Raise the Roof!!

It's done! It's done! 3 weeks of battling the rain and we made it! The guys ended up having to rebuild the entire porch roof because it was rotted out! Yikes!

We also finally got to be in the yard and doing some landscaping. My mom and aunt (big gardeners) are so proud I'm finally becoming 'yard domestic'.

Kevin's favorite is the copper. I'm not sure what the big deal is cause it's been a week and it's already not shiny!

This is my free wicker. I recovered the cushions and need to paint them next. Thought I had a before picture but I can't find it.

My little cousin...

My little Donnie is growing up! Donnie and Cassie got engaged on Saturday! We are so excited to add Cassie to the family....officially!

Mothers day and Sassafras Hill

Peacock trying to woo his female at Sassafras Hill nursery (it wasn't working for her but he sure had our attention!)

On Mother's day our two families got together for lunch at Scotty's! (that's where we went on our first date...awww)

Klim's

Gillespie's

Summer in full Swing!

We have a lot going on! Here are several pictures:



Care, Madelyn, and Me at the Vera Bradley outlet sale in Fort Wayne

We waited outside in line for 3 hours! lines zig zagging around parked cars!

Inside was a girly mess!



2 hours in the check out line...



Madelyn did great and even got some purses for herself!



Our new roof gets started today!!

My wonderful dad did vinyl etching on our pocket door...I can't stop looking at it!



Dad also did some wall words in our upstairs hallway!

Kevin went mushroom hunting. He only found three but he was proud! (I think they look ugly and I can't imagine eating them)

So that is what's going on with us! Kevin starts planting corn today!

Chirp Chirp!

Kevin and I ventured back to my alma matter, Ball State University, on Sunday. I haven’t been back in 5 years! Kevin’s sister, Kendra, is there and we wanted to visit her before the school year ended…nothing like last minute! She has 2 weeks left!

Another priority was to visit my favorite pizza place ever…Greeks Pizza! Oh man. It was great and we had to bring some back for my parents. …Breadsticks too of course!

We also checked out the house I used to live in on Dill St. It was much improved and painted yellow instead of glossy navy blue! The street looked scarier than I remember but my mom assures me it always looked that way! Yikes! Kendra said that not long ago someone was shot on that street! Great! Oh Ball State!

Kevin was a good sport and at least pretended he was enjoying the driving tour!

Rock and Worship Roadshow

Thursday night, Kevin, my parents, and I headed to Indy for the Rock and Worship Roadshow. There were 7 Christian bands in Conseco! It was very cool. A couple of the bands weren't our taste but Mercy Me and the David Crowder Band more than made up for it! Our pictures aren't good but they are proof that we were there....and who reads blog posts that don't have pictures?!

Side Note: When we walked in, I spotted Eric Allen from the Klove radio station I listen to every day! I was so excited that I suddenly became shy (???) and could kick myself for not going and saying hi and getting my picture with him!

Bart Millard from Mercy Me

Francesca Battistelli

Fee

David Crowder Band

Other bands there: Family Force 5, Remedy Drive, Sidewalk Prophets

Swine Vet of the Year!

Kevin's dad, Tom, was surprised with a hugggee award on Monday night! 'Swine Vet of the Year'! The award was a surprise and we were a surprise! We drove to Omaha, Nebraska on Sunday, the award was on Monday night, and then we drove home Tuesday! phew! what a whirlwind! Congrats Tom!



Erin, Matt, Kendra, Grandpa G., Tom, Denise, Grandma G., Bonnie, Kevin



These two crazies trying to get their ties right!