Time for an update.

Matt is in his final week of training at Colonial Life already. He has exams this week plus a lot of homework. Next week he will begin the second half of his training program over at Blue Cross, where he will work permanently once his training is complete. It's much closer to where we live, which is nice. So far he's done really well on all of the work he's submitted. I'm proud of him.  :)

This past weekend my mom and my friend, Courtney, came up to spend Saturday and Sunday with me. Matt's sister, Laura, threw me a baby shower this past Saturday at their dad's house. She did an amazing job putting everything together and it could not have turned out any better. The food she made was delicious and we had a good time visiting, playing some cute games, and opening presents. Good memories.  :)

(For pictures and a more detailed account, check my post on the baby blog.)

Hmm... Last thing I guess I'll mention -- Yesterday Matt and I dropped the Jeep off at the dealership for a diagnostic inspection. We are wanting to sell it sometime in the near future. It's in excellent condition considering how old it is, and as far as we know right now there aren't any problems that are too major. (When we dropped it off, the guy helping us got in to move it and was like "This thing is pretty sweet!" So hopefully that's a good sign for selling it...) We're hoping to get $2000-2500 for it, but of course that all depends on what we hear back from the mechanics. Once we know more and get it back we'll take some pics of it and start officially advertising.  :)

Independence Day '10

First of all, is it really July already? Where is this year going?!

Every year during the week of the 4th, Matt takes his Boy Scout troop up to the mountains for summer camp. This year his training for his new job didn't allow him to miss any days, so we drove them up on Saturday (07/03) in a 15 passenger van and got a ride back to Columbia with the Waddells that Monday. On the 4th, the Boy Scouts always participate in Rocky Bottom's parade (I use the word "parade" very loosely), then venture down to the great town of Pickens, SC to eat some corn dogs and ice cream as they mingle with the locals and watch the fireworks display. Chances are you'll see more mullets that night than the rest of the year combined, provided you don't live in Pickens or a similar town. Good times.  :)

Rocky Bottom 4th of July Parade

some of the scouts in the pool

Troop 424

The following Friday when Matt got off work, we drove back up in my car so that Matt could bring everyone home again in the van on Saturday. It made for a pretty busy week, but I love going to the mountains. It's so beautiful up there.  :)  It was Béla's first time to the mountains and she seemed to really enjoy it as well. I wish we were able to go up there more often!