My blogs have been fairly sporadic as of late and again I am making the promise to keep the up to date. So with that in mind I just want to catch you all up on the activities that have been keeping me from my blog!
Last week was my wonderful husbands birthday! It was his 49th birthday (no, I am not kidding, it really was his 49th!) next year will be the BIG ONE! Each year I generally have a business trip right around the 24th of June and this year was no different. So, we headed out for a birthday weekend celebration...just the two of us! Friday morning we headed to Illinois where we made a stop at HornBaker Gardens. This magnificent place was located just outside Princeton and was truly a beautiful sight. They had on display (and for sale) over 120 different variety's of hostas. As many of you know both Byron and I have a love of this leafy, green annual. Along with the hostas there were day tons and tons of day lily's and gorgeous ponds to wonder through. If you are ever near Princeton Illinois please take the time to go wander this wonder of nature. You will be glad you did. Once we had both had our fill of horticulture we took off north to Wisconsin. Of course we had to make our final destination Prairie Du Chean which is home to a wonderful Cabela's store! Byron was like a kid in a candy shop there and I must admit it was fun to watch his eyes light up when he found many bargains! We spent the night there and Byron decided we had to visit Cabela's again on Saturday morning before we left town and surprisingly enough he found more things to purchase on Saturday! We headed on North to the Wisconsin Dells which can only be described as Las Vegas for 8 year olds! Water parks that would fill football fields lined both sides of the highway that runs through town. I was a little disappointed that I didn't get to float down the lazy river (because I had to be in meetings) but the hotel we stayed in was absolutely beautiful. I had hopes of floating on Sunday but woke up to a nice steady rain so again my hopes were dashed! We had to head home shortly after a breakfast meeting on Sunday but all in all it was a great trip. It had been nearly 5 years since the two of us had been away for more than one night together! Thanks to daughter Lena who came home to run the kennel. We could not have gone if it were not for her extra efforts.
My mind has also been pre-occupied with wedding plans. Ashley and I plan to do a little wedding dress (looking) shopping this weekend. She has an idea of what she wants but really needs to try on a few hundred or so dress to be sure! I am looking forward to this with mixed emotions. I hope I can control the tears when she actually walks out in a bridal gown. I am sure that is just wishful thinking and I probably will not be able to stop the flow and the runny nose!
The kennel business is hopping right now and we have been so blessed to have a "house" full of dogs. The Lord has truly provided on this one and answered prayers. I was not so sure we would see the business come back but it has and is in full swing. Lots of dog walking going on here and that is a good thing.
I believe that catches you up to date and once again I will try to keep this going. Happy Summer!
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