Summertime Fun!

So, I just noticed that it has been two months since our last post - not to mention, we have only written once since arriving back in the United States! The blog was such a big part of our lives while in Honduras, such a great way to keep everyone updated on our lives, but now that we are back, I guess it has fallen by the wayside a little. Well today, I can finally mark "write a new blog" off of my ever growing to do list!

This summer has been so amazing! From cross country traveling and new hair cuts to visiting loved ones and delicious American cuisine, we have nothing to complain about! Life is good! We have done our best to make the most of our time here and our days have been filled with shopping, cooking (with an oven!), lacrosse, sleeping in, boating, grilling out, playing Wii, napping, spending time outdoors, hanging out with our nephew and Godson, and much more! We also have been working (by we, I mostly mean Greg) and traveling a ton! We spent some time in Texas visiting the Bice clan, and while we were there took a road trip 6 hours northwest to visit Greg's twin brothers at Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas. I have been fortunate to watch Greg play lacrosse for the Los Angeles Riptide 3 times this year (twice in Chicago and once in LA). I am going to get one more opportunity to see him live at during the Major League Lacrosse Championship Weekend in Boston at the end of the month. You can too - the games will be broadcast live on ESPN 2. The top 4 teams in the league get invited, and LA is one of them! (Make sure you vote in our new poll - upper right hand corner of the page.) Looks like we will be heading back to Honduras directly following that weekend. School starts on September 1, so we will be back just in time to start round 2 in Comayagua! We miss our friends there - especially the kids - and look forward to getting back and seeing everyone! I am sure Greg looks forward to actually settling down and staying in one place for more than just a few days! He travels twice, sometimes three times each week to play lacrosse games or work at camps. I know he really enjoys what he is doing, but the travel really wears on him after a while! He officially finishes on August 15 then will return to Ohio for one week before heading to Boston for the finals. We plan to leave straight from there to go back to Honduras.

We have already begun gathering essentials and have started to pack, but we have something even more exciting on the horizon. My sister, Stephanie, is due with baby #2 anytime! Her official due date in August 13, but last week after seeing her doctor, she assured us that it could happen any day now! We are anxiously awaiting the new baby's arrival!

One thing I can definitely say of our trip back to the USA, is that we have really learned to take pleasure in the simple things. I know that sounds so cliche and cheesy, but it is so true! It is funny because all of these sayings, prayers, and quotes that I have heard for years are finally started to make sense! I never realized how fitting the "Serenity Prayer" is and why it is so important to stop and smell the roses! I have determined that true happiness is really a state of mind and positive attitude really makes life so much more enjoyable. Greg and I also have realized how blessed we are to have such a wonderful family and amazing friends! So many that it is impossible to visit them all in our short time home. We have found ourselves getting frustrated because we just can't get out to see everyone, but have to realize what a blessing it is to have so many great people in our lives! That being said, we love you all, thank you for your continued encouragement and support, and apologize that we haven't had the chance to visit with you all personally! Remember, you can always come down and visit us in Honduras - we will even have a spare bedroom in our new apartment! Anyways, thanks to all of you that you have contributed to a wonderful summer and fabulous year! May God continue to bless you richly - just as He does with us!