Long Weekend

Whew...long weekends are so fun, but physically exhausting. We started out our Friday by a day of "nothing." We had nothing planned but time as a family. It was intentional and needed. We are so busy running some days, we forget just to have fun as the four of us. We visited the Fort Wayne Farmer's Market and made some homemade crafts and bought lots of yummy veggies for the grill that night, and to make some homemade salsa. Jeff even found some great deals on some herbs to plant - $1 each! Almost a steal!


Saturday we visited Cedar Lake in Howe, Indiana. This is our third annual trip to this lake over the Fourth of July weekend, and again, it did not fail us. We had fun catching up with the extended Gongaware family (which we only see during the 4th and at Christmas). The cousins fished and fished and fished, took boat rides, picked mulberries and blackberries, laughed and even tried to swim (little too chilly) and ate and ate and did I mention that we ate? Both girls stayed awake for the fireworks, which ended around 11:00p. By the time we drove home, it was past midnight and the girls were wiped out. Each of them went to bed smelling of Off, campfire smoke and sweat. I loved kissing them good night last night.


Sunday - after church and mandatory naps - we headed to the TinCaps with Grandpa Toad and Grandma Barb. It was hot! Where was that sun yesterday when we could swim?? Carlie attempted her climb at the "wall" and made it nearly half the way to the top. The smile on her face was priceless. After fun in the sun and a full belly of Mexican food, I am sitting here with my best friend and husband and just cherishing how lucky I am. I am still so deeply in love with my husband that sometimes I get butterflies when we go on our "date night" - I have two healthy beautiful well behaved (for most the time) girls - we have a roof over our head - jobs to go to every day - a church that we belong and love going to - so many opportunities that are not awarded in other countries. God has been good to this Gongaware family.