Back on the Blogging Wagon?

I have taken a long hiatus from blogging, for many reasons, but mostly because I didn't have all that much to blog about.  But I am going to try and get back on the wagon for this fall.  Hopefully I will be able to post some fun stuff (at least occasionally).

For now, here are some pics from my summer:

I went to Iowa over Memorial Day weekend and got to have an outing with my parents and nieces and nephew to the fish hatchery (yes, home to the famous Decorah Eagles).

Grandpa with his best girls.

 Making sure Drew doesn't go for a swim.

 Madelyn feeding the fish.

 Group shot...can we call it a success since I got one of the kiddos to look?

 Avery striking a pose while waiting for brunch.

In June I travelled to Phoenix for the annual AAFCS conference.  This of course means that I spent most of my time in a meeting room, but in the morning I got to get out (when it was relatively cool in the 90s) to go for walks in the desert.  Here are a few shots of the area that the resort was in.

I spent majority of my summer in an office in Athens preparing for my written comprehensive exams (sorry, no fun pictures of that).  After I finished taking my exams, my parents came to visit.  While they were here we vacationed in the Charleston area, staying on the Isle of Palms.

Finally on vacation after all that studying and 15 hours of taking exams!

One day we went to the Charleston Museum, here are some goofy pictures of my spicing up our visit to the museum (yes I am aware that I am a dork). 

Showing off the tea etiquette I learned in London last summer. 

On the beach!  Beachfront condo was so amazing!

Now my life is back to the office, running data and trying to work towards graduation (meaning dissertation and oral comprehensive exams).  Sadly this was my life this past week (yes, I was actually using all 3 screens), but luckily I was able to beat the data!

 Okay...I promise next post will be less about me and my life and more about crafts or something else fun!