3 Year Anniversary!

Three years ago, on Sept. 15th, I showed up at Brew Bank to meet IRL with a guy who I had chatted with on Bumble. (Not an Ad!) I wasn't so sure we were going to be compatible. He was newly single, and I had been divorced for seven years at that point. 

I discovered he was charming, kind, and funny all at that first date. So, we went on many more dates, and last year we moved into a house we bought together. When Jeff and I met, I wasn't sure if I would share a home with a partner again. I had gotten kind of used to not having to share my closet or fridge. Turns out, he is my perfect puzzle piece, and I haven't given up a thing by sharing my life with him, I've only gained so much! He is my Chief problem solver and my stability when my world is getting shaky. 

Looking forward to the next three years, and the three years after that!  

Jeff is such a great gift giver, on top of beautiful earrings, he got me the traditional gift of leather! 

Our anniversary is the 15th but we had to wait till the 16th for our date at White Linen. The best place in Topeka to celebrate a special occasion! 

Did I eat too much, yes. Was I miserable the rest of the night because of how full I was, yes. Was it worth it? Absolutely! 

I wrapped his gifts in the only paper I could find. LOL 

From last weekend, me and my best date for a community event! 

Weekend of Birthdays

 It was a holiday weekend and we celebrated two birthdays! On Sunday we went to Hays to celebrate Christopher's first birthday. It was so fun to spend the day with the Stiles family. We took Grandma Rosie with us and we had so much fun just playing games and with toys and being with our family. 

Christopher woke up from his nap all smiles. I can't believe he is already a year old! 

Today we celebrated Joseph's 12th birthday with the dinner of his choice, presents and pickleball. He picked fried rice and shrimp for dinner. He also requested a yellow cake with white frosting. Everyone agreed that he picked a good dinner! 

We waited until seven to go play pickleball, it was still warm but it wasn't blazing hot. It was nice to have a three day weekend and I think we made the most of it! 

First Home Football Game!

I know it was Thursday, but last night was the first home varsity football game for Topeka High! That means Alex had his marching band debut, and Daryl got to lead the student section for the first time. It was such a fun night!

Aaron had us pick up a friend, and the two of them sat in the student section. Joseph even complained very little as we sat through three quarters of the game! We left after the third quarter because it was a school night, and it was already 10 p.m. They had started the game later because of the heat advisory, which was definitely the right move!

The Trojans had the game under control, so we headed home. Thankfully, it wasn't too hard to get everyone up and moving this morning for work and school! And the final score was Trojans 33 HP Scots 6. 

And the band was great! I am so happy that Alex is enjoying it, and the band directors at T-High are just top-notch. After years of not being able to get a good picture of Alex in band, he is finally in the front row of the halftime show. Yay!

I’m definitely looking forward to many more marching band performances. :-)

From the march around the field to the before game show, Alex had to get to the opposite side of the field. But he made it! LOL 

I did a sneak attack to get this picture! I am so glad 
Daryl is having a fun senior year!