Sweet Summertime

With the start of the school year just around the corner, we are enjoying the last of these summer days. Many nights we have fallen asleep cheering on the USA in swimming, gymnastics, and all of the other sports. I've learned, once again, that there isn't a sport that Boomer doesn't like! In between watching the Olympics, we've taken lots of evening walks around the neighborhood, gone on several weeknight dates, and had fun plans with family and friends. Last Sunday night, we went to the Winston-Salem Dash game with Sarah, Josh, and their little boy Luke, and Megan, Zack, Zander, and Maddox. Then just a few days later, on Thursday, we went again! One of Boomer's friends who works for the Dash got us tickets to the Flow Club/Founder's Club level. Boomer, Megan, Zack, and I ate our fill from the buffet, as well as the usual ballpark food of hot dogs, popcorn, peanuts, and ice cream. With unlimited food and drinks, we hardly cared if the home team won! :)  (But they did!)

This past week, Boomer had the last of his four-day work weeks, a nice perk during the summertime. Since he had Friday off, I also took the day off. It was so nice to not set an alarm! After we got ourselves moving, we went to downtown Kernersville to a little 'greasy spoon' called Fitz on Main. It reminds me of a Morganton favorite, Pat's! 

We just missed the breakfast hours, but we will be back for the Principal Pancake soon. (And hopefully one day, for the Superintendent Special!)

After lunch, we ran some errands at Lowe's and Walmart and got in a workout at the gym. Then Megan, Mom, and Dad came over with a truckload of baby stuff! 

Meg has been storing a lot of Zander's and Maddox's baby stuff until the time that I would need it. While registering at Babies R Us and at Target, there were whole aisles that we passed by, because Meg would be passing those things along to me. So much money saved! In the truck, they brought the stroller, bouncer, play mat, Bumbo, and a special family crib that has been passed down through many babies. Not many of the items we will use right away; we are storing everything in a closet in the nursery for now. As the baby grows, we will pull out the things that we need. We are a little less than 3 months away from the arrival of Baby K, and it is exciting to have so many of the baby essentials already!  

The day ended with a date night at Olive Garden! Football season starts soon, so we thought we would take the opportunity to enjoy what may be our last sports-free, kid-free Friday night! The nicest surprise happened at the end of dinner -- I suppose I was eyeing the dessert of the table next to our's, and when the woman caught me, she offered me a bite! Of course I did not accept, but I laughed that I was "eating for two." After the family left and after we finished our dinner, the waiter brought the very same cheesecake for us! The family had ordered it for us. Such a thoughtful gesture -- and a reminder to pass along kindness!