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Steve came home from Wal-Mart at 7:30am. He climbed into bed, and I climbed out. Did I mention that we got a brandy-spanking new mattress and box spring? First time EVAH in our marriage. It's a full-size, Sealy "Sarina" king coil with a pillow top. HEAVEN. And new pillows. I'm in love.
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I went for a walk/jog. You have to understand, I don't run. But I've always wanted to be a runner, but it's just, oh, I don't know, I'm not consistent enough, I guess. So it's always like this monumental thing when I try to run (as in exercise--I can run if I have to...). But after 2 weeks of biking, I thought I'd give it a shot. I did okay. I can run for maybe 30-45 seconds before I have to walk again for a bit. Better than 10 seconds.
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So I did that, then came home and rode the exercise bike (which has been moved into the living room) while I watched the Women's Wimbledon final. I was surprised that Serena Williams won in straight sets, but she's been playing incredibly.
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Then it was time to get ready for Val & Dan's 4th of July party. I made a big pan of brownies. Maddie helped me make a huge tossed salad. Being on Weight Watchers, I was really concerned about having food at the cookout that I could eat. I packed two fat-free hot dogs and 2 lite buns, and brought a nectarine for myself.
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We left our house around 1:30 to be at Val's by 2pm. She and Dan have a beautiful home with a great backyard. The weather (after so many days of thunderstorms) was beyond gorgeous--big, puffy clouds, blue skies, a great breeze, and SUNSHINE.
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The kids went swimming, even though the water in the pool was freezing. Crazy kids.
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It was a really nice time of visiting. I played volleyball--I am SO sore today. Just dying.
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We ended up staying until 8:30pm. We had a bonfire and smores. My camera batteries died, but Dan had more, and I took over 200 pictures. Here's just a few (who am I kidding, more than a few...LOL).
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My beautiful friend, Beth
Her son, Jake, doing a cartwheel on the balance beam
Me and my man-cub
Sisters, sisters, there were never more devoted sisters...
Patience and Grace
A great picture of the Birkenfeld family, if I do say so myself
Getting a kiss from my girl, after the volleyball game
Me & my Maddie-girl
Me & Patience
Smores!!!!
Happy 4th of July! Happy Birthday, America!
It looks like a fun time was had by all! What beautiful pictures!!!! I hope your summer is going well and every one is still having fun! :)
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Hey Amanda~
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a great 4th of july. I tried to leave a comment on here the other day and ended up having to go do something else and never made it back. I am half way through Julie and Julia and OMG her mouth is filthy. I'm now even sure if I like the book yet. I really liked A Homemade Life and The Gentle Art of Domesticity. I was thinking it would be something like those but not at all. I am curious how the movie will be. I read on Amazon that Julia Child did not want to be involved in this project at all.
What are you up to?
Ruth