Summer Happenings 2011

Wow...hard to believe the summer is near an end. Lil' G goes back to college on the 27th and it has us all a little bummed.  I know Jacob is taking it hard. Jake and Gracie start back to school on the 29th.  Lil' G got a job as a summer camp counselor which worked otu great because Jake/Gracie both attended camp this summer and got to spend lots of time with their big brother.  I got to visit my father over the 4th of July holiday down in North Carolina and me and the kids took a trip to Long Island where they got to meet my side of the family for the very first time - during my visit I attended my 25th high school reunion and got to see so many good friends.  I even got to see my BFF from back in the day Stacy Ann.  I stopped by her house (the house I onced lived in back in the 80s) and we spent about 5 hours catching up and just BSing...we needed so much more time though - 5 hours wasn't enough.  I did not realize just how much I missed her until I saw that smile - she hasn't changed at all through the years and still has an amazing personality (the type of girl that just lights up the room when she enters).  George took the kids to a Pirates game back in July for Jacob's bday and they all had a great time - Jake's Uncle Adam and cousin James went with them - Big G said it was a great time.  Georgie took the kids to the Little League World Series on Aug 25th and sprained his ankle that night and wouldn't you know we were getting on the road to Long Island the very next day - thank God for cruches. The trip to Long Island was nice, but the drive was horrible. A trip that should have only taken 4 to 4.5 hours took us 6 hours to get there (took a wrong turn and ended up going directly through NYC) and on the way back to PA it took us 7 hours - traffic was horrific.