Bubbles and paper

Whew! I just got done unwrapping about 10 boxes of stuff-what I'd left behind in Texas from last summer. There's a lot more than I expected, but it feels really nice to have my dishes and my family photos.

I still have a lot to do now that everything is technically "unpacked." Finding a place for everything is going to take a few days, and I want to at least rinse the dishes really well before I put them in the cabinet.

Time has been going exceptionally fast this summer. I chose not to get a summer job, but I've been very busy. Michael rescued a small kitten (now 8 weeks), so I've been helping raise it to the point where it doesn't have to be locked in his Dad's kitchen anymore.

We've also been spending more time with his father and beginning to fix up the house a bit, since it still has the 1970's wallpaper and such.

Finally, his daughter has been visiting from NJ, too. She's been staying with them at his Dad's for 2 weeks now, and I've been hanging out with them a lot. She's 8, so she is very energetic and always wanting to know "what we're gonna do next." I do enjoy spending time with them, and I'm glad we're getting to be friends.

Michael and I leave on our cruise in about 2 weeks and we're both excited about going to Mexico and getting to ride horses along the beach and go off-roading in a Land Rover. The "field trips" they offer on the ship are really spectacular, and I know we're going to be busy the whole time!