Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass.

It's about learning to dance in the rain.

Happy Anniversary Nichole and Randy!

Finally ...

A weekend off. I think this was the first weekend that we haven't had anything going on since we moved into our house.

Yesterday started with family pictures at Melby's, followed by a jewelry party in Bruce that my aunt hosted. Then off to Lowe's with my mom and grandma to pick out paint for grandma's kitchen. Once I got home I had to pick up apples so Dustin could mow the lawn. Then my friend Jessica came over last night with her son Camden. She finally moved back home ... yay! Oh yeah, I also finished Harry Potter! It was excellent!

Today I got my piano/library room cleaned and organized and Dustin took care of the basement. Finally, a place for everything and everything in it's place! Nichole and Allie came over this afternoon and we watched Allie while Nichole and Randy went to a movie. My parents stopped by tonight to drop off another set of curtains for us (it just didn't seem complete with only the one set on our huge window). Now, I think I'm going to go to bed.

For not having anything going on it sure was a busy weekend!

We've been in our house for about two months now and I finally found curtains and an area rug! My sister and I spent an entire day in Sioux Falls about a month ago or so and couldn't find anything. Saturday we took my Mom to Sioux Falls for Mother's Day (yeah, we're a little behind) and she managed to find this rug and these curtains for me. Unbelievable! I absolutely love them and now our living room actually looks, and feels, like a living room.

On a side note, if you're looking for a place to eat in Sioux Falls, check out Sanaa's. It's downtown on 8th Street and they serve Mediterranean food. It was pretty good.

Bryan and Jessica's Wedding

Dustin's brother, Bryan, got married last weekend in Watertown.

I meet Dustin's uncle Jim a few years ago, but was finally able to meet his wife, Tammy, and their kids, Bayley Anne and Tyler (top two photos). We had hoped that they would be able to make it back for our wedding, but with school it just wasn't possible. I was so happy to finally meet them. Those kids are just great. They were the junior bridesmaid and groomsman in the wedding and they did such a great job!
The bottom photo is my attempt at photography. I've decided that I want to get into that a little more. We'll see how that works out!

Honey Days 2007

A few weekends ago (the last weekend of July to be exact) was Honey Days in Bruce, South Dakota. The parade was great, the whopper feed excellent as usual and, of course, Rentsch Volleyball! We ended up in the A bracket again this year, meaning we didn't win the tournament, but we had a great time. Weekends like this make me really appreciate the fact that I'm from small-town South Dakota!

Happy Birthday Nichole!