Happy Birthday America!

This past weekend was 4th of July weekend. This is always fun because I'm usually not here for the 4th so the occasional years that I do stay are always enjoyable. Last year I was on a flight to Turkey at this time and that is only a couple days away!!

Thursday night I went and spent some time with Mommy before she left for Turkey the following morning. Watching her pack really got me geared up to go!! I took her to the airport Friday morning (I'm quite excited to actually go in the new airport this Wednesday!). Afterwards, I went and bought a brand new suitcase. My other one had become destroyed during my stint in Auditing as well as all my side trips so it was time for an upgrade. I bought a green one because I was sick of looking for my black suitcase amongst all the other ones that looked just like it. I had lots of good intentions to pack on Friday...but then we were invited to spend the day at Geist and I have my priorities...so off to Geist it was!

We spent the day lounging by the pool doing a whole lot of nothing but enjoying the nice weather. Around dinner time we headed back to Broadripple to meet up with Lynn who happened to be in town. We had some dinner and then Stef and I hit up the strip. Unfortunately, not everyone else managed to make it out so the bars were a little slow. We managed to make a few negative friends before we made it home.

Saturday I made a little trip over to Gina's condo to visit her family while they were in town visiting. It was so good to see them and I am looking forward to the trip Gina and I are planning on taking to STL sometime soon!! I also got to enjoy wonderful cooking by Gina's mom Susan which is always a nice treat!!

After that I headed to the opposite corner of Indianapolis to go to the Kamm Family 4th of July cook-out! The rest of the day and into the evening was filled with delicious food (especially desserts) and lots of laughing from hilarious recounts of past experiences. If it weren't for the rain and the lack of fireworks, I'd say it was a perfect day! I ended up just watching the Macy's fireworks in New York on TV. That sufficed.

Sunday was a day of errands. We set off around noon to go to Revolver which happens to be Laura's boyfriend's store. I got some great new hat for Turkey, a t-shirt, and some fun new shoes!
The store is located in Hamilton Towne Center which I'd never been in before but actually is a really cute outdoor mall area. It has a Banana Republic, Express, DSW, Black House White Market, and Ann Taylor loft too. I have a feeling I'll be frequenting it more often! After that we hit up Macy's and Target for some other odds and ends. I spent the rest of the day doing laundry and getting ready for my trip. I'm still not completely packed but I'm getting there. Only 2 more days!! I CAN'T WAIT!! I'm so excited to see my family as always. Plus my cousin is getting married on Saturday and Turkish weddings are always a great time. Add in the ice cream, delicious food, gorgeous beaches, and fabulous weather and I don't think I could ask for a better vacation!! SO EXCITED!!

Well, it's quarter close in the financial world so it's back to work!