the Hardin children
· We celebrated 30 months of marriage
· Hosted a lot of Life Groups
· Pretended to be a kid again with a Blanket Fort Sleepover
· Went to the farmer’s market and made lots of yummy, healthy meals
· Helped various friends move
· Tutored James every week
· Took Karin to visit Dallas and my family
· Saw the Dark Knight Rises… twice!
· Prepared to teach and set up my new office
· Watched a lot of the Olympics
· Texas Rangers vs. LA Angels on July 31
· Wrote the second chapter of my thesis
· Visited our family in Iowa and went to the State Fair
· Started reading Don Quixote for the fall
· Went camping in El Dorado
· Welcomed people back for the school year to begin!

 It´s been a fun, fulfilling, and fruitious summer! I guess that means it´s time to write the to-do list for the fall... and I´ll check back in with you in a few months! ;)

Home is...

  • Home is tea and crumpets with Grandma
  • Home is sitting in the yard listening to crickets while the sun goes down
  • Home is squeals of delight as nieces and nephews throw their arms around my neck
  • Home is sweet corn all over my face and possibly in my hair
  • Home is my favorite thrift store and a husband who suggests it... twice!
  • Home is beautiful flat roads and nice Iowa drivers
  • Home is five days without staring at my computer, and not really missing it
  • Home is being loved on by family, friends, and church family until your heart overflows
  • Home is double bacon corn dogs and everything on a stick
  • Home is oogling over huge pigs and pretty horses and a butter cow
  • Home is presents all around
  • Home is cuddling on the couch as the summer breezes blow through the house 
  • Home is Fox News on TV all day long and lots of sports
  • Home is a late-night bonfire with friends
  • Home is cool summer breezes and actually needing a sweater
  • Home is corn fields and meadows and SO much green
  • Home is the wonder of holding my baby niece for the first time
  • Home is people we love and cherish so very much
  • Home is IOWA!
And now we´re back in another of our "Home"s and preparing for the start of a busy school year.