Ahhhh...Welcome Summer!

This holiday weekend has been everything you would imagine a long weekend to be... fun, restful, productive, projects completed, doing some extra special summer-y things just because... time with friends, visits to favorite restaurant, outdoor concerts, fireworks, hot air balloons, yard work, sunsets, dining al fresco, clean house, pretty things in new places, friends over for dinner, grilling out, homemade ice cream... the works. And we did it all!

A scene from the hot air balloon festival...

...an outdoor symphony concert at Union Station with closing fireworks...

...a happy clean house...

a new ceiling fan on our back porch!

 ...freshly planted flowers...

...a pretty house...

...our backyard...

 ...playing Kubb (an awesome Swedish yard game) in our backyard with friends...

Even though we are in a season of our lives where things have not always gone the way we had planned or wanted them to, and we are still encountering many bumps in the road, I cannot help but believe that in spite of everything, this is going to be an incredible summer.  Ahhh... here's to welcoming and celebrating new seasons in life- both literally and figuratively.

Dear Summer,
We love you and are so glad you are here. We love your long days, gentle breezes, cool swimming pools, lemonade, bbq grills, flowers, road trips, sunsets, long weekends, ice cream, concerts... you get the idea.  Please be kind and bring us some rain with your sunshine and heat. We will do our best to appreciate you the whole time you are here! 

Love, Sarah and Joe