Summer Funk

I seem to be trending on a every two month major blog update, but my goal is to not let that happen. With the holidays coming up and family visiting, I think I will find more to talk about. Besides I was in a 'Summer Funk' the kind of funk where you would just rather not talk about it, because there is not much to talk about. Chance and I got to Virginia in the middle of June and the summer was spent adjusting to our new life, needless to say, it was not easy. It is very easy to wake up everyday in Hawaii and be happy. The Eastern Shore, well it does not quite have the same effect on me.. yet.

It seemed like every couple of weeks there was a new obstacle I felt I had to overcome, while the entire time quickly becoming discouraged about finding a job. The majority of my summer was spent hanging out with Tim, and trying to find a job here in the country. It is a very rural area, and the biggest town is about 45 minutes north and still only about 30,000 people. Not working and being busy all the time is really hard to me, I get down very easily doing nothing. I started to miss my friends and family more than normal, wishing I could live closer to them. Chance was quite the trooper all summer though, not only did he take excellent care of me, but he put up with me being a bi-polar pain in the rear end. Some days I tried really hard to be 'happy', but he was not buying it. Other days I did not hide it and I would let my horns show. I felt trapped, with Tim still being such a puppy it was even hard for us to go out to dinner because travel to get anywhere takes about 2 hours round trip, and Chance started working evenings so then I was home at night alone and it was just not a fun situation. I just wanted to find a job and start having a routine, but it felt like it would never happen. I applied to positions every day and yet, I never received phone calls... talk about lifting your spirits.. Chance was very encouraging and tried to keep me positive.

So blogging about being kind of depressed for the summer just did not seem appealing, but I am in much better spirits now and hoping for a happier fall. Some things that happened in the last two months..

I got another year older

We survived a hurricane with minimal damage

Tim has learned to open the doors in our house and his favorite items to snag are toilet paper and socks

We got to explore Ocean City, MD finally

Tim has almost tripled in size since we first got him in July

and as of last week I got a job! :)

Date Night in Ocean City

Timmy All Tuckered Out After Playing

I have always LOVED Summer, but this year I am very excited for this change in seasons...Mostly the change of season in my spirit! 

Brotherly Love

I got to spend almost 6 whole weeks with my family and I was so very excited to hang out with my brothers! I kind of think they are a big deal and they mean the world to me. The first few weeks I was there they were still in school and it felt like the only time I got to see them was at the ball fields. Pat and Vinnie were on the same this team and Joey was in a separate league, this meant that one or the others had practice and/or a game EVERY night. So I kind of lived at the ball fields, but enjoyed watching every minute of it! My Dad helped coach Pat and Vinnie's team which was fun to watch. Vinnie is good at stopping those grounders at second and Pat is good at catching fly balls in the outfield, always managing to lose his hat and wisp his luscious locks around (haha). Joey's team actually went on to win the championships this year, his team nicknamed him twinkie and although he is good on defense, the poor runt of the team has such a small strike zone that 90% of the time he gets walked or pegged with the ball.

Twinkie

Vin-Nay

Patticakes

I was also able to go on a field trip to Zion National Park with Joey and about 200 5th graders, not to mention the flood of other schools that were going on the same hike the same day. There was a lot of "get down from there" "you  need to slow down" "stay on the trail" "no you can not go swimming in the water" going on that day. It was still a blast though. My Dad and I both chaperoned and the weather was gorgeous!

Dad and Joey at the First Pool 

Headed Off to Middle School Soon

Emerald Pools 

My Dad had to leave town for a couple days so Chance conjured up this master plan to clean the house up really nice for my Dad and in return for their help my brothers would get a new Xbox. It took two days and a lot of elbow grease to accomplish this, but the boys were troopers (for the most part) and had their eyes set on the prize. Now they can play Xbox Live with Chance (woo!).

Summer is in full swing now and the boys have transitioned from snowboarding the slopes, to mountain biking the trails. I think they do a lot of nothing these days. Staying up late, sleeping in, playing video games, floating the river, and hanging out with friends. What else is Summer for? I miss them so very very much every day, but I was able to set them up with my old laptop while I was home and Skype is the closest I can get to seeing their handsome faces!