Lately…

Well things have been going pretty smoothly for the past few weeks.  I apologize for never posting, I have had all the good intentions, but nothing has come to fruition.  Let me just jog through some of the things that have been going on for the past few weeks.

• We went to a family reunion in McLeansboro, IL.  It was fun to get to catch up with Erin’s Mom’s side of the family for an afternoon.  We left pretty early on Saturday, and made it back later that night. Some of the highlights were listening to the Family Tree being read, putting flower’ on Grandma Wilson’s grave, eating some good BB-Q (Thanks Uncle Lee!), making the road trip with Erin next to me, and stopping for pizza at Pryor’s on the way back!

• Two weeks ago, Erin and I went to Alley Spring, just outside of Eminence, MO.  It was a nice trip, sunny, warm, and it was just nice to get out of the apartment for the day and spend time with one another.  It seems that life gets pretty busy, and we miss opportunities to take advantage of something other than the TV.

• We took a trip to Counsel Bluff last weekend.  Erin and I really like to go swimming, and this was the first time for us this year.  I was nice to drive, and listen to music while having all the windows down! Thanks God for the beautiful weather!

• Sunday we celebrated Father’s Day at the Gidcumb’s.  It was a lazy day playing chess and pinochle, and laying on the porch reading my new favorite book: Peace, Love, & Barbecue: Recipes, Secrets, Tall Tales, and Outright Lies from the Legends of Barbecue! (I would recommend anyone buying this book, especially you good foodies! I got an amazing deal on this one at Amazon, and bought one for me and my dad!) I tell you what, it was a fun afternoon, except for my Cubs getting it handed to them by San Diego!  It was a good day filled with family and food!

The summer seems to be flying by