Summertime

There is something about summer that makes me a calmer person.  The week students leave campus, I become a new person. I'm not sure why seeing as I do not work with the students on campus. But something about an empty campus makes me wash my cares away.  Or at least my work stress. 

That being said, I already feel like my summer is gone.  Between work retreats and weddings, the month of July basically doesn't exist.  Then it's August, and travel season is lurking right around the corner. So June will be my summer. And I'm determined to make it good.  Our 3 year anniversary is next Monday.  While we are trying to actually stick to a budget for the first time, I couldn't accept not doing anything for our anniversary. So I just splurged and booked a night at this cute Bed and Breakfast in Hot Springs (Hilltop Manor) I'm excited.  Maybe we shouldn't be spending the money on it, but we are in desperate need for a getaway so it will be totally worth it. 
Also since I've slacked on blogging recently, we spent the weekend in Texas with my Best and best-in-law, Carrissa and Trey. It was SO much fun.  Eric and I met Carrissa and Trey in college and have been best friends since the beginning.  They stayed in Arkadelphia for about a year after we all graduated, and then moved to Texas last January.  It has been a hard year, but we still find time for our friendship.  The weekend was much too short, and I may or may not have spent a lot of it crying because we would have to leave..., but it was still great to see them.  We spent part of Saturday at the aquarium.  And let's just say, aquarium's only get better with age. I just THOUGHT I loved it when I was 5.  I was is heaven.