June Happenings

26 Jun

Where did June go?!?

This month, Michaela finished second grade.

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She missed the last day of school, though, because she and Mike jetted off to Colorado the day before school ended. Mike headed off to Greely to work while Michaela had a rockin’ week with her nana and papa and I enjoyed blissful solitude. The highlight of each day for me was talking to Michaela and hearing about her adventures. They had a fancy meal at a steakhouse for Father’s Day (“I had a ceasar salad and a blueberry-herb sorbet palate cleanser that was soooo good, and a New York Strip Steak that was overcooked but I ate it anyway, and coconut creme brulee!”), did a gathering with my mother-in-law’s extended family, saw “The Incredibles 2,” painted in Papa’s art studio, baked banana bread (Michaela told me she liked mine better! I was shocked.), went to the mountains for a picnic (and there was still snow!), and generally had a great time. Michaela eventually flew – solo – from Denver to Austin, TX, where she met Mike, who had flown there for another gig. They spent a couple of days enjoying Austin: tubing, kayaking, watching the bats, eating at Waffle House, etc. It sounded like a really fun getaway!

I have been super busy at work. We are in the middle of a re-branding effort and last week launched a whole new logo, mission statement, tagline, and more. So I’ve been working long days (which was made easier by the fact that Mike and Michaela were gone for 10 days). I found out I am a finalist for the San Diego Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 award and won three awards from the National School Public Relations Association. So all is well on that front!

Last weekend, we hiked Cowles Mountain as a family. Its summit is the highest point in the City of San Diego. The trail we took had a high degree of difficulty, and I honestly thought I was going to die at one point (not because my legs hurt but because I was dehydrated and started feeling really dizzy). When we made it to the top, though, all that was forgotten. It was beautiful and I was so proud that we had all done it together!

We held the 2nd annual block party for our street, which was super fun. Mike pulls permits and we close our street from 2 to 10 p.m. The kids run wild on bikes and scooters, there was an inflatable waterslide, we ate like pigs (carne asada and pollo asado tacos, brats, tri tip, grilled corn, pot stickers, a million desserts, ice cream… the list goes on an on), some neighbors put up an outdoor screen and hosted a movie in their front yard. People came not only from our street but also from a couple of surrounding ones. It’s a really lovely way to build community. We’re lucky Mike had the idea and puts in the work to make it happen!

We’ve got a few days left in the month and then it will be July. On the agenda: our annual trip to Oklahoma, the National School Public Relations Association conference in Orange County (CA), zoo camp for Michaela, and hopefully more adventures!

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