HELLO!

Well, hello! It's been a while. But now I am back in action. I have quite a lot to update on. Such as our trip to Arizona in August. Yes, we were there, and I am sorry to those who we did not get to see. Trust me- its nothing personal, we just ran out of time! It was a very good trip though. I got to spend lots of time with my mom's side of the family. It was the first Ingersoll vacation ever! The only people missing were the boys- Justin and Zac. We stayed in a cabin up in Pine Top for 4 days- it was lovely. We were celebrating my grandparent's 50th Anniversary! 50 YEARS! So incredible. You should have seen those two dance for our talent show. It was great. Another highlight of the trip was seeing my nieces Jaydin and Brintley. They are truly a joy!

Also need to catch up on the ends of summer and what we accomplished. Here is a list of the things we did (pictures to follow later):

• Hiked around Clear Lake - just gorgeous
• Visited Family (miss you all so much!)
• Picnicked
• Picked blackberries (blueberries cost money, but blackberries run wild and can be found in abundance!)
• Made and canned blackberry jam
• Made blackberry pie
• Drunk lots and lots of iced tea
• Went to a hot air balloon festival - a photographers dream
• CAMPING! twice :)
• Found a SWEET sewing machine, 1964 Singer, mint condition, in a table - best find ever!
• No herb garden- but got lots of goodies from Kaitlin and Justin's garden- thanks guys!

I have to say- this is really just an overview of how many wonderful things we did. I can't wait for next summer.

Although it is still warm here- it is definitely fall. I'll have to come up with a new list of things to do. Don't you just love fall though? That crispness that gets in the air, the leaves changing from green to golden.... it makes me excited! I can already feel myself preparing to hunker down and drink hot tea, listen to music, read books and sew on my new sewing machine!

Until next time... ENJOY LIFE!