Booking It Through Summer

Five days after Jeff left, Jeff and I celebrated (called each other to say congratulations in honor of) our ten year anniversary! I had been working over the last year on my first book and I had a goal to have it published by our ten year anniversary. Thanks to much feverish editing by my mom and sister, I was able to accomplish this goal! Here's the day I made Eli take an awkward picture of me because my first printed copy of Date Your Spouse From Your House had finally arrived!

My running friends insisted on celebrating the accomplishment of my book and the accomplishment of my marriage for a book drop/anniversary/ice cream party at the park (after making me run a few laps for the treat beforehand).

I did it! And I love the way the book turned out. Check it out if you want some nearly completely free date ideas that can all be done right in your living room (or sometimes backyard if you're feeling adventurous).

If you'll remember back to the picture I posted of Carson two posts ago, he sleeps with a lamp shining in his face. He also takes approximately 30 years to fall asleep every night so I let him draw or read to calm himself down before bed. I found this picture one morning of what I interpreted to be Carson's fantasyland--our house with every single light on.

Carson is our little artist. When Haley offered to paint rocks with him one afternoon, he was in heaven!

We did much adventuring the last few weeks of summer to keep our minds off of Jeff being gone and to help pass the days. A favorite was Wardle Fields Park.

I feel like the girl in this picture wants you to know she holds no association to Jonah and his shenanigans.

We scored some free tickets to the aquarium so that was a quick way to fill up a day.

Same Wardle Fields Park, different day.

In a snap summer was over and school was threatening to be in full swing.