Summer Heat

June 2010 sets warmth record in Washington D.C.
As of 4 p.m., the temperature at Reagan National (DCA) had already soared to at least 100 degrees, breaking the record high of 96 set in 1987. The heat index has reached close to 110 this afternoon with dew points near 70. This morning's low at DCA appears to have been 81, breaking the prior record high low temp of 78 from 1987.

Were do I even begin? I have never been so hot, sweaty, and uncomfortable for this long!! The DC area is having the hottest summer on record and it is unbearable. We have had about a million heat waves which according to wiki a heat wave is a prolonged period of excessively hot weather, which may be accompanied by high humidity. And this is the truth. You go outside for 2 minutes and you are sweating and standing in the shade does not provide any reprieve from the heat. I will be so happy when this heat is gone. I do love summer but my favorite season is fall and summer is getting in the way of fall. I never really go to the beach during the summer so I won't be missing that. (I like to go to the beach when it is miserably cold here, to get away) I totally will not miss all the mosquito bites I have all over my legs and I 100% will not miss sweating. The only thing I will really miss about the summer is heading down to the boat and relaxing. Mike and I try to get down to the boat as much as possible so when I think of summer I think of boating. We have been down to the boat a fair amount this summer and have had some friends come down as well.

Here are a few pics from our boating trips this summer.

One of my favorite past times at the boat is jumping off the top and getting everyone to do it with me. The ladies after a day in the sun
Louie LOVES to ride on the waverunner. He is just too cute

Dirty Thirty

It's that time of year...or should I say the dreaded year for most of us. The 1980 babies are turning 30 this year. Yep 30!! I am not sure how I feel about this yet but I don't think I like it. I still have a few months to go so I can cherish my last few months in my 20's but Miss Aliza is in her 20's no more. She is now a member of the dirty thirty club.

I was fortunate enough to get to spend some quality time with Aliza for her birthday weekend. On Friday I drove to DE and we spent the day together and went out to sushi for dinner. It was soooo good and I have to thank Aliza for introducing me to sushi. We were able to catch up and have some much needed girl time that day. So we said our goodbyes since we normally don't see each other often. Aliza thought this was our bday celebration but little did she know that her husband had planned a surprise birthday party for the next evening.

So the next day I drove back to Delaware to meet everyone for the surprise. Vaughan had organized an amazing intimate surprise dinner with close friends and family. Aliza thought she was going to dinner with Vaughan and her brother and so when she arrived she was shocked. It was so great to see her so surprised and even better to be a part of her special day. I love surprise parties so it was fun to be a part of the surprise. It was a perfect dinner....great food &wine, good conversation & story telling, and of course an amazing cake. Vaughan did a great job planning the dinner and keeping it a surprise.

I am so happy Aliza and I are such great friends. We meet in middle school but didn't really become close till our junior year in high school. We have shared so many memories and I am so happy she is a part of my life. It was such a great birthday and I was honored to be a part of her dinner.

Here are a few pictures from dinner. They are in reverse order so her surprise face is at the bottom.

LOVE YOU ALIZA!!

"Vacations"

I am not sure what classifies as a vacation in your book, BUT in my book a real vacation is 5 plus days, total relaxation, no stress, no work, and no responsibilities. Which I think usually means the beach and laying in the sun all day (our honeymoon was the PERFECT vaca). Now, some people may say a weekend getaway may qualify as a vacation but I think weekend trips are too short and usually too jammed packed to be called a vacation. However for those of you that want to call it a vacation I will play along with you today. So the year of 2010 will go down as the year of weekend “vacations”.

Mike and I have a bunch of plans for 2010 and we have had a great time on the trips we have been on thus far and we are reallllllly looking forward to our upcoming trips. Here are a few pictures of places we have been so far this year.

Ski Trip with the gang in Wisp

(I didn't take the new camera on the slops so no action shots. Just mike jumping in the fresh snow)

My sis and I at the Grand Canyon

(How in the world do you pick the best few shots out of 500+ pics!!!)

Mikes 30^th bday and snow storms

(granted we didn’t go anywhere but I though these events deserved a shout out)

Raleigh for Kents surprise birthday

Florida with Scott & Meg----Still need these from Meg. HINT HINT

And we have a bunch of trips still coming up. On schedule….Mike is headed to Canada in July for his yearly fishing trip with the boys. Also in July I am headed to Texas to see my sister one last time before she leaves. Mike and I are going to Sacramento, in August, to spend a weekend with family on my cousins boat. We are headed to Alabama in September for the PSU game. In October we will go to Hilton Head with my family. And last but not least in December we are going to San Diego for a fun trip with some friends. So needless to say I am super excited for the remainder of the year. We have a trip almost every month (except November….any ideas) so bring on the rest of 2010.

Happy 4th

Well it is time to celebrate our independence. Time for sun, fun, cookouts, friends, and family. And of course time to think about those who serve our country and helped us gain our independence.

I am excited for some time off and to relax. I hope to work on my tan and start and finish my new book club book. I am headed to see my bestest friend Aliza to celebrate her birthday and then I will head down to the boat.

Mike is going to Canada for the week with the boys for some man time. Anyone have any fun and exciting plans? Gotta love sun time and no work! See you all next week. I hope you all have a safe and fun weekend. Enjoy!