Wake up in the morning feeling like...

...writing a blog post.
I know, I know!  Where have I been?  It's funny you should ask!  It's been a busy few months.  Here's an idea of what I've been getting into...

There've been lots of weddings!

Many congratulations to Keisha and Noah and Liz and Jack.  Praying for both couples!










There's been some gardening...

...and the neighbor drama that always ensues!  I know she means well, and she does ask *sometimes*, but digging up my potted plants (even just a few flowers) and planting them in your yard is not ok.  There's a bit of a language barrier, or maybe it's cultural - I don't know.  All I know is that my little work of art here is much thinner on the flowers, and she amazingly now has some in her front yard.  And I was actually watering them this time.  Oh well.  From now on, they go straight in the ground!!  Thank goodness all the veggies are planted on the deck.  I just have to keep the squirrels away from them.

I also had my birthday, which was fantastic.  My wonderful boyfriend and his wonderful sister took me to dinner at an Indian Restaurant none of us had tried.

It was the absolute perfect setting, perfect weather, perfect company and perfect food!!

To celebrate we also spent the day in Annapolis with my family, which included sailing of course!

The whole weekend included a lot of cake - which is my weakness.  Thanks to my small group, my family and my co-workers for knowing just what I like!

It has already started feeling like summer and to celebrate we had some crabs in the back yard.

We will definitely be doing this again sometime soon.

And this past weekend we celebrated the Sailibration (200th anniversary of the war of 1812) with my bf's family and the tall ships.

Of course Mexico was my favorite.  We got to see a little bit of the blue angels as well, but getting pictures of them was quite the comedy of errors.

I also got to go home with the bf to his parents house and spend a weekend there, which was really nice.  We ate great food, but I forgot the photographic evidence.  Fried oysters aren't that appetizing to look at, but they are DELICIOUS!

I've also managed to spend a little too much time at the hospital for my liking - one scheduled trip, one because I passed out at the doctor...and sprained my ankle twice (I skipped the medical attention on those!) I thought I'd spare you pictures of that mess.

It's taken all I have to keep up with my work load, but it seems to be easing up a little.  It's also taking all I have to keep up with maintaining my weight, but that's a story for another blog.

We are starting a heat way here in Baltimore, so keep cool friends!