Happy Summer!

Happy 1st day of summer!!! It has been a while but as I have said before, this summer is crazy crazy crazy!! I keep thinking to myself... please let this get easier! Now, I am not the one in these crazy hard classes (thank goodness), but I do live the effects of them. Mitch is in class all day everyday and then when he's home he is locked in his study room. We always make a point to have dinner together, but I go to bed alone and wake up alone. I am literally counting down the days until this summer is over! 54 days if you're wondering! As hard as it is, I am thankful for his dedication and hard work. I do love getting to see him learn and do things he is interested in. I am just ready for these classes that are jammed packed into summer to be over (and I think he might agree ha).

But we are making it and as long and drawn out as this summer may seem, I keep telling myself it will all be worth it when he is done with school. Its so weird to think its already summer. We usually have time off, visit fiends and take multiple vacations in the summer. To us this doesn't even feel like summertime (minus the weather). But like I said, it will be so worth it here in a few years. And about that weather, it is crazy hot and humid here. Now being from Tulsa, I know hot and humid, but Tennessee is a whole different level. It is about the same temperaure here, but the humidity it unlike anything I have ever experienced. Mitch and I joke all the time about it. You literally start dripping with sweat when you walk out to get the mail and we HAVE (I mean it is a must) to use our Yeti mugs at all times in the summer, unless you want your ice to melt in your glass and get all over the table within about 2 min. I love summertime, but I am already so ready for fall!!!!

With all the craziness that this summer brings, we are trying to enjoy ourselves as much as we can. I had an idea where we would do one "fun activity" together each weekend to celebrate getting through the week. Yes, these weeks are long and hard and if we make it to Friday it deserves a celebration. So I filled up a mason jar with small inexpensive ideas and we draw every weekend and make time for whatever our activity may be. It's going well, but this week was extra busy and we didn't get around to playing putt-putt. This next weekend we are headed to DALLAS so we will skip drawing and celebrate our anniversary in Dallas!

We are going because one of my good friends and doubles partner in college is getting married and also I get to stay and spend four days with my best friend, Elizabeth!! I was planning on going alone and just flying out, but Mitch came in one night and even with how busy he is wants to try and go since it is our anniversary. I was so excited and even though he will lock himself up at some coffee shop the whole day to study, I will enjoy him being there and maybe even get a few dinners with him :) To say I am excited about this trip is an understatement! I cannot wait to see Elizabeth and Kevin and also several of our college friends at the wedding. And not to mention- the wedding is actually in Waco, so yes I will 100 percent of course be making a trip to Magnolia Market! Fixer Upper has been my show for years now and I wouldn't miss that opportunity.

Other than that, we are staying busy with work and school and just ready for mid-August to be here so we can make a trip back home! I miss our friends back home so much and especially this time of year there are so many fun things going on in Tulsa. We can't wait to be back. But we are really enjoying our time in Tennessee. It is definitely hard being away from "our home" and where we were settled, but we are coming to like it here. I think I just love being so close to Nashville, but hey that counts for something, right?

Today we are watching a lot of golf, well I am and Mitch is trying to, and wishing our dads a very happy father's day!!! We wish we could be there to celebrate! Here are a few picts of what our "summer" looks like so far.

Every night we take Bella up to campus to run around. It's so hot and humid here in the day she won't go outside at all. 

Our 1st "fun activity" together- bowling!

This girl is my sidekick here in TN and I wouldn't know what to do without here. She keeps me company while Mitch studies his life away. So naturally we make many Starbucks trips- for the both of us :)

And this is a snapshot of my weather app- we are not looking forward to these temps this next week, and either is Bella!