Memorial Day

In the tradition of posting updates a few days after holidays and/or events have happened, here is an update about what we did with our Memorial Day weekend. Sadly, I don't have pictures of our Saturday activities, but I'll tell you that we attended our first "Baby's 1st Birthday" party for a little boy from church. I don't care how many times I've watched a 1-year-old dig into a cake; it's hilarious every time.

On Sunday, we went to a Kane County Cougars game with our friend Julie V. It was a great game, and they even won! (I'd been on a losing streak with the Cougars.) The exciting parts of the game included the Zooperstars and the fireworks display that kept dropping bits of ash on the crowd. There's nothing like an added element of danger when watching fireworks.

Dave is now a baseball convert. Hooray!

Me and Julie V.

One of the Zooperstars

On Monday, Dave and I decided to have a day free of any social engagements. It ended up being one of the most relaxing days we've had in a looooong time. We slept in until 10 (this never happens), then went out for lunch, got our car cleaned, picked up a few petunias to plant, and spent some time at Game Works and Jamba Juice. It was a typical Memorial Day for Chicagoland--cold and rainy--but we had a fabulous holiday.

Dave playing the bowling game at Game Works

Me taking a shot at bowling with my hands

The perfect summer drink

I May Be a Bit Obsessed

I'm listening to Lady Antebellum's CD (the one I bought around 4 this afternoon) for the second time today. This doesn't include making Dave listen to "I Run to You" one more time before we headed out for our evening walk. Would you say I'm obsessed? (I won't even get started on how often I looked up the group on Last.fm this week and listened to their songs over and over again, or how I checked out their music videos on YouTube most evenings.)

Okay, maybe I am obsessed. But trust me, Lady Antebellum is good enough to listen to over and over and over again. I don't know how I missed this country group, but this late-bloomer has finally caught up, and boy am I glad I did! Their sound has a modern feel, but they're still undeniably country, with powerful lyrics and catchy melodies.

To give you a taste of my new favorite group, here's a video for "I Run to You." This song has been perfect for me to listen to this week as I've hit a few bumps in the road. Circumstances may hurt and people may disappoint, but I can always run to Dave (after God, of course!) for a hug and encouragement. May it always be that way.