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Sunday Funday!

This weekend we had some awesome weather, with a break from the heat and humidity and temps in the 80s.

Matt finally put the finishing touches on his Jeep that he's been working on all winter and spring!

Just in time to take it for a cruise in the nice weather. I love riding in the Jeep with the doors off, the wind blowing through my hair! :)

We went and played a game of putt-putt...

And yes, he beat me THIS time....but that's okay. The score is even now since I beat him last week, so we have one more game to play to see who is the final victor! (My husband and I are just a little competitive, can you tell??) Then we went to Culver's for our favorite treats-Reese cup concrete mixers. I get mine with chocolate icecream and extra Reese cups, and it is the best. thing. ever. After that we went to a local park for a walk. I love nature and being outdoors. I'm fascinated by trees and open fields of grass. I think it goes back to my childhood, growing up with five acres of land. I was NEVER inside as a kid.

My time was spent with my sister playing in the creek in our front yard, the woods in our backyard, running up and down hills...there was always something to do and explore. Oh, I miss that! Living in a subdivision now makes me a feel a little constricted sometimes. I look around me and all I see are other houses....

Going to a park makes me feel like a kid again! When I see a tree, I want to climb it, when I see a hill, I want to run up it, when I see an open field, I want to do cartwheels!

Something about nature and the openness makes me feel FREE. And I need that every now and then...

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