July has come and gone. August really snuck up on me - I didn’t realize it was this week until Tuesday I think. Most of that is because July just really felt overwhelmingly busy (even though it probably wasn’t?).
It opened with a road trip to Indiana to visit my parents and brothers family. A major piece was creating an opportunity for my kids to get to spend time with their cousins in particular as that was missing when we lived overseas. We had fun with them on the fourth and got a cheap Costco bundle of fireworks to shoot off, which was fun.
I also got to visit my grandfather who is 89. I missed a lot when I lived overseas (including the passing of my grandmother) so it’s nice to spend a little time with him when I’m able. One of my cousins (who I hadn’t seen in probably 10 years) was there as well.
On the way home, I dropped my wife in Nashville to meet some of her book club friends because they decided to do the wild McKay’s roadtrip for McKay’s anniversary (which netted $800 in store credit!).
She and the kids then left that Friday for 5 days in Texas. They got back and it’s been a mix of work, recovery from travel and keeping the kids entertained while out of school.
I watched a lot of The Mentalist in the evenings, and last week restarted West Wing. As for what I listened to, check this collage:
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