2021 is now officially half over. I have no idea where the time has gone. We have been pretty busy so maybe that has something to do with it.

We kicked off this month with Taz’s 7th birthday. I really don’t know how she managed to turn 7 so soon. It seems like yesterday she appeared in our yard in Hawaii and was petrified of people. She’s still not sure of people outside of our core family, but she is way more accepting than she used to be.

Over the next week, we packed in the appointments and prepped for Little Man’s first birthday party. The dogs had their annual visits, I had my annual visit (ugh), and Little Man had his check up.

Little Man turned one on the 8th. We did his smash cake photos that day. We had a Bluey theme. He was so dainty with his cake.

He had his 12 month check up the next day. He’s now 30.3 inches tall and 23.06lbs. He’s growing so fast.

His birthday party was the weekend following his birthday.  He was spoiled rotten. My parents and youngest sister came as well as a couple of my former coworkers from the college. We had a lovely time, despite the ridiculously high humidity and heat.

The next day, we headed home to Nebraska for a week. The drive was a bit more challenging this time, but we managed.

We had a busy week, despite it being our “vacation”. We didn’t do much the first few days apart from a little retail therapy and pedicures.

Then on Thursday, my mom, middle sister, aunt, and I went tanking down the Cedar River. It was hot and the river was low, but we had a great time floating and chatting.

Friday,  the Mister and I took Little Man to the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.  Our original plan was to go to Omaha but it was unbearably hot and we didn’t get up and around fast enough. 

We got to feed the giraffes which was definitely a highlight for me!

That Saturday was our busiest day. We attended the Diller Picnic Parade and watched the firework show. We were able to catch up with Grammys and Gramps too, which was super special since the last time we saw them, they weren’t able to interact with Little Man.

We headed home the next day. I woke up that Monday with a sore throat and have been battling a summer cold/allergies ever since. The sore throat is gone now, but the coughing from an annoying tickle in my throat is still hanging on.  I’m hopeful it’ll be gone by the weekend!

I had some bloodwork done during my annual visit and it showed my kidneys aren’t functioning at full capacity.  We thought it might be a fluke so repeated the bloodwork a week later but no new results. Doc thinks it’s related to my ongoing blood pressure issues. I’m going to repeat the bloodwork and urinalysis in the next few days and we’ll repeat once a month for three months to see if it resolves itself. I’m hoping it’s just a matter of improper hydration (I know I’ve been doing terribly with drinking enough water recently). We will see, but good vibes are appreciated.

As we’re gearing up for another month, we have our annual boat trip to Land Between the Lakes scheduled. We waited too long to use our normal marina, but I was able to find another place that still had some boats. We’re looking forward to that outing for sure!

July looks like it’ll be a fun month again. Hopefully, we’ll be able to keep this energy going as we get into the next month.

Until then,

Cheers!

-A. xoxo