The last four weeks (and many weeks before that, honestly) have been something of a blur. Joann and I had a nice 15 year anniversary celebration being pampered and eating decadent food in Saratoga (and some slightly less than decadent, but wonderful for the circumstances: I was so happy to find a Domino's pizza to deliver to our room at 11 o'clock at night!).
We had a great, three-day 4th of July weekend camping at the beach. The weather was cooperative and mild (warm enough to know it was summer, but not too hot during the day or too cold at night) and we had a great camping trip and a lot of fun watching people shoot off fireworks from the beach. Eli and Ben and I bodysurfed for hours on Saturday and had an absolute blast. They are really getting more and more confident in the water.
Apparently I lost my glasses - I think I left then at the cabin for our snow-trip - but I was kind of due to get my eyes checked anyway. I've caught myself doing that thing where you hold the book closer and farther trying to find a good distance... So, they've gotten a little worse, and now I definitely need reading glasses - in addition to neading a slight correction for distance (I don't need it, but it's enough to make my eyes get tired faster). So the doctor suggested bifocals or progressives. I feel like 40 is knocking on my door...
The boys are doing well and enjoying summer. I'm glad we've still got a good bit of it to go. For me, it means more flexibility (sleep!) in the mornings, and that they can stay up later and I don't have to worry about the ripple effect of that.
Today he did something kind of cute too - we were playing and lounging in our algae ridden pool (waiting for the filter to catch up with it) and I decided to lay out in the sun and relax a bit, drink a beer, and just take it easy. Ben, after a bit, asks if he can lay down with me. So, he's laying down with me, enjoying the summer day, and he says, "You know what would make this even better?" "What?" I ask. "Some chips," he says. So I chuckle and tell him I agree, and I get some chips and some trail mix and we sit there snacking having a grand time.
