On Sunday, July 25, Austin took me on a Christmas in July date, which started with him making doughnuts for breakfast, our new family tradition as of last Christmas. He even made chocolate doughnuts. Delicious. Impressive. And full of holiday cheer.

I remember my first fanny pack like it was yesterday. (Yes, first means there was more than one.) It was pink with Mickey Mouse prints covering it. It had one main pocket, with a smaller zipper inside to hold all the valuables a four-year-old could dream of. My second fanny pack was fluorescent with my initials sewn into it. It matched my personalized fluorescent backpack. Yes, I was a child of the '90's. Admit it, you had one too. Whether it was a family vacation or a class trip, the fanny pack was a wardrobe staple.

So tonight I was at Austin's soccer game and I noticed the ref wearing a fanny pack. Now, this was not my first fanny pack sighting this week. (I've seen many, in fact, including a man wearing his slung across his body, like a satchel. Hey, when it's hot, find any way to wear it.) Yes friends, the pack is back. Or maybe, on my side of the water, it never left.

For a few weeks we'd heard rumors that our summer break would start soon. One day last week while students were testing, we called a teacher who told us our summer break had started 5 days earlier! Yay!
We'll spend most of our summer studying and hanging out with students and each other, which is really exciting. To kick it all off, Austin asked me on a date last Saturday. He's amazing, alright! We went to the nearby park and had a picnic he'd prepared! I've put a picture of the main ingredients below: sour cream and onion pringles (which we can find in a town not far from here!), tomato flavor potato chips, an amazing slushy that he whipped up, Asian-style bread, and cold cuts! Now, this was the first cold cut sandwich we've had since we got here, and it was AMAZING! Austin cooked and prepared the cold cuts himself. I love you, Austin!