thoughts while not working

Isn't she darling?!

I guess I'm kind of on a blogging rampage today. But why work if you don't have to, right? Haha. I was looking through some pictures of my little sis' wedding (courtesy of my brother in law) and suddenly I got all sappy and sentimental. I have two amazing sisters who mean the world to me. I just wanted to give a little shout out to the two of them here.....for no particular reason. Just to tell them. I LOVE BEING A SISTER!

Post Memorial Day blues

I was so bummed to have to return to work after a killer Memorial Day weekend. We spent the holiday at Lake Anna, a beautiful Virginia State Park. We rented a little cabin with Megan and Perry (and Bailey, their puppy). The weather was incredible and I was happy spending my days playing in the lake, laying in the sunshine and reading in the rocking chair on the cabin porch. Coming back to work was a shock to my system. Really, if it's going to be a four-day work week, and Congress is in recess, I don't see any reason why they shouldn't just begin a Memorial Week holiday...

So amidst my post Memorial Day blues, my darling husband calls:

J: Hey babe, how would you like a frosty with your lunch?

M: Ummm, that would be great, but seeing how the nearest Wendys is....oh 8 miles from here, I don't think that's going to happen

J: Chocolate or Vanilla?

M: Uhh, chocolate.

J: I'll see you in a few

And that's when I knew I had married the man of my dreams :)
Nothing says I love you like a frosty from across town on a hot May day.

Family days in May

It's been a family filled month. Megan got married out here in April and Margo got married in early May, so we spent time with my family in DC and while we were in Utah. It was especially wonderful to see all the family that traveled to DC and UT, from New York, North Carolina, South Dakota, Alaska, and more.

Adorable Margo and Tim. Congrats you two!!

Megan & Perry

The fam at Margo's weddingWe have also got to spend a lot of time with Joseph's family while living here in VA. I really count myself lucky to have such wonderful in-laws. I know a lot of people who struggle with an aggressive mother-in-law, or a nosy sister-in-law, but really the family I married into is just the best! Karen was recently called on a mission to....FIJI! Wooowooo! And we got to go to the DC temple with her earlier this month. Rachel, Joseph's older sister, came down (or really, across) from Oregon and I loved seeing her and little baby Ruth...sooooo precious.

Our future missionary :)

I love having family so close.