Its JULY?!

WHOA.  Its already past July 4th.  Hard to believe!

Things that have been going on in my life lately:
-Workin with my favorite people, the residents of Runk and Pratt!!
-Vacation with the Faixes extended family to Atlantic Beach, North Carolina
-Volunteering for an organization called World help (http://worldhelp.net/work/)
-Fouth of July!
-Getting ready for a visit from my momma :)

Work is work.  I am so blessed that I have the opportunity to work with these seniors.  I am lucky that I even have a job in the first place and I am SO thankful for that.  Even though the early mornings can be a drag, overall I have enjoyed my time there.  It has confirmed my passion for seniors! I have always had a soft spot for the elderly but working with them and serving them has confirmed this.  I hope to work in a senior care facility someday with my nutrition degree, but we will see!

Family vacation! Jason and I managed to snag a few days off from work so we could join the fam in the beach adventure.  We met up with Jason's dads side of the family which ended up being around 30 people (?).  It was overwhelming to meet all of them at once, but I am glad I was able to meet the aunts, uncles and cousins I have heard things about.  Everyone was so welcoming! AND we got to lay on the beach, play in the ocean and get a tan for a few days.  It was a win, win.

I have started to volunteer for an organization called world help which is a sponsor organization for needy kids all around the world.  Its a pretty cool thing they do there!  I have gone to help out with electronic filing, and scanning documents that need to be filed and such.  I will definitely be going back!

Yesterday was the Fourth of July! Happy Birthday America!  Since I have no friends here besides Jason and neither of us felt like being social, we hung out and had a little party by ourselves.  The weather has been perfect the past few days.  Sunny, a little breeze blowing and not very humid at all! We went kayaking on a nearby lake then did some grilling and hanging out at the house.  I made such a yummy fruit pizza and decorated it patriotically which was so fun for me! Even though it was just the two of us we still had quite the spread.  We headed to a nearby country clubs golf course to watch some fireworks.  It was nice because it wasn't so crowded, like it is at the fairgrounds (for those of you in Cambridge).  It was nice and spread out and we had snacks and sparklers and it was just perfect! One for the books.

Last but definitely not least, my mom is coming to visit TOMORROW! WEE! I have missed my family and just being home this summer A LOT.  Every time I know they will be together my heart aches because I am a 24 hour drive away! I am excited to show her around the area, maybe tour Runk and Pratt, do some sightseeing and just hang out.  SO excited.

Well, here are some pictures from all of these happenings.  Thanks for being interested in my life!

Atlantic Beach

North Carolina is a hidden gem.  Its like something out of a Nicholas Sparks book!

Selfie.

Beautiful sunset.

I could be a Liberty Student, right? Here are the beginnings of my fruit pizza!

Kayaking

Watching fireworks. Jason will probably be so sick of selfies by the end of the summer! :)

Sparklers!

More sparklers

Last selfie I promise!

Thanks again for reading! Things to come: Visit from mom! Hopefully a trip to Washington D.C. in August, hopefully seeing my friend, Lisa from camp last summer (She lives in Pennsylvania), and maybe another trip or two to see some of the sights on the east coast! Hoping for Philadelphia or maybe Ocean City, Maryland.  All of this costs money, so we will see...