Summer is almost over, but we have some sweet memories to savor.  In July we went to Massachusetts for a family wedding.  Ginger’s cousins Scott & Beth Ross put on an amazing wedding bash for their eldest daughter Dana.  It was beautiful, and the highlight for me (besides Dana’s dancing) was seeing family I hadn’t seen in many years. It was a rare treat to see Dad with his brother J.P. and sister Nancy.  We had a family reunion on Sunday after the wedding at Carolyn’s house with just immediate family.  It was the first time we’d all been together in four years, so that was a rare treat as well.

For the month of August we had a 14-year old French girl, Jade, stay with us.  She is from Nice.  We practiced our French, and helped her with English.  The girls and she rode bikes, roller-bladed, played games, watched movies, and swam a lot.  We showed her around Indianapolis, and took her to Chicago for a day.  It was fun to have her, and we are glad to now have a friendship with her and her parents.  We hope to stay in touch with them for many years.

So it’s good-bye to summer, and welcome fall – my favorite time of year.