To Blog or Not to Blog

I think this was the name of my first blog post years ago. I go back and forth with this alot! I enjoy the blog, but find myself on Facebook so often that I don't have time to keep up with the blog. That is a problem in itself, right? But with Facebook, you can't go back and look at the old posts easily, so I end up wishing I was keeping up with the blog. So, here I am today. Will I be here tomorrow? Who knows!!!

We are having an awesome summer! School got out on May 24 and i've been running all over the place on mini vacations ever since! Walter & I decided not to take a "big" vacation this year, so i've just been taking advantage of little ones! We got a new camera in June, so i've been taking more pictures than usual (kinda scary, I know)! Let me see if I can give a brief description of the summer so far!

Cameron, "the boy," "boy wonder" graduated from high school on May 13! He is going to work at Blue Bayou Waterpark again this summer and then attend Southeastern University in the fall! We are proud of him! He is living with his dad until he goes to college, so we are officially EMPTY NESTERS!!!!




My BFF, Lesley, & I visited my son, JP, at the end of May, right before school got out. We didn't go on a picture weekend (the first full weekend of each month - except if there is a holiday that month - but nobody will tell you that they changed it til you get there!), but here is one from our recent visits on a picture weekend.


JP is really doing well. He has been incarcerated for nearly 4 1/2 years now, counting the time he spent in the county jail in Houston. He is in Huntsville, Texas now, still at a transfer facility. The longest he can stay there is 2 years, so he will be transferred some time before February '12. We visit every 2 to 3 months and he is always glad to have visitors.

Once school was out, Lesley & I took her kids, Lane & Ryan, to Waveland for a few days. My sister-in-law offered to let us stay in her house, so we took her up on that! We stayed Thursday - Saturday, then Walter & Mike came down til Sunday. We had a lot of fun on the beach, crabbing, and just hanging out!






After returning from the beach, within a day, I left for a trip to Atlanta with my sister, Donna, and her friend, Marianne to visit relatives, friends, and just relax! We had a great time! We stayed several days with our cousin at Lake Lanier, visited my brother and his 3 year old daughter, Daphne, and got to see my parents, who happened to also be in town from Louisiana. We visited several friends and family members and really had a lot of fun!




We celebrated Mike's birthday on the river, which was a lot of fun! Our friends, Kimi & Shayne were in town, so we took Mike out on the boat and to eat at Sarita's Mexican restaurant, then to listen to a band next door at the Tiki Hut! Lots of fun!

At the end of June, Walter & I went to Columbia, Tennessee to visit our friend, Patti! We went to Beale Street in Memphis, toured the Carnton Plantation in Franklin, Tennessee, drove through the Natchez Trace, and hung out on Broadway Street in Nashville. It was a really cool time and great to spend some time with Patti!





I believe that should get us caught up to date on our summer fun so far! We spend this past weekend in Waveland, Mississippi to celebrate the 4th of July with Walter's family, which is always a fun time!




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Happy 4th of July!