SUMMER!

It's finally SUMMER!! We've been off for a week now, and I'm soaking in every glorious minute of it. We enjoyed a nice, low-key weekend at home to recover from the end of the year madness, then I was off to Iowa for a quick trip to see my besties Lauren and Elissa, and of course Lauren's adorable baby boy Micah. It was great to see everyone, to finally get to see Elissa and John's new house, and to get my Micah fix. He's getting so big and is so much fun!

My summer to-do list:

• LOTS of cooking. I have a bunch of recipes bookmarked to try and can't wait to spend some serious time in the kitchen!
• Getting closets, cabinets, and our storage area cleaned out and re-organized.
• Deep cleaning of our condo... it needs it BAD.
• Getting into a serious workout routine. I'm really wanting to start swimming again. I swam for the first time last week and it felt great- but man, it's hard work after a 10-year hiatus from the sport!
• Spending lots of quality time playing with my nephew and sister-in-law.
• Enjoying the summer with Brett! We've got some road trips planned and have a short list of Kansas City attractions we want to visit.

Recipes coming soon:

Homemade spaghetti sauce

Chocolate cobbler

Maybe another few... we'll see how they turn out first!

Happy Summer!!