Hello friends!
It's been two weeks since I've updated (oops!) and a busy two weeks it's been! So... it's time for a recap!
David and I went to my parents' house over Labor Day weekend. We always have a great time when we're with them. They've recently retired and moved (permanently) to the lake. David and I have visited a few times this summer, and it's really just such a neat place to relax. My parents are about an hour and a half from Branson, so on that Saturday David and I took the opportunity to hit up the outlet malls -- Banana Republic was having a 40% off of EVERYTHING sale... so I couldn't resist! About the time we got back to my parents' house, I had a text from my mom: "Ham Swam!" We couldn't believe it!!
If you've heard much about Hamilton... you know he's a water dog (a lab!) who is NOT fond of the water. We made a very large mistake of tossing him in the water when he was just itty bitty, and it did not go so well. Earlier in this summer, we tossed him in off of the dock, and that didn't go so well either. We decided after the second experience we were done trying to make him swim. He'd splash around in the shallow water, but as far as picking his paws off the ground, he wasn't having it. One weekend he got in the paddle boat with me, but would only get in and out from the shore. We had just accepted the fact that we did not have a swimmer.
However, upon receiving the text from my mom, we had to check it out. We immediately went down to the dock, and sure enough Hamilton had learned to swim. My mom had decided that she was going to teach him, and spent two hours throwing sticks in the water until he would swim out to get them. Needless to say, we were impressed and very proud of our furry baby.
In other recent news, our church community group has re-formed for fall, and we are excited. We have an amazing group, and couldn't be more blessed. We met last Saturday to watch the second Razorback game of the year, cook out and catch up. David and I also went to our first rEcess session of the year last Friday and had a blast. (There will be another post dedicated to rEcess at some point, but for now just know it's awesome.) And of course Chicago Bears football has started with a win against the Atlanta Falcons... what a great game!
Today I got home from a mini work trip to Saint Louis. My manager, partner and I went to visit a few customers, and we had a great time. We even made time for a little shopping. :)
This weekend is David's birthday, and I'm just so excited. I can't wait to celebrate such a special person.
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