Mid June has been a sweet little slice of summer, with sunshine and moderate temperatures, and we have been soaking it up.
I've been a slacker on getting out for runs-- blaming my summer schedule plus summer heat and humidity. But this week the cooler temps-- and the return of a wonderful running friend to our group- have gotten me out for more miles. Grateful for my friendships with these ladies.
Speaking of friendships-- Ivy and Vio are continuing the BFF summer. Took the girls out to get Boba tea in Asian Town on Sunday to celebrate their swim meet. We ended up buying about 4 million packages of Ramen and the girls are obsessed. I think they just love that they can make it themselves.
Here they are spitting the little Boba blobs through straws. Thanks for teaching them that one, Nat... :)
We've been getting to the lake a couple of times a week, so all is as it should be. The kids invariably want to stay home. We give them that choice sometimes, but some nights we drag them along and they always have a nice time.
My front porch flowers are making me so happy this year.
We had a most lovely day on Tuesday with our cousins-- strawberry picking at the Audenkampfe Family Farm, then a visit to Vermillion.
Nothing like paying to be field laborers! :)
Actually, it was super fun. It was my first ever time picking strawberries and I loved it. I think I ate my body weight in berries- fresh and juicy and sun-warmed, they were intoxicating.
We visited the Mill Hollow reservation afterwards, where we explored and skipped stones in the yellow June light. It was lovely.
Then off for ice cream! We went to Granny's Creamatorium-- which I thought was a hilarious name, but it turned out to be absolutely the cutest little place.
It's so crazy that I have these big grown up kids who order for themselves at restaurants, over at their own table with their cousins.
Poor Ivy- we went for ice cream but forgot to bring a lactaid pill. When we went to the counter to order her treat, I advised her to get a small cone to avoid tummy upset. The sweet girl working there talked with Ivy about how she's lactose intolerant too-- then she pulls a lactaid pill out of her pocket for Ivy. Too kind. Here's the happy girl with the giant brownie sundae she was able to eat.
Quick stop at the main street beach. Vermillion is just a picture perfect vacation-land. I'd love to take a date-weekend some time and wander the main street shops and look at the cute beachy houses.
The loveliness continued on Wednesday. I had a light teaching morning down in Solon, then we went to get chicken food and squeezed in a quick visit with Melinda and Will -- handy that their house is minutes from Tractor Supply. We left Jack home to rest up as he had his second shot for his vaccine study on Monday and has been headachy and sore since (hoping this means he got the actual vaccine!!) But he rallied and ended up heading to the pool to meet his friends. All on his own. I can't handle the grown-up-ness! Rushed home so Nat could do a class and could do some deliveries for CPR-- but brought two extra girls with us to keep for the day (Happy Ivy!) Then we headed to our nieghbors for a meet up and drinks. It was a magical night.
The kids hit it off and were playing softball together in the driveway in no time.
Indra made lovely vegetarian treats and kept bringing out more wine.
Melinda and WIll joined us to pick up the girls, and we enjoyed all the layers of connection in our group-- neighbors, Hiram, art schools, places we've lived and visited, singing, our kiddos....
So grateful to live in this place and to have these people in my life.
Thursday, 80 degrees and blue-sky brilliant-- best summer weather so far this year. My mom has been having some health concerns so most of my day was spent in Lakewood helping her, but I did get to soak up a bit of tropical Cleveland at a happy hour with a treasured friend.
Summer in Cleveland is pretty OK.
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