Meagan Visits

At this point it's just easier to post my pages that I've already made for the last few months. I can't even think about trying to go back and write everything that has happened....so Meagan came to visit and took me to a Billy Joel Concert downtown and it was AWESOME....and then we went to the farmers market and scrapbooked ALL day and it was even more AWESOME! Thanks Meagan for a GREAT weekend!!!

MEAGAN!! {Please don't leave me!!!}

This fall I found out that Meagan is moving to Minnesota....and I am SO sad!! I don't know how I am going to feel about her not living here!! I am going to miss her so much. Zeke planned an AWESOME day for us downtown Chicago to have the architecture boat tour and go out to dinner. It was the most amazing day!! Vera was the most AMAZING food and I even tried octopus!!

Then Meagan and I went out to the paper doll house and scrapbooked for an evening! It was so fun to see MaryKim again {and see how happy she is!}

AND then the day finally came and she finally was leaving me.....I can't let her go....I just wanna cry.....is it February yet {I get to see her at camp crop}.

I love this girl. She is amazing. I'm so sad she's leaving, but we will be friends forever!!!

August is over....how?

Time is just flying. I can't believe August is over, summer is over and school has started. It was a fun, full summer for us and we were more than ready for the routine of school...{although I'm pretty sure we will never be ready for seminary at 5:45am}. Thank goodness my hubby functions at that time in the morning!!

I started the month out running a 10K with my friend Kelly {it was right in the middle of our half marathon training and we needed to run 11 miles today}. We ran it on Saturday morning, August 2nd, while Tanner and Jason were still at scout camp. The race was pretty good, I finished in 1:16:00. Kelly got 3rd place in her age group. She did great!!

After the race, we went to Water Fall Glen and ran another 6.30 miles {Kelly ran 6.9}. I did it in 1:20:34...so I ran 12.5 miles in 2:36:34...my best run ever!

In the middle of August, Tanner and I went to the Albanese Candy Factory and the Indiana Dunes with a group of moms from the ward. {this might be the last time I can convince Tanner to go without bringing along some friends}. He decided he didn't want to get in the water and he read a book the entire time we were there. {I didn't get in the water either, it was WAY too cold}. We had a great day relaxing on the beach and listening to the waves.

We found out our friends are moving to Colorado {totally unexpected} and they were giving away some of their yard stuff....and we were lucky enough to get some of it. I love how our patio looks now! So CUTE!!

We also got a new roof on our building....they made a HUGE mess, but I guess it's nice that we didn't have to pay anything out of pocket and now we have a nice new roof. {it's included in our home owners association monthly dues}. Also, that tree is no longer there {my picture tree}....I'm sad it's gone, but as you can see it's mostly dead.

and FINALLY.....SCHOOL STARTED!!!!! I can't believe Tanner is a Sophomore. He's growing up so fast. He is smart and funny and a wonderful kid {most of the time}.