So he sent flowers . . .

So Drew sent Alyssa and I flowers. They were beautiful! They were supposed to help us feel better about him spending a week in Las Vegas without us. We were comforted but still a little bummed he was pursuing his love of photography at a Photoshop Conference while we had to fend for ourselves and get each other to school on time. Alyssa and I survived, we actually had a pretty good "Girl's Week" but we missed him and how much he helps out around our home. We were really tired by the time Saturday rolled around and we picked him up at the airport. Thank goodness for Labor Day weekend and a chance to rest and be grateful together.

I am thankful for the incredible summer we had and I am also sad that it's Labor Day, the official end of Summer. I have not blogged all summer, my last post before this one was June 23rd, pretty close to the first day of summer. Maybe one day I will get around to it, but if I don't that's OK too. We captured all the memories and milestones, we have hundreds of photos to prove it, but this summer was different, we really LIVED it! It went by too quick and my girl is growing up too fast. We had Summer Camps, watermelon, popsicles by the pool. We went to the Beach, spent time with our families, Alyssa had her first sleepover at our house. All good, all so fleeting.

Tomorrow, school starts for me. The economy has bounced back and I will happily greet 15 new shining (probably crying) faces before my next weekend. Alyssa has been in 1st grade since
August 18th and loves her teacher. And Drew is going back into the real world. So goodbye Summer, you were fantastic, undoubtedly the best one ever! Thanks for the flowers!