Summer has arrived...

well, at least it feels like it has! We are in the middle of an intense heatwave, and it's not even officially the summer yet. A few more days and then we will drop to a "cooler" 80 degrees! But after the cool spring we had, i am excited for the warm weather to arrive.

We had a few graduation parties to attend yesterday... congrats to Hillary and Janelle! I am one of the oldest of the cousins, so it is will be a lot of fun to watch all of the younger ones grow up and hit the milestones in life... graduations, weddings, babies, etc. Steve and i were discussing how in the next 5 years, we are going to be attending so many graduations!! But it is so exciting... i am very proud of hem all! I just can't believe that it's been that many years (13) since i went through this! I feel old.

So everyone yesterday had the same question for me... how am i handling this heat? And I am NOT a summer person... if given the choice between extreme hot and extreme cold temps, i would certainly choose the cold. But so far, i am handling it OK -- considering it's really only been 2 full days of the heat. and this weekend I was by the pool and in houses with AC, so it can't be that bad! I am sure at work i will be in sweaters, as the ac is always on too high. i really don't feel any different than prior years when it has been really hot. I just have to remember that it's even more important to stay hydrated when i am outside. But ask me again in August after it's been 2 full months of this :)

One of my wonderful friends recently announced her pregnancy... i am super super excited for them!! and that they have shared with everyone so i don't need to keep a secret ;) This will be baby #2... they have lil Joey at home who will be ~16-18 months when this one arrives... we don't know how far along she is quite yet. I would have never thought of having having 2 so close, but the other girls who recently had babies less than a year ago also have baby fever. So maybe i'll feel the same after this one is born! But I am so so happy for them, as I know that they wanted to have have #2 right away. It is so great that it happened for them!