School is now out...summer has begun...and we have hit the ground running. I thought that our pace would be slower, but as I began to chart our summer out on the calendar, it quickly became apparent that we will be busy. I guess that is a good thing - idol hands seem to cause bickering between sisters in this house - so I hope that being on the 'go' will help us (the girls) keep our (their) opinions about each other to themselves -- we'll see! ha!
We were BLESSED with a visitor just after school got out for summer break. It was our good fortune to have Jessica come to visit from Alaska. She was scheduled to travel to Alabama, but due to a TDY assignment in August which will take her to Alabama for a few weeks, she decided to use the plane ticket that she had already purchased to come to see us! Sorry Brian, Cindy, and Mallory - we appreciate your 'willingness' to share her!
We were afraid that Jessica would 'melt' while she was here because she had left Alaska when high temperatures were only in the 50's, however, she quickly re-aclimated to the southern climate and we spent alot of time outdoors soaking up the sun...and trying to beat the 100+ degree heat! One day, we took the girls (Luke stayed with Granny) to a church outing where we played putt-putt golf and rode in bumper boats.
I never thought about it before, but Jessica told us that Alaska doesn't really have anything like that...it doesn't stay warm long enough to make a business out of warm outdoor 'sports'. As a matter of fact, she told us their 'water park'...if it can be called that...is indoors! Well, once we knew that, we had to take a trip to Schlitterbahn in New Braunfels. For the last 10 years, Schlitterbahn has been voted the best water park in the country. Now, I don't know who votes on these things...but it is a GREAT place to go and spend a day on water slides, water rides, or tubing on their many, many tube shutes. We were blessed with a hot day and not alot of people. There were actually rides and shutes that we walked up to and got on. We were there when it opened and we didn't leave until just before closing - it was a GREAT day!
When it was time for Jessica to leave there were plenty of tears - hers and mine! She has become like a sister to me - no offense Gracie Pie (ha!) - and even though she is living in Alaska, it was like a piece of Alabama came and stayed for a while. We hope she will be able to come back and visit next year - and perhaps one of these days she will even be stationed in San Antonio.
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