Woo Hoo Wooster!

Friday night we took off for Toledo, actually Maumee to see Alex's good friends Jay and Brad. Brad lives in Maumee and was an excellent host for the night. We didn't do too much while we were there except visit the local watering hole- Dale's. It was so fun to be back in a small town- we're not used to this. The boys had a good time though hanging out and listening to their favorite tunes.

Saturday morning we made our way out to Wooster where Jay and his family live. Its about a 2 1/2 hour drive from Toledo so we got there in the early afternoon. Jeanne (Jay's mom) welcomed us with cold beverages and lunch! Got to love it! Jeanne and I spent our day lounging by the pool and sipping on our sangrias... yummmm! The boys were very invested in their corn hole games for most of the day.

This was our first trip to Wooster and it was about 6 hours away from Chicago, unfortunately too far to make it out there all the time- otherwise we would be there a lot!

I didn't really see too much of the town, but I had a blast at the Williams' residents! Their house is awesome! They have an in ground pool with awesome decks, as well as a sauna in the basement. WOW! Don't worry, we enjoyed every part of it. :) I really hope we can make it out there again soon.

Here are some pictures from the weekend...

Their neighbors take care of this pond right behind their house. Its so nice! We don't see too many of these in the city. haha Their other neighbors... the bull frogs that live in the pond were crazy loud!

Brad crooning us with his guitar skills. Jeanne and I were also trying to convince Brad to try out for the Bachelorette haha! He wasn't too familiar with the show, but I think we had him thinking about it.

Alec and Amy

Best pals

On our way home on the Indiana Toll Road we passed the Weiner Mobile!! Ahhh! This was the best I could do... but you get the point.. its O-S-C-A-R.

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Our next adventure starts Friday when we head out toward Nashville and Daytona! I am so pumped- especially for the Nashville part. Apparently, they do a big July 4th celebration downtown and Darius Rucker is opening! I'm so there!

Kayleigh Marie

On Friday, June 17 my bestie gave birth to her and her husband's first child, Kayleigh Marie. I was ecstatic and extremely emotional. haha Kayleigh was a few days early, so Alex and I were not intending on going home over the weekend, but since she arrived... we had to make the trip.

Little Kayleigh was having a tough time at first, but seems to be doing soooo much better. Brandy was running a temperature during labor which caused Kayleigh to get an infection of some sort. They kept her in the NICU and she will be there until Thursday (last report I heard). It was incredibly sad that no one could really hold her (especially for her mom and dad), but I am so relieved that she is doing so well now and will soon be home. I can't wait to see her again when she is out of the hospital and living at home with her parents... exactly where she should be.

Here are some pictures from the weekend. I am one very proud and excited Auntie! :)

The beautiful momma! She looks so great after the past few days she has had!!

Here's our girl!

She was so alert when we were visiting her in the NICU.

Little hands...

Little feet... with loooong toes! :)

Welcome to the world Baby Kayleigh! I am so excited for all of the memories yet to come!

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For the past few weeks at school we have been doing an "ABC Countdown". Each day has had a theme that goes with a letter of the alphabet. A- Art Day, B- Book Day.... you get the point. Well, today was U- University Day. So of course, I had to represent and force my 32 students to as well. I sported a Purdue t-shirt and the kids all made hats. Here are some pictures of what they made...

Just imagine this x 32.... awesome! I think we have some future Boilers in the making. I even got them doing the "Boiler Up!" cheer. haha

We're off to O-HI-O for the weekend to visit Brad in Toledo and then to Wooster to see the Williams! Super excited about the trip and all of the shananigans that will happen. haha Great way to start my summer vacation!!

Camping Fun

Last weekend we went up to Northern Illinois near the Wisconsin border to go camping with our good friends Stacey and Nick for Nick's birthday. We went up Friday after work and stayed until Sunday. We had perfect weather and had a blast! It was our first time to be outside and catch a small tan to start our summer.

Friday, like I said we headed up there after work, so we didn't get up there until about 7:30 p.m. Which means, we still had to go to the grocery store and set up parts of "camp", so we didn't end up eating until well after dark. And what happens when you have any food out when its dark?? Oh yes... raccoons! Well... raccoon.

I heard him or her (luckily never got close enough to figure that out) sneaking around, and when I said this to everyone else they replied "Oh, its just the wind"... then I heard it squeaking (probably calling all its pals over) and we shined the flashlight in that direction. Sure enough, its two little bright eyes were staring back at us.

Well, I screamed and ran into Stacey's jeep when she quickly followed me. The boys went over to scare it away. We stayed in the car for about 5 minutes just to make sure it was safe. We all got settled again around the fire... and then... "He's baaaaack". And basically repeat everything that happened the first time. Except, this time I had had enough and was pretty tired. So, Alex got me a blanket (and Nick for Stacey) and we (Stacey and I) slept in the car- until her alarm woke us up at 5 and then we got in our tents. haha I guess I'm not really one for nature.

However, the next night I DID sleep in the tent the whole time.

But, other than our visitor- we had a great time! This might even turn into an annual event.

As for this weekend, not too many plans. I took tomorrow off because I had one more day to use before the end of the year.. and its use em' or lose em'... so I used em'!

9 more days left of school and then back at it August 1st because we are switching to a year round calendar.

The week of the 4th we are planning to take a vacation to Nashville for a few days and then down to Florida. I'm excited to visit Nashville and then hang on the beach for a few days.

That's pretty much all for now! Happy weekend!