See Ya Later Gators

In June I said good-bye to Satsuma and hello to Atlanta!! :) I decided to take the summer off and spend time the family while I can. It was quit a challenge unloading everything and finding a place for it all. You know, you never REALLY know how much stuff you have until you have to pack it up and unload it--and that was after we threw stuff away...twice!! Mom, Cari, and I had problems getting started, but we finally got our game faces on and took on the job while Dad took on his new job at the base.

Thank goodness for family! Aunt Dana and Sarah came up to see the house and help us unpack. Rachel came too. I think she just did not want to miss out on any fun. lol Their first day here Sarah, Cari and I got inside some empty boxes and roled down the hills. Poor Sarah, I landed on her head at least once. We got a little braver and took on Pine Straw Surfing-Sarah's brilliant idea. The first time I went up I found out the hard way it was slippery when you stepped on the box and I took a face-plant to the ground. They all had a good laugh. Todd, dad's bestfriend (aka Dad's boyfriend) came over and got a kick out of us. He has been such a help to us and really to dad putting up fans too. They all watched from the back window and the whole time dad is worried about us messing up the pine straw. It was so much fun; cuts, bruises, mud, grass stains and all! Fun time was over though the next day and Cpt Dana was on a mission so we were put to work. I am convince that if she had not come up those days we would have NEVER gotten this house unpacked. In the time she was here I think she unloaded and organized the kitchen and then organized it again. LOL We are still having to open every cabinet before we finally find what we are looking for.

A couple of weeks later we were sick of unpacking boxes. It was like every time you unpacked one there were 50 more behind it. Cari and I were laying around the house and mom bust in the door and told us to go pack like we were goin to the beach and pack a lunch and drinks. She wouldn't tell us where we were goin. . . So what do I do? Hit up Dad for some clues. Obviously mom forgot to tell dad it was a surprise because it took me two seconds to figure it out- he got in trouble :) So, we loaded up the truck and headed off to John Wagner State Park for the day. The place was so pretty! There was a lake with picnic tables and a walkway that went around the lake. However, less could be said about the people there. Going there made you feel like high class. I can saftly say that we were the prettiest people on that beach :) We walked away that day with a few sunburns but I think it was worth it. I had so much fun and it was a good change from unpacking.