Riding in Style

The summer is off to a hot and sweaty start, and with the summer temperature rising and the rains coming down daily, it was time for a change... in how Derek mows the lawn. FINALLY!! His Christmas present is up and running, and now Derek is mowing in style!

I even gave it a whirl!

And with the added time Derek now has added to his weekends thanks to his mower cutting the lawn in a fraction of the time, we decided it was time that my sister pay us a visit, and we all pay our favorite redneck swimmin' hole a visit- Wekiva Island!

Enjoying the sun, the booze, and the water

Kayaking!

We also decided to pay a visit to the cutest baby on the PLANET, our niece, Aliyah...

But really, since the last update Derek has been working, working, working...

and in his minimal time at home, he's crazy enough to continue to work on this house...

I've been working like crazy too, but my spare time has been dominated by one thing in particular... RUNNING!

Superhero Scramble!

I've got my first marathon coming up in less than 6 months...

Unfortunately, I picked this race because of it's overall bad assness, not because it has a good time of year to train in. In fact, the thought that I would have to train in the summer never occurred to me. Yup, I'm a genius. The best part about the summer though? Hands down...

Hallelujah!!
ps- what is this dude wearing? Underwear and loafers?

So, with the summer having just begun, expect big changes in the house! My goal is to finally remove the double layer, painted over wall paper border in the room formerly belonging to a chain smoking baby , and to organize (maybe even paint and, dare I say it, finish) the office.

Have fun sweating, see you next post!