So I ran into, almost literally folks, a friend/follower of my blog and she commented how she loved reading it to keep in touch with what's going on in our lives and in the lives of others.... and I thought....... WHAT BLOG? haha. It's been awhile!

Summer has seriously almost come to an abrupt ending. When did it start? I feel like we just started the beautiful sunshine and high heats. And now, well august is almost over.

I've traveled to Vegas, Bozeman, Duluth, and to numerous weddings, gone to many waterparks, pools and lakes, yet I am still wishing we had more time to enjoy sweet summertime. It's obviously something we hold dear to our hearts here in Minnesota since summer is (usually) only about four short months. Lets see what mother nature has in store of us for this fall, huh.

As much as I am going to miss summer I will say that fall is probably the most beautiful season in Minnesota and we honestly have nothing to do after the first weekend in September. As much as I love these weddings we have attended and were a part of, I am "weddingdout" - again, obviously not a word, but I like it- it describes how I feel at the moment... just the exact moment. I'll get over it soon. I will say that these last two weddings of August are going to be the best parties I'm sure I've ever attended. Have you ever been to a Koch family party? If you have you are smiling from ear to ear because it's always a good time and there is usually ample amount of alcohol to be consumed, and I'm sure this wedding is no different. I have a busy morning helping with some wedding hair for the bridesmaids and I can't wait to see Franky K tie the knot to such an amazing girl. Brings me back to the day when Frank rode his bike all the way to my house when we lived at Minnebelle, grabbed a drink and I believe he kicked my dog too?  We've had so many memories that we always indulge in reminiscing on when we are back together. So many that could have put us in jail and/or the hospital. Clearly, we all made it out safe. He's "technically" the second person to tie the knot in our group of high school friends so this should be an amazing time.

And not to be outdone by the Hawes wedding. Again, these people know how to party. That is a weekend in itself because Dan and I are both a part of the wedding party so you can imagine how busy we'll be from Friday to Sunday. The fact that these two have been together for so long makes this wedding one of those that people have been dying for. I know what is going to be taking place and the décor and the bridesmaids dresses so there's not much of an element of surprise for me but still, I can't wait for it. Again with these two our memories go way back and we honestly can treat each other like family since I feel we are that close. FINALLY, she will be a Hawes.
Again, two weddings back to back that mean the world to me. It's a great way to (almost) close out our wedding season. Then we can look forward to our Mexican vacation we might be going on :) By March I'm going to be dreaming of a beach.... And praying that my friends don't get engaged during "engagement season" as I call it. I already have three weddings to look forward to in the 2014 season. BRING IT!