Monday, August 03, 2009

What a long month!!




So this month has been a very full and busy month. Lots of good stuff and some very hard & emotional stuff. But the best is yet to come. It seems like I haven't had a single weekend that wasn't packed to the gills. The month started with 4th of July celebrations which included
West Point citys parade and carnival at the park, a bbq and the golf ball game, and then off for the fireworks which we had a front row view thanks to me & ash!! July 7 & 14 were my mom's and ashlee's birthdays. We went to cherry hill and played all day and then did dinner to celebrate on the 11th. The next weekend was Ashley Benson's (soon to be Earl) bridal shower at our house so of course it was a week of cleaning and preperations becuase thats just how mom does things. My Grandma Earl passed away on the 20th after a very couragious 4 yr. battle with cancer. She was a very amazing woman who always tried to be the very best version of herself & has left a legacy of lots of people who felt her love. It was hard to let go & say goodbye but we had the opportunity to tell her we love her and say goodbye which I will always be greatful for. It was really hard to see my dad hurting over losing his mom which made it a very emotional couple days. The silver lining was the fact that I was shown again just how caring and special my family is. We went to the Kenny Chesney concert on the 23rd and had a really good time. The whole family was there havin fun and jammin out to some really good country music. Then we headed up to our favorite camping spot, Lava Hot Springs (or in Codys case llava!! hahaha) for the holiday weekend! Tubing the river was fun but not complete without a few battle wounds! This past weekend was my bosses daughters wedding reception and then down to wendover for a bachelor/bachelorette party! Oh the memories made!! Courtnee and both ashlee's made the night a very fun & entertaining night! Lots of good pictures and stories that won't easily be forgotten, which might be a little unfortunate for courtnee & ashley. This friday is Ben's wedding and I am so excited to have Ashley be part of the family. I'm not sure she is fully aware of what she is getting herself into!! lol. So I have lots to get done this week to be ready for friday. Mix in a few softball games, swimming with the kids, and a couple dates and it has been a very long month!