Never Better

One Direction has a new hit out, The Best Song Ever. 




Reflecting on our Summer of 2014, I'd sum it up with the phrase The Best Summer Ever. 

So many times during the past weeks one of us has said, "Oh, do you remember when..." or "That is what ____ would say" or "You remind me of ____ when you do that."  We have laughed and laughed when looking at photos and recalling stories. 

Once again, the photos will say it best, so I'll leave it to them to express the joy, happiness, love, and peace we felt when all of my siblings and their families came in (we missed Nick and Patrick, of course). 

I am always struck by the genuine joy in the faces of my children, husband, and myself in our collection of photos, starting during our trip to St. Louis in June.

Thank you for the best summer ever. 

California

It had been four long years since we had been able to travel to California.  Happily, it was well worth the wait.  Oh, there are so many memories about which I could write. 

Here's just a brief list of topics:

• watching my children and their cousins splash in the Pacific
• laughing at the funny things 4 and 7 year olds say
• hearing about my siblings' and their spouses' daily lives
• spending 2 full days with Regina, my beloved college roommate
• celebrating Aaron's birthday with so many relatives
• feeling relaxed
• playing tennis
• getting to know Micki and Ken better
• touring Google and Tesla (and proudly wearing my Tesla shirt on walks since then)
• cognitively taking a break from the routines of Kentucky life

The pictures say it best.