"You can kid the world, but not your sister.": Summer Fun and Slacker Sisters

Well, my two sisters must be too busy having summer fun to post on this blog. But don't worry, I'm here to share my own adventures with you.

Here's what I've been up to.

- Kevin is still hurt, still on crutches. He sees the doctor again on August 20th and might be able to put weight on his foot at that point. We shall see.

- I turned 30! Yikes! When did that happen? Where did all those years go? I had a lovely day. You can see pictures by clicking here. I took a nice sunrise bike ride by Lake Michigan, went to a yoga class, had a study date at a favorite coffee shop, and finished it all up with dinner at The Pump Room with Kevin. The next day, Friday, I headed to Second City with some family and friends and then out to drinks across the street. And then Saturday I had dinner in La Porte with my parents and donuts the next morning with my grandparents. AND THEN on Friday we're headed to Michigan for a week in a cottage to continue the celebration. I'm embracing my father-in-law's "birthday month" philosophy.

- I started my dissertation! Today, I actually opened a document on my computer called "Dissertation." I'll be working on said document for the next year and a half of my life.

- Kelly and I were saying yesterday on our bike ride to a sunrise yoga class on the beach (case in point of the rest of this paragraph) that it's been an active, active summer. People keep giving me free/cheap yoga classes. I bought a bike and have been riding the heck out of it. I'm running almost as fast now as I did before I broke my ankle. I've done some wake-surfing. I think I'm being twice as on-the-go as normal to make up for Kevin's immobility.

- Speaking of wake-surfing, a couple of weekends ago my mom's side of the family rented a house at Lake Wawasee. We used to do this when I was a kid, and it was awesome to have everybody back where we have so many happy memories. Here are some photos from the weekend.