We celebrated Julia's 30th birthday and my 55th birthday this weekend. It was so special to have Julia and Benjamin here and to spend time with family and friends. We showed them the new house at 2201 Observatory PL, NW, and Julia arrived early enough to play pickleball with the family! We're so blessed and thankful.
Julia and Benjamin played pickleball, saw The Odyssey, and enjoyed crepes with friends. Jules volunteered at the local food bank and made a friend. :) She has successfully built a network of friends wherever she has lived.
On the home front, we celebrated Tony's birthday--in style, with a deep-fried turkey (of course), ribs, and many delicious sides.
The Saunders hosted Julia and Benjamin's bachelor-bachelorette weekend in Traverse City -- 30 of them in total!! The best part is the mugshot pictures, which will be printed and saved to keep track of all the friends and their names. :) They had a wonderful time tie-dying shirts, playing games, visiting two wineries, and more. It was a huge success, thanks to lots of planning and execution with Julia and her sister Emma, her childhood friend Jessie, and, of course, Carrie. Plus, all of Julia's friends are super sweet and helpful. They made the boys do cleanup after dinner one night. LOL. Julia will be staying in Traverse City as people leave at various times and on different days until Wednesday. 
