College graduation for my nephew!

My nephew graduated from Illinois State University!  Now he's going to grad school; planning on being a teacher.

We didn't go to the formal graduation (thank goodness, it was 4 hours long...)

So, we had a nice dinner instead.

 

 Took a nice picture with my mom and sister :)

 Then we had some yummy cake!!  I love cake!

Fun trip with Mom

I met my mom in Fl for a nice vacation.  We relaxed by the pool,

 

 I rode my bike on the trainer (a lot!)

 We had dinner with friends

 We took nice walks

 and enjoyed yummy breakfasts

 and walked on the beach

 We met up with family! (haven't seen my cousins in years - was so fun to reconnect!)

 I ran up this hill (a lot!)

 We had lunch with more family!!!

 And lunch with friends again :)

 and dinner with family - whew!  We also managed to squeeze in a little shopping too :)

 Then we drove north

 and stayed with my aunt (and saw some more cousins that I haven't seen in years!)

 So many nice views on the drive to IL

What a vacation!  so many friends and family - it was great!

Summer projects

I've been traveling so haven't had much time to update!  I am so happy that summer is here though!  Love sunshine & warm weather.  So it's time to do some projects!

We've been busy updating the sailboat - getting the toe rail wood and seat wood cleaned up and looking good! 

 We also decided to put the 'dodger' on - and see how we like it.  We don't love the color - too garrish.  But we think we really like this - will keep the wind off us on cold days, and help protect us from some sun.

 We also got some mulch delivered!

 Looks so good - once it's all spread!