Summertime Grind

Why is it that life gets so darn busy in the summer? I guess I know the answer to that, we get outside more and then there's the lawn and softball and weddings... it's just the life that comes along with living in Minnesota, cramming all the fun stuff into 4 months of nice weather.

I really do love living in Minnesota and being close to family, but sometimes I think it would be so great to live in a place like Florida or California and have decent weather year round... but this is what I signed up for when deciding to stay here my whole life. Really it's my family's fault. I just can't imagine living more then 30 minutes away from them, especially now that I have Sami. Her relationship with her cousin Carter just amazes me. I can't help but smile when I see them together and think to myself, 'that must have been what it was like with Brian and I'. We've always had a close relationship and I've always looked up to him and even when he'd beat me up, I'd forgive him in a heartbeat and still admire him. I feel so lucky to have such a great relationship with someone who I have truly known my whole life and I'm so grateful that Sami may someday be lucky enough to have the same thing. Now if my mom and brothers would move, I'd do it in a heartbeat, but I don't see that happening... sorry Jason.

Last weekend was so great. Softball wasn't so good, but the weather was nice enough during the day that we had most of the team at our house and we just sat outside, relaxing, drinking some beers, barbecuing and playing some Polish horseshoes. It turned out to be just perfect. It was fun having the Wests at our house for the weekend since we always have a good time together and it's great seeing Cyrus and Sami together... I can't wait until the day when he's big enough that they can actually run around together, I think we'll all be in trouble then.

This coming weekend I was supposed to go to Fargo, ND for my sister-in-law, DeeAnn's bachelorette party, but with the cost of gas and the expenses that come along with a bach party, I just can't swing it right now, especially since Jason will be going up for his soon-to-be brother-in-laws bachelor party in a couple weeks. He's really looking forward to it so we decided he would go and I'd stay to save some money... then 2 weeks after that we'll be heading up to Wahpeton, ND for the wedding. I can't wait for that. I just love DeeAnn and am so happy that she found such a wonderful guy to spend her life with. Luke is just wonderful, he's patient with kids and funny and stable and DeeAnn's so lucky to have found that in her life. So now I get to stay home and hang out with Sami... Jason has a buddy coming over to help him put up the shed we just bought which is sort of exciting, hopefully the weather will participate long enough to get it all done.