Oh, those su hu mer....Niiiii Hiiiiiites!

Sorry, I was singing Grease when I wrote my title!

Those of you who read my blog on a regular basis know that summer is perhaps my least favorite time of year. Not because of the kids being home or vacations or my birthday or anniversary. I just can't stand the heat and blazing sun in my eyes that makes it nearly impossible to play outside, say, past 10 in the morning.

There are a few redeeming qualities to this time of year, though. One of those is the summer nights. And while I prefer the sun going down at 6 in the evening rather than 9, you can't argue with the beauty of the wide open Texas sky blazing with oranges, pinks, and reds. It is usually a chilly 90 degrees around this time as well which makes it so much more bearable.

In our new house, the sun goes down on the back right corner of our house. Right in front of the sunset are big trees which turn greyish black as they are back lit from the sun. The past several nights, it has been breezy which makes the most beautiful sound breezing through the trees. It almost looks magical. Pure heaven. It just does something to my soul sitting out there.

In the front yard, there are usually sounds of boys playing. Bryon and our across the street neighbor played a game of baseball in the front yard last night with their collective boys. After watching them for a while, I decided to take a walk and enjoy the sunset and cooler air. Maybe summer isn't so bad after all?

Last night, I had my parents and sister over for dinner. My parents are getting wood floors in so their house is a mess. I was glad to have them over to our quiet, clean house where they could relax (only kidding)!

After dinner, Lauren took Thomas home to spend the night. Thomas and Lauren are kindred spirits. Not only does Thomas look more like Lauren than he does me, they have the same outlook on life! Happy and free spirited. I think they had a great time together.

I put ME down then got to spend some one on one time with Matthew. I haven't had a lot of this this summer so it meant so much to me to get that time with him. His maturity and sweet spirit always seem to shine when he has alone time with adults. I love him so much and am so proud of the big boy he is growing in to!

I have a fun and busy end to the week. Today, I am meeting my roommate from college at our local library for their weekly summer kids activity. Tomorrow, we are meeting Matthew's kindergarten teacher for lunch. They both miss each other a lot! Matthew stares at her website picture daily! Friday, I am meeting some friends to go swimming.

Saturday is my birthday, next week is my anniversary, and the next week is ME's birthday. Let the celebrations begin!