two bouts of lovin

miss lauren

beautiful picture

so sweet, she was so excited to give it to us...so it is proudly displayed on my refrigerator

mr ben

this made my whole night!

what a sweetheart!

feeling the extra lovin this week!

o to the a to the r

 O.A.R

Fred Meijer Garden Concert #3 for the summer

This is one of the better concerts I have been to, I think I will go out on a limb and say top 7..yeah in the top 7

Maybe it was their energy, the songs, the venue, the people I was with

or maybe it was the QUALITY people watching and the snacks

it was not THE HEAT

but everything else combined made it a great event!

yeah for O.A.R I am a fan!



swimmy swim swim

at Ben's house for Monday night dinner

Dougie says possible Christmas card to trump the wedding :) 

some one LOVES the water and to drink it too

Such a fun way to spend another HOT night!

sunset and ice cream

with J equals a great date night out in grand haven

throw in a little bonus of home depot and the musical fountain and we were over the top :)

168 in the mail

invitations that is

check another thing off the list

there has been some progress

band

Js ring

honeymoon

pink tie [still need yellow]

shoes and suits

and more little things

lots more to do, but finally seeing some good progress

63 more days!

the B and the Z plus the peanut

The B

The Z

two kinds of bread

goodness gracious 

first I made my stand by banana bread

But I must say [which i said out loud to J]

geshh this is one of my better batches :) 

second was the Zucchini that the bogo and I destroyed last year!

But I must say this was on the flop side

I accidentally forgot to turn the oven off broil [from making dinner]

and half way through realize the bread was getting a tad burned on the top

opps good thing I have more Z to tackle another loaf tomorrow

The peanut

goodness gracious

someone is practicing to be in aunties wedding

I believe he has passed!

goodness gracious all over again 

classic joke monday

on a Tuesday. 

I read this to J last night in the car and almost got a full laugh out of him...i on the other hand was LOLing :) 

What happened to the thief who stole a calendar??????

HE GOT 12 MONTHS! 

hahahah! 

wonderful friends

threw us an engagement party 

and lots of wonderful friends attended the party

we had such a great time and reminds me how thankful I am for these people in my life

and just another day closer to marry this man!

when it rains it pours

shower fun

My first wedding shower insert smile

J's family hosted and we had just such a great time

they are so kind and inviting 

fun night all all around

Great food!

 My mom looking super cute

The moms! and the gifts! 

The grandmas

7.11 oz. on 7/11

free slupreeeessss! :) 

j and I rode our bikes down the one by foods [thanks b for the tip]

it was busy and close to cut off time, but we made it!

a delicious treat on a HOT summer night!

work party

and a HUGE surprise

Last night we went to a BBQ for J's work and they surprised us with cake and gifts later on in the night

really really kind of everyone!

The cake was as good as it looks :) 

full house

 in Traverse City

spent a great weekend with

my parents

jeff betsy and BEN

and my cousins Marsha and Jerry and their three boys: Jakob, Levi and Sam the Man

and J

I feel I heard the phrase 'best weekend ever' over and over again...and I agree!

Spent time tubing on J's boat

hanging in the water

out to lunch on the old mission point and an air show

took a bike ride through the woods

more beach time

lego museum 

ate lots of ice cream

and lots of goofing around

and the list goes on and on

check the pictures of proof!

 The boys looking for minnows

Hey there little beach loving man...auntie wants a picture

I decided to give tubing with Levi a try

Then decided I like riding in the boat better, right mom

Hanging with J

We rode our bikes up to Mt. Holiday where I once skied and where J lived close by back in the day

Lego Museum

The big kids are excited to build cars!

 Cherry pits anyone...the boys ganged up on me

We want a Kari, not a sour cherry! haha they were so fun with all their made up sayings!

 Lunch at the Jolly Pumpkin

 Three generations love this picture

 Father like son when it comes to the hair!

and mother and son

sooo next weekend is everyone free! :)

fireworks and freedom

happy fourth of July [three days later]

Spent some time watching wimby

spent some time on the river

and it was hot hot hot!

spent some time watching fireworks!

frugal tuesday

two times the saving

FIRST: I have saved baskin robbin gift certificates since HS graduation!

yup not college but HS good old GR Baptist! 

welp almost ten years later I took my fiance out for ice cream on me, via gift certificates 

SECOND: it happen to be family night so the ice cream was only 1.50 for a cone

sooooo

we both got a cone with the 6.00 in certificatesand I not only had a HOT date on a HOT night but also got 90 cents back!  thank you HS graduation and for no work tomorrow!

[excited as you can see!!! WOOT WOOT]

slightly weird and HOT

is what I would say of

round two at Fred Meijer Garden concert Sunday night

Rufus + 90 degrees + only knowing one song

equals
thank goodness for great friends to listen with and lots of yummy snacks!

and drum roll please

CLASSIC JOKE MONDAY

what did the evil chicken lay???????

Deviled Eggs

HAHAHAhahahaHAHAHAhahah