I noticed that the last time I blogged was May 11th - Yikes! I can't even believe it is almost June; where has May gone?? Despite my lack of blogging, life has certainly been busy! Here is a brief re-cap:
On May 9th, Brandon ran the Riverfest River Run 10k! He was one of thousands who ran and he beat his goal by 8 minutes! Next year, he would like to shave off a couple more minutes.
Also on May 9th, I helped my uncle scheme to throw a surprise birthday party for my anunt Sharon. Most of you know Sharon and know how much she and her family have done for Brandon and I since we've lived here (and even before), so it was only fitting that we did it up right! My mom and I got her out of the house and treated her to a new haircut, lunch and a new outfit. She didn't really want to put on the new outfit, but my "persuasive" mom talked her into it. After we went shopping, we headed back to her house for the party. I think she was surprised!
The following weekend, we spent the day in Manhattan. We took my Grandpa Bohn to lunch and spent a couple of hours with him, then we went to Brandon's cousin's college graduation party. It was fun to see family we hadn't seen in a while and we always enjoy a trip to the Little Apple! Unfortunately, we have no pictures from the weekend :( Brandon also helped his dad lay tile at his sister's new house in Newton. Brandon really enjoys putting his new talent to use, so he was happy to help out, I think.
And finally, this past weekend, we spent a good portion of the weekend doing house work (read about it here). We decided since we had some time, we would go ahead and paint the living room/kitchen/dining room. We also cleaned out the garage and planted flowers. However, amidst all the work, we had a little fun, too.
Brandon's parents finished their work in Newton a day or so early, so they came to town to spend some time with us. We took them to Imbiss Grille, a German restaurant in Old Town. Brandon wasn't so sure he was going to like it, but I think everyone was very pleased! After dinner, we walked around Old Town a little bit, got some gelato and headed to the Keeper of the Plains on the river.
We also had Ashley, Brandon's sister, over for a Memorial Day lunch. We grilled hamburgers and had all the fixings - we actually had food for probably eight people and there were only three of us eating (her husband was working). We all did a little shopping afterwards and everyone ended up with a little something :) I got new placemats. After Ashley left, we finished our yard work and then my parents stopped by on their way home from the lake, so we had dinner with them too (leftovers!). We were sad to miss out on a friend's bbq, but by the time my parents left it was close to 8:00 and we hadn't showered. I don't think our friends would have appreciated us gracing them with our presence!
This weekend, we're planning to have our postponed garage sale. Hopefully, the weather will cooperate, as I've had the sale items stashed in the basement since the first weekend in May. I'm pretty much ready to get rid of the piles.
So, there you have it! The month of May in a nutshell. I have a feeling this is just the beginning of a very busy summer!
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