Family

This summer has been a little bit weird for me.

I'm used to summers at the lake and in a tent with my family.

This summer has been a lot of work, a lot of loneliness, and a lot of change. I haven't seen my family since my sister's wedding in June and I seriously miss them so much. They are some of my best friends and it's so lonely not having them around. Matt has been so wonderful this summer working so hard to earn money for our growing family. Besides the change in my usual summer routine, pregnancy has been weird this summer with my body changing and realizing how much is going to change in just a few short months. 

Now I'm not hear to throw a pity party, I just wanted to emphasize how much it meant this past week to have my grandparents out here. They came out for their yearly tradition of going to education week but I was so grateful that they put so much effort into spending time with us. They took such good care of us and it was so nice to have a little bit of home and family out here.

I am so grateful for the close relationship that I have with my grandmother and the good conversations we were able to have this past week and throughout my life. She is always so understanding and her opinion is so valuable for me.

Thankfully, I get to see the rest of my family this weekend for a labor day boating and camping trip. I am so excited to see them again and have a little taste of my usual (and favorite) summer activity.