Mr. Broome was gone all week for work. I took advantage of this with full on girl time. Monday it rained. Amy spent the night with me and Betsy. Betsy anxiously awaited her arrival, but refused to go outside.

Tuesday night after dinner I had Amy, Jaime, and Jessica stay with me. These girls are so precious to me. All bridesmaids in my wedding and I just love you guys. You were so sweet to stay with me on a week night:)(I really did miss you Mr. Broome.)

Jaime and Vayda doing tricks.

Is this the sorority hall? Where's Andy? Oops, he's not here.

I would move everyone into my house if I could.. Mr. Broome likes Real Housewives as much as I do......

Wednesday night me and Britt headed down the road to Amanda's house to see Baby T and Cass. Amanda's new house was so lovely and baby friendly:)

I had to take a picture of this because Amanda is a mama and it's still hard to believe!

Well.. not too hard to believe. She is such a good mom already, and good lookin too, yes? I didn't know loving on a red headed, chubby cheeked baby could be so fun.
I had the best time with my Blvd. girls. (Also bridesmaids in my wedding.) I love how time doesn't pull people apart, but brings them together in new walks of life. I wish yall were still right down the street!(Hey remember that time I got married, went on a honeymoon, then moved into the neighborhood my roomies were still living in?) That was great:)

Mr. Broome had a great birthday weekend. We cooked out with friends Friday night and floated down the river Saturday(In tubes.) It was the best time.






















I think my dad was 29 when he and my mom had me. I remember as a kid thinking that was so old. It wasn't at all..Wow how the years fly by and we turn into adults. So strange being an adult. But I'm thankful I have you, Mr. Broome, to be an adult with:)I love you so much and it really is a treat to call you my husband.

If my husband could describe me(his wife) I think this is how it would go-
"My wife is the kind of woman who has to have dessert after dinner. Even if it's just a handful of teddy grahams."
I know you didn't say that Mr. Broome but I can hear it in your eyes.


Did your parents ever make milk toast for you as a kid at breakfast time? My dad always made milk toast. Warm milk poured over a piece of toast. Does that make your stomach curdle? I do not like soggy bread. That and nanner sandwiches. Banana and mayo on bread.
Just a thought for you this evening and I'm not even hungry.

This picture is a nice depiction of how I've been feeling lately. Kind of like I'm making my way through each day with my eyes closed while feeling a little off kilter. Andy's look is the same. I think he's wondered where my head is.
I've been running as always, but I kind of pooped out on that marathon training plan. My excuse is the heat, so I'll start back in the fall. I hate that. I hate pooping out.
Work is great and so is life with Mr. Broome, I just seem to be in slow motion lately.
I'm hoping I'll get back up to speed.
On a separate note, Mr. Broome's birthday is this weekend. I love him so much. He is such a special man, full of goals and dreams, and just the right mindset to accomplish whatever he wants.

The smell of Jergens Cherry Almond scented lotion is an instant reminder of summer for me. My childhood summers were spent in Texas, Chicago, and Louisiana. All places my grandparents lived throughout the years. My mom would take me out there as soon as school got out and we would stay for weeks with my grandparents.
My grandmother, always tan from gardening and playing tennis had the smoothest, wrinkled skin you ever felt. She always lathered on her lotion. I think that's why her skin was so soft. The smell was never anything I preferred as a kid, I just remember she always had a bottle on her counter and a few under the sink.
After she died, the first year I went to college, I found myself picking up Jergens Cherry Almond. The smell could get me lost in a daze of childhood summertime memories. I could find myself feeling tearful for no reason.
I put some on my cleanly shaven legs tonight and couldn't help but think of her. It's summer time and oh how life has changed. It has changed so much I could have never predicted it. But some things stay the same and carry on.
Like Jergens Cherry Almond Lotion.

Mom, me, and Grandma Ginnie