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Ah, Summer!






It’s been a good weekend! Kyle had some long time friends/mentors, Dave and Sheree, stay with us Friday night. Dave was Kyle’s youth minister growing up and the two of them share that bond youth ministers always seem to have with 'their kids': lots of laughter-lots of stories. The four of us went to the Outback for a tasty dinner and then we all returned home for banana splits. I don’t think there was a quiet moment between all of us the entire time they were here. If only we had a few minutes more!

Saturday morning rolled around, we saw our friends off, I grabbed my yoga mat, hopped in the car and journeyed to the Yoga Tree while Kyle went to the gym. This has turned in to a Saturday morning ritual in our home. It was a dreary day so while we originally had plans to participate in “Field day”—an afternoon of outdoor games sponsored by Knetic, we decided instead, to hang out indoors. I was fully intentioned to order a movie off of the TV but I got side tracked with the movie idea because The Contender was on. Who knew? This show brings out a side to me that I never, EVER knew existed. Somehow I got hooked during Season One and unbeknownst to me, Season Two is upon us. Kyle came downstairs yesterday expecting me to be lazily watching “Pride and Prejudice” and instead he found me sitting upright, at the edge of my seat, watching The Contender. I get all worked up rooting for my chosen victor and yet, at the end, I always end up a bit teary eyed for the guy who has to go home. “Megan. It’s box-ing”, Kyle will say with an exaggerated roll of his eyes, as if he’s telling me something I don’t already know. He's right but it never makes me any less weepy. :) I'll always root for the under dog--even if it IS boxing. Anyway, the day came to a close as we went to church and enjoyed an evening together.

Today, after Kyle got home from church we went out to Boone Lake which is a mere mile or two from our house. It was such a beautiful day. The lake was alive with the activities of summer. Hammocks; kids fishing with their dads; the echoes of laughter floating all around us.

Presently, Kyle is outside washing the vehicles while I sit upstairs and type. We enjoyed our dinner out on the deck-the smell of the grill lingering on our clothes. We tricked Stinky into giving him a bath and so now he’s tearing through the house trying desperately to dry off. It’s been a weekend full of ordinary life-and someday it will blend into the recesses of my mind where every other ordinary weekend resides. But for today, these are the moments that feel good to my soul. Simple summer pleasures.