May 2019

The sun is out and it finally warmed up in May!  It was a fun-filled month.  Here are a bunch of photos!

On the same day as Brennan's junior prom, Thomas moved out of his dorm, got a new-to-him car, and moved back for the summer.

Graduation party season is in full-swing.  We attended Eric's first at the Inn at Irwin Gardens.  I've enjoyed attending these as a family.

Brennan has a new job!  He and his friend Vivek were in orientation and I had to snap a quick pic!

David and I hosted the wine club at Brown County State Park.  There was a reprieve in the rain for a few hours and it was just perfect!

Laura and I headed out to Karen's beautiful home to see all the plants in their "May-state".  Karen is a natural and the grounds are gorgeous!

I accomplished one of my 50x50 items - walking the Big Four Bridge in Louisville.  It was a hot day, but a lot of fun!

David and I started hiking again now that the craziness of work, travel, Prom, school, yard work, etc. are done or manageable.  But after finding a bunch of ticks (on everyone but me), I'm thinking we need to find wide path hikes.  The dogs, though, love it!

I took the boys on a quick shopping trip and they were good sports, so I fed them, which makes painful shopping worth it!

Thomas taught himself to bake bread for a speech class.  His bread was delicious!

I had a great time on a girls trip with Karen, Karen, Vinita, and Mary.  Karen hosted us at their condo in Naples, Florida and we had a wonderful time!

View from the master bedroom

Air Boat tour in the Everglades

After we planned the girls trip, David found out he was heading to San Diego and Palo Alto for work.  I realize the boys are 17 and almost 19, but my first thought was to get a sitter.  They did great, the dogs were fed and everyone made it look easy. Phew.

I've been on walk breaks with friends most days lately.  Here are some photos I've taken when we weren't rained out.

Grandma and Grandpa had a great trip to Italy to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary a couple of months early.  I loved seeing all the photos!

Hope you're having a great summer!

Prom 2019

Brennan's Junior Prom was held last weekend and it was quite the event!  I was so happy Brennan was willing to go.  While it may not be top on his list of experiences to master, I think it's an important one, and he had a lot of fun.  I think it was good to prove to himself he could fully participate in something as chaotic and ritual-filled as Prom in our town!

David spent that day moving Thomas out of his dorm and home for the summer and securing a car for Thomas.  We wanted the car in Thomas's name to start building his credit history and it took FOREVER.  Brennan and I managed the tux just fine, and David caught up with us at photos.

Brennan asked Dee to Prom in March.  Dee is a friend from middle school and high school who recently moved about an hour away but is still connected to everyone locally.  She was game and they had a lot of fun together.  Maybe going with a friend makes it that much more fun?!

We met up with their big group of friends at the Inn and Irwin Gardens for some interior photos.  The rest of the group came about the time the rain let up so we could move outside.  Here are some of my favorites.

 

It was May the 4th (be with you) so there was a Star Wars theme!

  Heading towards dinner, taking a few more photos in the library plaza

They had a huge group who had dinner together at Tre Bicchieri before heading to Prom.  We had dinner at Taku with Dee's mom before watching the Prom Parade and then the Promenade into the venue.

After Prom they came back to our house and Dee's mom joined us.  She had been visiting with local friends for a few hours.  They got to tell us all about it, and I was reminded of Thomas's Junior Prom two years ago when Neil and Joel stayed overnight with us and we heard all about it the next day over breakfast.  I love this tradition!

 Brennan's teacher sent me this photo as they entered prom (no parents allowed) :)

And I pulled these from the Republic newspaper of our group.  I love Prom.  It's such a fun time of year!

There's Brennan at dinner!