After:
She caught seaweed in the water. (That didn't taste very good.) She also almost got knocked over by a "big" wave and fell off of a sandbar resulting in a mouthful of saltwater. Yummy!
Grace has made a new friend in the neighborhood this summer. Her friend's favorite pastimes are: finding acorns, leaping through foliage, and cooling off on our back porch. : )
We had a little party in Texas for those that couldn't make it to the wedding in Jersey, or just wanted to celebrate twice! Everyone had a lot of fun, and my parents got to come and visit our new home.
I am officially (according to the U.S. government and the state of Texas) Mrs. Brian Lipscomb. Suprisingly everyone I encountered today was cheerful and extremely helpful. It must be a small town Texas thing!!! I felt incredibly productive today as I got the name change stuff taken care of (mostly), picked up our newly framed "Grace" art, and figured out the cutest way to package Christmas presents this year. Not to mention I made a little time for my new Harry Potter book. : ) I even found the perfect alphabet for my classroom. (If you are a teacher you know how great things like that feel.) My efficiency for today is a good feeling...I just pray it holds up! Fingers crossed for a productive weekend.
Well...I guess we are finally back to what everyone is refering to as "normal." The wedding is over, the receptions have past, and now we're back to same old-same old. There is so much to do and it is all so exhausting to even think about. My parents had the chance to see our new house, but they had to go back to their "normal" this morning. Grace and I feel lonely already. Our plans...we finally have our marriage license so I can officially become Amanda Lipscomb, Grace needs to get set up at a veterinarian, and then...SCHOOL!!! I guess I better take advantage of this "normal" while I still can. : )
