Summer Photo Drop. [Blueberry Picking with the Sisters]

 Somewhere along the way we seemed to have created some family traditions. Like blueberry picking every summer. Remember that time we picked 25lbs!!!

This year I am super excited to have bought a tripod with my birthday amazon giftcard.

Meaning I can practice shots like these:

Do these thrill anyone else or just me???

That might have been the only Summer storm I loved. 

Usually you can find me burying my head underneath the covers shaking like a baby.

British Family Celebrating the 4th. Say What?

Happy 4th July friends! 

I will admit that I like this holiday as it is a wonderful reminder of thankfulness.

This year we have so much to be thankful for. It has been a rough year so far, lots of changes good and bad.

Lots of hurt, laughter and growth.

And this Independence Day, I am thankful I get to spend time with my entire immediate family.

In true Third Culture Kid style we are a British family celebrating time together on American Independence Day? Anyone else find that a little amusing?

But there are Americans in our family now (and the rest of us really aren't that patriotic lol), which will ever increase in number as the years go by I am sure.

So I am thankful to be spending time with family, thankful to be all together in the same country and thankful for the opportunity to live in this country. 

(That alone was no small feat.)

Growing up, the country I lived in was always most like my home country.

So for today, I am happy to live here and Celebrate the birthday of the USA.

I am thankful for the ever-increasing number of memories which are being made here.

How are you celebrating friends?

Much Love!

L

Summer = Family.

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I always know when the end of summer is here.

A's family are here all summer long which is a real blessing.

We have enjoyed being able to see more of them this year as we live in the same neighborhood temporarily as the one they live in during the summers.

So we have enjoyed many nights of watching the Olympics, going out to dinner, playing games, blueberry picking, going on road trips and getting a year's worth of time together.

(is that even possible?)

We took the remaining family members to the airport on Monday as they flew home.

Others had dispersed around the globe early.

We are sad to see them go.

But thankful for yet another beautiful summer together.

What do you guys do every summer?

Much Love,

L


P.S. We have another wedding to go to today!!! Exciting eeeek!!!

25lbs of WOW.

Berry picking in this country brings me so much joy. Well I should add fruit picking since

I also love the apple picking in the Fall.

It's the first time I have lived in a country where you could actually pick so many

different types. Can you pick potatoes in England? (Not that I ever did! lol)

So this past week I went with my mother-in-law and younger sister-in-laws to the berry farm

where we headed back to the patch labelled wow. 

And WOW.

Yes....berries everywhere you look. Just falling into your hands in bunches.

We had so much fun standing around for a few hours picking those berries.

And now of course they are in the house in abundance.

So I want to hear your favorite blueberry recipes.

(I have frozen a ton of the lbs of berries so they don't go bad)

But since we have them in abundance, I would love to try some of your favorite recipes.

So please share away in the comments.

How are you guys enjoying your summer?

Much Love,

L

Family Vacation at the Lake.

A and I just returned from a really fun family vacation at the lake.

I am pretty sure your extended family is not as big as A's is.

But they are crazy fun.

A week of sleeping in a cabin, playing tons of volleyball (no joke it feels like vball camp), sailing, tubing, attempts at water skiing and just hanging out with people we don't see very often.

So I thought I would share with you guys a few pictures of what we have been up to this past week.

Kind of explains why I haven't replied to any emails, comments or tweets lately.

But I'm trying to get to them all don't worry.

It has been such a fun week of relaxing, having fun, spending time with family and treasuring new friendships. 

I caught up on reading some books which have been on my reading list for a while.

I also felt the Lord speaking to me throughout the week about a particular topic which I plan on sharing with you later in the week, but as usual I'm nervous as its going to be a continued area of learning I'm sure.

I also have to brag a little about the awesome guy that won a family sailing race, yes that would be my wonderful hubby. 

He is an awesome hottie I tell ya.

Oh and a hilarious story for you.

I hesitantly decided to try water skiing for the first time.

Yes. Gulp.

Me in the middle of the lake.

So a few of us head out early in the morning while the lake is smooth, my SIL takes her turn and a cousin has hers. 

Then its my turn. I pray for safety.

I actually got into the middle of the lake. (wearing a lifevest don't worry) 

Then I'm situated with the skis on. And the boat won't start.

No really.....nothing.

I'm drifting out from the boat and trying hard not to freak out. LOL.

Then we decide it's better to pull me back in and start paddling back to the shore.

Then next hr and a half consists of us pushing a boat. (Full of 28 gallons of gas I might add)

But praise the Lord, there was no wind, and we were directly next to the camp (just maybe a mile or so out). And several people saw us and brought kayaks out to help.

So anyway....I still haven't tried water skiing. 

But hey, it was an adventure right?

Anyway I need to head out and make spaghetti for dinner before A gets home from work.

Enjoy the pictures.

What have you been thankful for this week?

Much Love,

L