Catching up...

Okay. It's been a minute. :) Since last I posted, here's what's been going on here:

1. The Rio. Deanna and I love lunching at The Rio in Old Town. Last summer, they had a kitchen fire and had to close. They've finally been able to reopen and we were finally able to go enjoy their patio on July 9. It was lovely!

2. AC repair. The next day (Sunday), our AC died. Of course it did. It's been hot here pretty much all month and with boys bedrooms being west-facing and upstairs, our house gets unevenly too hot. So. We went ahead and paid the weekend rate but were able to get a repair guy out to replace the capacitor on the compressor that afternoon. Very thankful that he was available and that it was a relatively easy fix that didn't require replacing the whole system. 

3. Deanna's wedding. That week was spent getting little details in order, and then on Saturday, July 16, Deanna & Nic got married! Having had to postpone their original April date due to covid, it was much anticipated. I helped with coordinating and decorating and am just so happy for them both. The weather thankfully cooperated beautifully (overcast...cooler than the 90s and 100s before and after it...scattered showers to keep things fresh before some evening sun). 

The ceremony and celebration was at Primrose Studio, which is a gem of a venue! (Seriously awesome. If you need a venue and have questions, I'm happy to talk with you.) The gathering there was smaller due to the occupancy limit, and it was beautiful. Here's Deanna and me along the path to the lake that her dad walked her down for the ceremony: 

Following that, there was a reception at Deanna & Nic's with cake and drinks...more laid back and more people. All the family and friends pitched in wonderfully so that everything ran smoothly at both places. iPhone photography is fabulous and means there are plenty of pictures. And I miraculously managed to not get any mosquito bites during the reception!

4. Thor. The next day, all five of us went to enjoy the morning showing of Thor: Love & Thunder. It was hilarious! We grabbed some lunch after that and enjoyed a quiet day at home together. Yay!

5. Asher's not broken. Backing up for a minute, the Friday before Deanna's wedding, during demo team practice, Asher injured his right heel. He was doing front flips and landed hard (twice). (He'd maybe gotten used to the springy floor at Mountain Kids where he teaches ninja classes...and Karate West has concrete floors with just one layer of mats over that.) Anyhow, in true Asher style, he still went and performed with the demo team the next day at the black belt promotion (at the same time as Deanna's wedding). And he went to work Monday and Tuesday. During all of that, though, he wasn't putting any weight on his right heel. Which makes things difficult given the givens.

So, on Wednesday, with him still not putting any weight on it, I took him to get x-ray'd to rule out a hairline fracture or anything. Urgent Care helped us with that (hooray for Urgent Care...Asher's been there a number of times, lol) and confirmed that nothing is broken. Whew. 

(Apparently it's just a deep bone bruise and is finally starting to feel better. I think just knowing for sure that it's not broken--so using it isn't risking making things worse--helps.)

6. Philippe's. That brings us to Thursday's date lunch...when Nathan and I remembered we have a giftcard to Philippe's and enjoyed a yummy lunch there. :) Happy sigh.

7. Fancy Bits. And then last night we were invited to a backyard band performance featuring Fancy Bits. A number of fellow boot campers were there, and it was lovely to see them in person and visit. Kicking myself for not taking a picture but many thanks to Susie for inviting us all!

And that's some of what's been going on here. Hope your July is similarly going well!