So it comes to an end...

As of tomorrow morning at 8:00, my summer is officially over! As much as I am in denial, and as much as I'll miss the lazy days of summer (and hanging out with my sweet little girl!), I'm kind of ready to get this show on the road. New job(s), new students, new curricula... I'm anxious at getting my feet wet and knowing what I will know for the next 10 months!

Anyways, we had a great weekend that ended my summer. We got the office completely done (WOOHOO!) and cleaned. Now, we just have to move everything downstairs to the office from the old office, but that can be done pretty easily. All the hard stuff is done. A shout-out to our wonderful neighbor who labored with Stephen over the past few months to get this room done. I'm talking, he took his days off and worked ALL day long with Stephen. He's plain awesome. We're truly lucky to have wonderful neighbors!

 

My sister and her daughters came down a couple days ago and Sydney had a blast with them. Then Grandmom ("Dan-Mom") came down and spent the day. Sydney loves her Dan-Mom. We went to a birthday party on Saturday in Athens, which was held at one of those jumpy places. I wasn't sure how Sydney would do, since she's still small (and this was a 4-year old b-day party). Let me tell you... she had a BLAST! I'll try to post a video from it. Of course, mommy couldn't exactly jump around on the rides, but Sydney and daddy had a grand ol' time.

We went to church this morning, worked the 2-year old nursery, worked on the office and finished it, hung out with some neighbors, cooked dinner, and actually had time to relax this evening! A very nice, relaxing end to a wonderful summer.

 

Part of me got a little sentimental the other day, knowing the summer was wrapping up, and this would be the last summer it would be with just Sydney. I had so much fun hanging out with her... running errands, going to parks, playing outside in the water, playing with her dolls, running around the house. Now she's going back to daycare full-time, and part of that makes me sad. Don't get me wrong... her daycare is wonderful, and she loves going there and loves the "friends" in her class. But, I'm going to miss her!

 

So, so long, Summer of 2010. It's been great. I'll see you again in about... 11 months. :)