Pickleball and Birthday

Julia and Benjamin had a fun weekend with pickleball on Saturday and Sunday. They shopped around Old Town and found Benjamin's wedding band. It was recovered by Allen Aragon, a Navajo artist, and is presumed to be Navajo or Pueblo. There are three bears on it; Allen described the ring as "mama bear, papa bear, and baby bear."  They have to get it resized, but for now, Benjamin is wearing it with his dog tags. They ate and worked at Black Bird Coffee House and Flying Star Cafe. 

On the home front, we celebrated Lisa's birthday at the Capital Grille with the Sarrges and Mom. Delicious and always a good time with family. 

July 4 Weekend Bachelor-Bachelorette Party

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. 

Deep Creek Celebration

We escaped the heat and craziness of Washington, DC, for a wonderful extended weekend at Deep Creek Lake with Tony, Lisa, Don, Laura, and the dogs, Buddy, Jade, and Radar. The roasted pig was so delicious. It was nice to relax, hang out, and catch up. Fun times all around. Thank you, Sarrges, for hosting!

Mom was in Rochester with Aunt Linda and Uncle Tim for a variety of events--birthday dinner, bridal shower, and pickleball, to name a few.

Camping Excursion

Julia and Benjamin got away for a quick camping trip to the Pecos Complex Wildlife Area in New Mexico, which encompasses almost 2,000 acres. They drove through a cute town called Madrid. Fish were caught, but not eaten during this adventure. :)