Summer routine?

I don't really have much of a routine this summer. I was not able to land a part time summer job for various reasons, but am working hard at staying busy in the midst of no schedule.

The week I got home form Florida I did several fun things...

-I went to the Parade of Homes (an annual showcase of new homes in our county) with my childhood friend Amy. We've been doing this together every year since I could drive....thus it's been over 20 years now that we've done it. Wow - I'm getting old!

-I babysat my great niece and nephew (Lily & Gavin) for two days. It was a lot of work, but also lots of fun!

Lily & Gavin

Checking out the turtle we found..way cool!

I think this is beautiful!

-I hosted one of my summer monthly poker nights. It was good to hang out with my buddies and to see that I haven't forgotten how to play the game...in fact I played really well and was one of the final two playing, but I didn't win. My friend Megan (who taught me how to play last year) won.

-I went to Pottery Schmottery with my friend Amanda. It was a belated birthday gift for her. We had lots of fun painting...followed by dinner at Chipolte and shopping.

Amanda and her bowl

me with my bowl

-Sunday the Rissers came over for the evening and we play Cluedo. It's the British version of Clue - one of my favorite games of all time! Rebecca had bought it for me as a birthday gift when she was in England this spring. We had a lot of fun playing Cluedo - it's a fun twist on the regular American version of the game.