5 1/2 weeks down... 2 more to go

I know it has been 6 weeks since I have last updated this blog. Our homeleave has turned out to be extremely chaotic. Much more than I thought it would be. I have slept in 8 different beds and driven well over 3,000 miles. We have gone to the beach, camping, an island, shopping, fireworks, multiple cookouts, restaurants, hell on earth (AKA Chuck E Cheese) swimming, jet skiing, and many more just to see all the family and friends we can squeeze in.  I still have a trip to Illinois, my family reunion, a stupid wonderful 5-mile race, and LOTS of shopping before the kids and I leave in 2 weeks. All that and we are still going to miss seeing people while here. Matt flies back to Japan in less than 36 hours. It is just so hard to fit everything in that we want in such a short amount of time.

Don't worry I have been carrying around two different digital cameras so I have some great pictures, as well as some thoughts to share from our time back home. It has been wonderful to be back, but it has also been very different. I promise to be back blogging soon. So sit back, relax and enjoy the rest of your break from my "Ramblings from Life".

Knock Knock... Who's There?

I am sure people don't remember me since it has been SIX weeks since my last entry. Yikes! I know. I had all these envisions of blogging all our summer experiences and trips, but somehow time has just gone by so quickly that when I actually found the time to sit and think about blogging it was 2 am.

This summer has been crazy busy. We spent two weeks at the beach in Oak Island, went to a college dorm "reunion" cookout, my family reunion, camping, Put-in-Bay, Illinois, Missouri, and spent lots of time visiting family and friends. Don't worry, I promise to post pictures from all this.

The kids have done great up until the past few days. They are more than ready to stop living out of suitcases, sleep in their own bed again and just get back into their normal routine.

So after being here 7 1/2 weeks we fly out in only 5 days. I am sure the next 5 days will be full of packing, last minute shopping, last visits and probably even a few tears.

And for all my blogging pals that I am 6 weeks behind in reading, I promise to get to them soon.