The Blog Is Back!

Well, after a few amazing weeks of rest, I am back blogging.

We've arrived safely in Poland and the weather is gorgeous - although extremely hot. (Wasn't cooler weather supposed to be one of the "perks" of this move?) School starts on the 17th and we're hoping that the boys will make friends quickly. (We had a few tears last night from our sensitive one about how much he misses his friends. **heartbreaking**) I need to find a coffee shop because blogging from home is just no fun. I much prefer to be distracted with some people watching and a good latte. There's a few things missing for the house, but we'll pick those up while we're out and about this weekend.

And, it will all fall into place...I believe that. (Yes, that's my "We've just moved!" pep talk! This pep talk is crucial for the first 6-8 weeks of a move! If you find me frustrated or crying - please repeat those words to me.)

Okay, and while there will be plenty to share about our new life here in Poland, let's talk about how fabulous summer was!! It was amazing!! There are no adjectives which can adequately describe the 7 weeks at home. After a bit of rain in June, July was just spectacular! Which meant lots of outdoor activities and fun for us!

We golfed - mini, Par 3 and what we refer to as "Big Boy Golf" (that's a full 18 holes on a non-Par 3 course). I've honestly never golfed so much in my entire life! Caleb had his first legitimate par on the "Big Boy" golf course!

We hit the local amusement park several times. Grayson even rode several roller coasters which is a huge step! He did a couple with our friends from Iowa and then my sister-in-law got him on The Comet!

We spent a lot of time with friends and family! (A trip to Maine, boating on Lake George, shopping, Foot Golf, fishing, swimming, eating, drive-in movies! The list is long!)

We did a family 5K together.

We relaxed. And this was something we all needed to do after packing up our belongings in Malaysia and preparing for life here in Poland. It's one of the reasons we love going back to Upstate New York each summer. We can just relax by the water (or in the water) and soak in all that this spectacular little part of the world has to offer.

In fact, we love it here so much that we put in an offer to buy our own house - and it was accepted. Yup, we called a realtor (Thank you Cindy for helping us!), saw a few places and this Gambrel style house will hopefully be ours in October (providing inspections, appraisals and all that sort of stuff goes smoothly!).

So next summer we'll be able to stay in our own house on Hadlock Pond.We'll have a place where we can leave some stuff each summer. A place for friends and family to visit. A place which we will look forward to returning to each year and making more great memories.

P.S. I know it's Friday! Fab 5 Friday will return next week! I promise!