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She looks at me, takes my hand and says, you are so dear. 

One of my favorite regulars at work is a woman who comes in to get a morning bun (read flakey, swirled cinnamon bun with no frosting) and I have quickly learned she wants the biggest one in the case. She deserves it too.

She's 92 years old, and proud of it.

Born in 1921, she doesn't look a day over 75. She's sweet, full of encouragement, and I get the biggest smile on my face when she walks in. She always wants to know how my day is going, and I'm honest with her. Her usual reply is, I don't understand why people are grumpy, what do they have to worry about? There's no time to be grumpy, and I would know, I'm 92! She smiles at me, winks, and assures me she'll be in tomorrow.

July

There is a lotta fun going on around here...

Blessing of the Fleet

James and I got to go hang out on the Hudson's Eclipse again yesterday afternoon. I picked him up at South Station in Boston, and we drove out to where the boat is moored. Their yacht club held a Blessing of the Fleet, and we paraded the boat through the docks as it was blessed by a priest. Though we didn't put any sails up, it was still fun to hang out, sit in the sun, eat good food, and swim.

I'm looking forward to the next few days off from work, mostly because James has them off as well. I think we'll have a little stay-cation.

And yes, he did jump.

Summer Sailing

We might sail a lot this summer. 

James finished up his regular school year at Cotting this week, and I am in the process of finishing up my summer school class at Emerson. We are in full summer weather here, and so far enjoying it! Last Sunday we went out on the harbor for a bit with some Sunday School kids and their parents. James ended the day by jumping off the first and second spreaders on the mast, a good 20 and 30 feet up, into the water. The kids loved it and promptly jumped off the side of the boat after him. Apparently its not too cold. 

James went off to New York to visit Mikey and Kristin for a few days, and while he's gone I've been doing homework, working, cleaning, and visiting with friends. 

Summer officially starts Tuesday.

Saturday

A beautiful day full of goodness. Work Saturday morning was awesome, and I so appreciate my coworkers. Delicious iced coffee accompanied me over to the Hampson's, where I spent an hour with the kitcats we're loving on this week. Pippin was especially happy to see me. I went home and made dinner for James, and just before we ate, our friend Tim wandered in. We're now over at his house, watching the Bruins play for the Stanly Cup. There's a fire on outside and and I'm looking forward to sleeping well tonight, with the windows open so the summer breeze can float in.

Sailing on Sunday

We had a busy, adventurous weekend. Sunday was the first sailing we've done this summer and we took out the small boats with the Hudson kids. I kinda can't wait until I can do it by myself. Maybe I can pick it up before the end of the summer. We may even do an overnight. 

This week is full of work and school. Only two more weeks left of my Electronic Publishing class and though I'm really enjoying it, I am looking forward to having extra time to spend with friends and projects. 

Happy Birthday James

 Last week I sent out an invite to a bunch of our friends at church to come have dinner with us Saturday evening to celebrate James' birthday. I made it potluck, because I love potlucks, and we grilled burgers and hotdogs. After days of rain Saturday evening was gorgeous. We had about 30 people over at the Hudson's and goodness was there a lot of laughter. I made Meg's carrot cake for James and about 3 minutes after I cut it, it was gone.

A lovely evening to celebrate a incredible man. Love you James!

Happiest of Birthdays.

Remembering

The morning of my wedding day. 

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A conversation we had five years earlier. 

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R: Who's your husband?

A: I don't have one silly!

R: Well why not?

A: Who would be my husband Bekah?

R: Well I dont know you have to pick!

A: (Laughter) What would he look like?

R: Like, he would be like a prince!

A: What else?

R: Brown hair like you... he would look like you, sorta.

A: Oh ya?

R: Ya, and what color do you like? Like, he could be a purple husband!

A: Purple sounds great! (Laughter)

R: And if you find a purple husband...or green, he could be green too,

then you just tell me.

A: And then what would you do?

R: I would tell him to kiss you!

One Lovely Summer Evening

Hey mom and dad! 

If her auntie is right out of reach she'll roll over! 

I probably should have warned you that those pictures were full of almost-too-much-to-handle cuteness.

After the Red Sox game, James and I went over to the Hampson's house for an evening BBQ in their new backyard. They recently moved to the next town over from us, and we are pretty thrilled about it. We had a delicious dinner prepared mostly by the guys, on the grill, and by the time we were done it was dark out. Their baby, Olivia, also decided she wanted to have nothing of going to sleep on time. She joined the party and stayed up for an extra hour outside with us. She is full of sweetness.

We're hoping for many more evenings here at our house, over there, and in between. After all, they are only a few miles away.

Though all this rain does make things difficult.

Angels vs. Red Sox

Yesterday was a beautiful day in Boston for a ball game. This was a birthday present for James (which is coming up on the 17th people!) and originally scheduled for Friday night, but due to rain, we were able to enjoy sunshine the next day. Fenway Park is truly amazing, with all of its history painted on the brick walls, one feels the spirit of baseball inside. We watched on as the Angels, our favorite team, won the game. James clapped and whistled as everyone around us grumbled. 

There were times I used to daydream about having sunflower seeds and hotdogs at a baseball game with James in the summer. 

It seems there are a lot of dreams coming true around here lately.