1. Chicago. After a week-long seminar at MSUM, our Teach American History grant gang headed to Chicago. We saw a lot, froze our butts off, got poured on, and most importantly, laughed like crazy.
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2. Richmond, VA. Below is the dorm I stayed out. I loved flying in, spending an evening with my friends Ryan and Kara, and spending almost a week with total strangers. I will do it again. I learned so much. I am so pumped to share with my students and colleagues all I gained.
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3. Baseball. Watching Ryan play travel baseball was great. The parents were fun, the games were exciting, and other than the 'ball-to-the-face-black-eye-swollen-shut-fiasco' it was a fun experience.
4. Being home! I got to take the kids to the pool, work out, and just enjoy my children. Priceless.
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5. Our neighbors. We have some wonderful friends. We hang out, watch each others' kids, and enjoy one another.
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6. Seeing my cousin Mike. He is the coolest, nicest, funniest guy ever. AND he's a single dad. He deserves major props for that. Jasmine is a doll.
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7. Getting these butt a$$ ugly braces off. Enough said.
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8. Spending four days in Vegas with these two and our hubbies. May we be bonded forever by our experience at the adult pool BARE at the Mirage.
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8. Yeah, this place.
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9. The lake. Kim C. is a saint for having us down not once, but twice. Talk about being a scaredy cat in the water...but I did it. I tubed. And jet skied. Damn.
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10. Brady. I swept up more messes, dealt with more broken glasses and plates, chased, wrestled, and snuggled more than ever with this little hunk of burning love.
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**You know what's funny? I had no intention of having a perfect 10 list. I guess the list spoke for itself.
7 comments:
I'm in denial that summer is over.
Question: are all your summer clothes packed up already?
And now it's your first day of school. Hope this year is as good as the summer was.
Hell no AJ! I can't guarantee that will be done before winter.
Bonnie you are looking good...jealous you get to spend the summer with your kiddos!
Great post, btw!
Ah, what a great re-cap to an obviously great summer. Fun to have so many new experiences.
Your braces were sexy
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