Monday, July 15, 2013

Summertime

This summer we have been living in Lewisville, TX. Garrett is working a summer sales job with Alterra pest control. We've been here two months now with about a month to go. Here are a few things were have done while we've been here:
First of all, I think you should know that there are lots of bunnies here. I love it! They are so cute!! :) I guess they are considered rodents here... People want to get rid of them. Sad! When we first got here there were a ton of them running around the complex. I haven't seen them for a while now. So sad because they are adorable! :)



There is this delicious Asian frozen yogurt place here called "Hello Yo" Haha! Funny name but it is sooooooo good!! I think it's part of a chain of restaurants called "My Cherry Yo." I'm definitely going to have to look them up to see if they have one in Jacksonville. Cross your fingers!!

I don't know how many of you are familiar with the band "Guster" but they are pretty awesome. :) They are one of Garrett's favorite bands. So when he heard that they were doing a concert in Dallas with Ben Folds and BNL, he and a few other team members (including his brother Taylor) went and got tickets and we all went. :) it was pretty awesome to see Guster in concert! They sounded the best by far out of the three and I think they were the most entertaining. It was so fun to watch Garrett smile and dance and sing the words to every one of their songs! :) I think it was a much needed break. He works so hard! I am so proud of him!




On the 4th of July the team went to Rockledge Park and we had a sweet setup by the lake to watch the fireworks. While we waited for it to get dark we had a BBQ and some of the team went for a swim. Rachel did petty good. At first I think she was a little warm, but we kept her hydrated and sat in the shade and once things cooled down a little I think she really enjoyed it. She loves being outside and I think she was fascinated by the fireworks. It was fun to be able to relax a bit with Gar and watch the fireworks together. The lake looked beautiful as the sun was setting. It was nice.








This last weekend we went to Medieval Times with the team. It was pretty fun. It reminded me how much I'd love to have a horse. :) When we first got there Rachel was looking around with wide eyes just taking everything in. She was fine until all the cheering and trumpeting began. She didn't like the noise very much... :) But I just took her to the back of the room, wrapped her in a blanket, covered her ears, and bounced her and she fell asleep pretty quickly. Once Garrett had finished eating he switched me spots. Then, when he was sure she was really sleeping, he came down with her and she slept the rest of the time. Our knight was the blue knight (Valiente). He was champion at the tournament and also took care of the bad guy (whose name I could never quite catch). Anyway, it was pretty fun. :)




So there you have it. :) that's what we've been up to. We've had some fun but we are definitely excited to get back home to Jacksonville and see our good friends who have become our family while we've been  away for school. We love it there! And we love the people we are surrounded by. We definitely feel very blessed!

But before we go home to Jacksonville, we're going to make a trip to Utah to see family and bless Rachel. :) We are very excited and can't wait to see everyone and introduce them to Rachel. :)