July
I went home for the fourth of July for a fun time in Oklahoma with my mom's family. I "worked from home" (or was on call? - I don't know, but I didn't actually do much!) that week while spending a few days at the lake enjoying the extended family while baking in the Texas/Oklahoma heat! Somehow I didn't take a single picture that week, so the few here are courtesy of Natalie's blog. She came to visit me for a few days before the family headed to Oklahoma for our reunion.
Super fun to see Natalie! Can't wait to meet her sweet baby girl, due at the end of next month! :)
The parents. So thankful for both of them!
La Hacienda!
My all-time favorite: La Hacienda fajitas. What more could a girl want??
This isn't actually from my weekend at home, but I didn't want to leave Laura out. Here we are in New Orleans in June!
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The week after Oklahoma, I went to New York with a few girls from church. We had a great time exploring the city, but my favorite part was seeing The Lion King on Broadway. It was so fun and I was thoroughly impressed by the level of skill of the actors!
In front of a Central Park fountain - me, Cerrelle, and Brooke. Not pictured is Dorle.
August
August I had a sweet birthday celebration with some friends. It was the night we got the hurricane (and the week of the earthquake!), so it was a memorable time. I have just been so blessed by the people I've met here!
Can you tell we took this on auto off a bookshelf? :)
Our hurricane damage. Thought the hurricane wasn't bad until I walked down the street...
Thankful it wasn't this - just a few blocks south of us.
Our earthquake damage consisted of a broken mirror that fell off the wall and shattered and two cracked windows.
September
The fun suprise for September was a weekend with Dad in NYC. He called me last Sunday night to say he was going on a last-minute trip to New York for work. I worked four 10 hour days, took off Friday, and rode the bus up Thursday night to see him. It was a lot of fun! It was a short trip because I had to be back in DC by Saturday afternoon, but we got to spend some good time together trying a couple restaurants and walking around in the pouring rain. The hotel was just a couple blocks north of Times Square, which was really awesome. The last time I spent extended time with my dad was also when he was on business - only in Botswana!
Taking advantage of a dry moment for a picture - yummy hamburgers at Bill's!
And a not-so-dry moment in Times Square!
Also, in September was a trip to the fresh fish market with a new friend that resulted in a delicious dinner of salmon, PW "Crash Hot Potatoes", and a couple other yummy sides.
