After our great trip to Costa Rica over the 4th of July holiday, our month just kept getting better and better.
I went on a few fun walks with friends throughout the month. Here's a photo I took on one. We have such pretty parks and People Trails locally.
Campaign season is in full-swing with the election not until November. We helped Dale Nowlin's campaign at the county fair on a very hot July afternoon. Here I am with my friend, colleague, and local city councilperson Elaine!
David and the boys were a big help, blowing up balloons, handing them out, entertaining the children who came to the tent. David ran and got us ices because, did I mention it was HOT?
Gina, my amazing florist friend, pulled together an "Office" tv show trivia team for a local trivia night. We had so much fun!
Gina and Violet in their Schrute Farms and Dunder Mifflin gear.
Had a great night with Jayne, Cindy, Laura, and Kelly at Henry's!
And then Girls Trip #1 to see the Indigo Girls at The Ryman in Nashville! What a fun couple of days including a stop at the amazon/Zappos outlet off I65, and Reese Witherspoon's flagship store Draper James.
Violet, Cindy, Laura, and Me
I saw the Indigo Girls in 1989 in a field at Ole Miss, and again in 2018 at the Ryman in Nashville. I love the Ryman. My favorite venue.
Laura and me and a guy we don't know :)
Cindy outside the Ryman
Our family of 5 went out for dinner to celebrate mine and David's 30th date anniversary - July 15, 1988. Wow, that's a long time!
We all studied up for "Parks and Recreation" trivia with Cindy & Eric and Violet & Todd. We didn't win but we were the best dressed and we had so much fun! #byebyelilsebastian
Erin is amazing. We enjoyed Tapas and Tunes and Hotel Indigo including Lavender Prosecco. We had not caught up in quite awhile. I like to think whenever we're together, we're back at Sundance.
Wine Club at John and Ginger's. A garden party of Rose wine and plant-based dishes. It was a really fun evening!
I was thrilled to see Laura Benanti at the Cabaret at the Commons. She is an incredible soprano and is absolutely hilarious. She put on a fun show with beautiful music including her accompanist's Bach/Dolly Parton mix!
And, the most amazing part of our July - we added to our family! After the Cabaret we saw Ashley and friends outside Taku. Ashley takes care of Bailey when we travel and they are CARE parents. They had recently taken in a number of dogs and were looking for good homes. We fell in love with Remy. While Thomas and David visited family in Mississippi, Brennan and I "test drove" Remy at home with Bailey. It's a match and we're thrilled to have him in our family. He's about 5 months old now and is a poodle mix. Probably a maltipoo like Bailey. He's very snuggly and very good-tempered.
Day 1 with us
Remy and Bailey
Bailey's not so sure why Remy keeps wanting to snuggle.
"What the heck, Mom?"
Going on an outing
Thomas returned from MS and met Remy for the first time. Love at first sight!
And now I live in a house with 5 guys!
And now August includes College, Puppy Kindergarten, Maine, Running, Biking, and 11th Grade!
