1. Time with my sister. My precious big sister is 7 months pregnant. I was able to go to Mississippi and visit her and help work on the beautiful nursery she is preparing for her precious baby girl. Here is a picture of her nursery in progress...
I tried to be creative and use her baby's initials and the colors from her pillow sham to make some decor for over the crib. We'll see how it looks once they are hanging over the crib... haha.
2. Peru! Ryan and I had the great privilege to lead a short term mission team to Peru this June. Our team was made up of incredible individuals ready to serve the Lord. Like last year, we worked in an orphanage, preached in churches, and visited a Compassion International project. It was a wonderful experience. We were truly able to see God work through our weakness to bring himself great glory in Peru!
3. B Wise's wedding. One of my most precious friends Brittney married the love of her life last week. I had the privilege to be a part of that day with her. She was beautiful, the wedding was beautiful, and all around it was just so much fun!
and 4. Harry Potter. I know how ridiculous it seems that Harry Potter makes my top 4 list for my whole summer, but I am afraid I absolutely, unabashedly, love Harry Potter. Ryan and I started reading the books years ago. We loved them so much that we went to the midnight book release of the final installment of the series because we could not wait to hear the end of the story. 8 months ago we went to see The Deathly Hallows, Part I with some good friends of ours who share our love for the story. At that time we planned to see Part II together once it was released this July. In anticipation for the July release, Ryan and I challenged one another to read all 7 books this summer before the release. So after reading all 7 books in about 5 weeks and watching all 7 previously released movies, we went to see the final movie on the day of its release. While the books will remain king in my mind, the movie was fantastic. I think they were true to the story told in the books and they succeeded in bringing what I imagined to the screen beautifully. So I guess we have to say goodbye to Harry Potter (or at least goodbye for now, until I revisit Hogwarts through blu-ray and by rereading the epic tale again.)
