Amanda and Trevor were still staying with us for the first week of July which meant they were around for the 4th and we had a blast. When Amanda and I finished up work on Friday the 2nd, we motivated ourselves enough to do a station workout outside and then went across the street to our neighbor’s dock to check on Carl and Trevor’s fishing adventures. Our other neighbor, Ed, had stopped by to chat with the boys and offered to let us use some of his paddle boards so we could get out on the water. We hesitated at first (not sure why), but SO glad we finally said yes as we had a wonderful paddle and saw a beautiful sunset. I was convinced to jump in the water before getting off the board as I’d never swam in Hamlin Creek before and it turned out to be pretty nice.
Saturday the 3rd included an Orangetheory workout and a stop at The Flying Cupid to get some to go brunch that turned out super tasty. I’m not going to lie, I don’t totally remember what we did the rest of the day after that.
On Sunday the 4th we watched the IOP golf cart parade, got in a little fishing, then headed to the Windjammer to watch the 4th of July flyovers. Our nextdoor neighbors had mentioned that we were free to use their pool for the day as they’d be out and about so we took them up on it and lounged in their backyard all afternoon. Our neighbors ended up coming back to their house while we were still there so joined us in the pool and busted out what seemed like 100 jello shots in many flavors that were all delicious and tasted exactly like the various flavors they were labeled as (pb&j, bubble gum, caramel apple, etc.).
The night ended with our new friends, Whitney and Pete, coming by for a cookout and attempting to watch the fireworks from our neighbor’s dock. Unfortunately IOP had cancelled their fireworks and we couldn’t quite see the ones from downtown above the tree-line across the water so it wasn’t as exciting as we’d hoped, but still a nice night.
Amanda and Trevor left super early in the morning on Monday the 5th to head back to IL and I spent my entire day off spontaneously bursting into tears because I missed them so much already. I think this indicates the love I have for my sister and how much fun we had while her and Trevor were visiting.
Accountfully officially reopened the office on the 13th so I started going back in Tuesday through Thursday of each week at that point. I got in a few weekly swims with Helen which was great. Then the month culminated in a much overdue trip to Minnesota to visit Melissa and Will. As usual, they were the best hosts and planned a whole weekend of showing us around where they live both on foot and on bikes. We also got to see other friends, Jora and Adam, for a little bit one day which was an added treat. Overall, we had the best weekend and left talking about when we’d get together again.