We're Baaaaack!

Okay, so we've actually been back for a few weeks, but since we weren't planning on being back, I decided to continue my break from blogging... just because everything has been so overwhelming that I haven't had any time!

Let me catch you up.

Since my last post with our wedding recap, we have:

• driven from Colorado to Missouri to drop off one car and leave the cats with my grandma
• flown to Pennsylvania to watch a couple friends marry each other
• gone on our AMAZING month-long European honeymoon
• traveled back to the USA (Oregon) last minute to say goodbye to Dan's mom
• walked a mile and a half to In N Out Burger from the LA airport for lunch
• packed up our entire house and moved out within five days (and let me tell you that there WILL be a blog post about our first (awful) PCS experience
• driven from Colorado to Ohio, with stops overnight in Kansas, Missouri, and Indiana
• unpacked our entire new house
• flown on a private C-21 from Ohio to Maryland Space A for my birthday... just because we could
• found a church in Ohio to go to (and it only took two tries - the first one was NOT for us)

Phew! We are exhausted after this crazy summer, but my handsome husband in-processes for his graduate school program this Friday, and things will return to normalcy (or close enough) once we have structure. I can't promise any blogging in the next week or so, but I hope to make it a regular thing once again.

Thanks for bearing with me this summer as I have not posted once since the very beginning of June. Oops.

Busy Summer

This summer has been crazy busy so far.

School got out, and I attended the Air Force Academy Ring Dance that weekend. We rented a house in Breckenridge with friends and had a blast.

Then, our friends Lucy and Simon visited us all the way from England. We did all the typical Colorado tourist attractions, and we drove to the Grand Canyon and to Las Vegas for some fun with them.

Dan left for his time working at a Boy Scout camp, and Lucy and Simon headed back to the UK... and I had one lazy week around the house.

And then I drove home to Kansas City, where I am right now. I'm spending time with my family and seeing some friends. It's been fun so far, but my drive was not so normal.

You see, it's usually bright and sunny for the entire ten hour drive... kind of boring, right? This time, I drove through an INTENSE storm before I even got out of Colorado. We needed the rain for sure, but this was eerie.

these clouds were SO dark!

I had never seen anything like this before, even growing up in tornado alley in Missouri. This was SO cool, and I couldn't stop looking at it. Have I mentioned that I *LOVE* severe weather? I really do. I'm such a geek. 

I'm having fun here, but I can't wait to see my handsome fiancé in about a week and a half! He is already half way done with his time in New Mexico, and I'm ready to have him back! 

Summer So Far

Summer has been treating me well so far.

I was able to attend the Air Force Academy Graduation Parade with some friends, and we staked out where to stand next year to get the best pictures of our then-graduates. Score!

I have been logging the miles during my half marathon training. It isn't going perfectly, but I am pretty consistent, which is way more than last time around. This one should be far more bearable to complete. July 27th is the big day!

I have had lots of quality time with my fiancé, which is sometimes rare, so I am appreciating and loving every single minute of it!

My friend Lucy (who came all the way from England) is in town right now, and we are having a blast hanging out.

I am leaving on a road trip to the Grand Canyon and Las Vegas soon! I can't wait to see both places again; they're so much fun and SO different from each other!

I get to see one of my very best friends (Lizzie at Sweet Kansas Girl) get married NEXT WEEKEND! I'm so excited that we are able to see them say: "I DO".

I will be driving home to Kansas City next month, and I'm excited to see family and friends and catch a few Royals games!

I can only hope the rest of the summer proves to be as amazing as it has been so far!