Well, we survived the long drive to Minnesota for the family reunion! We actually had a great time. It was relaxing and we did a lot of fun things! The picture below is of the fireworks we watched from the paddle boat on the river. It was such a perfect night for a boat ride as well as for fireworks!
These next couple of pictures are at the Mall of America. It is huge! We spent almost an entire day there and we probably could have spent tons more time there just looking at everything. Both Terry and Dan were glad to get out of there and eventually I was too!
The picture above is me drinking my caribou coffee drink. It was pricey, but delicious. There's a caribou coffee on just about every corner in Minnesota. The picture below is of Terry and Dan standing on third floor of the mall in front of the roller coasters. Debi rode one ride with Dan's cousin, who came with us and Terry rode one ride with a different cousin who was also there. We had fun watching!
Here's Dan in front of the entrance to the "Great Mall." I was wishing that my sister in law was with me, because Sarah would have loved this mall! She loves to shop!
Dan and I are standing in front of the giant Bloomingdales store, but we are just little dots because Debi had to stand all the way across the street to get the store sign in the picture! That's how big it is! P.S. I definitely could not afford anything in Bloomingdales, not even the stuff on sale!
Here's Debi, me, Uncle Jack, Jayden, and a distant cousin, Emma on the boat ride.
Me and Dan enjoying our boat ride. It was kind of nice to do something different for the 4th of July!
Overall, we had a great time, but we were definitely glad when we got back home. We are going to be doing some more traveling in July to Topeka again this weekend and then to Colorado in a couple of weeks for our 3rd anniversary! So there should be lots of fun pictures coming soon!
This is very random, but I just have to say that I have been truly blessed this summer by several relationships. First, my best friend, who is a constant source of calmness in what feels like an otherwise chaotic world. Second, a friend who I have been reconnected with this summer, who is genuine, supportive, and inspiring. I love our phone dates, *A*! And then there's my sister, who has been there for me this summer in a way that I was not expecting, but am so grateful for. And of course, there's my husband, who is amazing and loves me unconditionally, which you would think would not be that hard, but I'm sure it is. :)
