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Summer part two...College life!


Summer has continued in much the same fashion as it started. July has been pretty relaxed with things like pool time, gym visits, movies, friends, and too much binge-watching of Netflix! Not a whole lot different from the first part of summer. 

We did head to UT Austin, not once, but twice to help Savannah move. I don't know about you, but some of my favorite years in my memory and life were my college years. What's not to love...learning, friends, independence, and finding yourself! I didn't realize I would get to enjoy those years vicarious through my own children. I mean it's a bit mind-blowing, because it seems like I was in Gainesville living it up at the University of Florida just yesterday. Although we had just helped Savannah move back to Austin at the beginning of July, we headed back again to help her change apartments. She was downsizing from a five-bedroom apartment to a two-bedroom with her favorite roomie, Emily. 

Day one went well. Tons of cleaning and the actual moving of their things from the apartment on the 6th floor to their new apartment on the 5th floor. 




Nana and Victoria, Emily's mom helped for a few hours that day too. 



Lorelei deep cleaned her bathroom and help set it up. 


I worked on her closet! I had fun organizing and color coding her clothes. Man, does she have a lot of them! 



We took a break and had some dinner and ice cream. I do love Austin!


Day two was full of more cleaning, organizing, and setting up. Emily and I went to HEB while Savannah went to the lab for her mentoring job. Jandro helped out a lot too!








Lorelei was exhausted!!


But Savannah really appreciated her help.
 

Emily made dinner...their first meal in the new apartment. No kitchen table yet, but this worked just fine. 


We had a lot of laughs and some tears. I can't wait to go back again before school starts to see their progress once they get the rest of their furniture! 


This week I "worked" three days, two days of Leadership Institute, and one day of training. I actually enjoyed getting into "back-to-school" mode. 

The real summer adventure starts tomorrow! We are heading out on a road trip to Colorado! Unfortunately, Bailey and Savannah can't join us. I'm heading out alone tomorrow with Jonas and Lorelei to Estes Park. John will be flying into Denver one way on Tuesday and then driving back with us after a few days in Denver. This is the first time I have done this kind of thing alone, without another driver. We'll be stopping in Lubbock tomorrow afternoon to break up the trip and stay overnight. We will walk the campus and grab dinner. Sunday morning we will head to the mountains!

Can't wait to share all about it when we return. Wish us luck and safe travels!

Stay tuned...

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