Mid-July Update!

Well I am starting to get better on updating my blog ;)

Yes, I have been busy, there seems to always be something to do that keeps me busy! On July 9th, early morning I flew to Los Angeles, California! My friend, Mauricio, picked me up from the airport and we hung out in Santa Monica and grabbed some In-n-Out Burger. He dropped off at my cousin's (Dimi) apartment. Dimi was getting married that weekend and had rented some guest suites in his apartment complex to accomdate incoming family. I crashed with Aunt Rose that night (it was fun, thanks Rosie :D). Thursday was fun as Tammy (Dimi's now wife) took me along with her sister to her office and then we went and picked up my parents from the airport.

Once my parents got in, my mom's family trickled in over the rest of the day and we all hung out together. Friday, my brother flew in early morning and then we got back to our place and my dad, bro and I took a walk to the beach. We lost track of time and arrived back 4 hours later much to our suprise that we had been walking for 4 hours! There were sting rays in the ocean which was fun and interesting (shuffle your feet!!) to swim around with as well as a fun assortment of shells and sand dollars! Later on Friday, my cousin had a rehearsal dinner during which we saw a few dolphins off his patio which was an awesome sight!

Saturday, my cousin got married and it was a lovely wedding! They got married on the rooftop of the Marriott in Marina Del Rey. What an amazing sight! Sunday was fun as well as about 20 of us went to brunch at a yummy restaurant. Then afterwards, the family hung out and wrapped things up as most of the Blumenschein clan was leaving on Sunday.

My parents and bro flew out first then I caught the 10:30pm redeye to Charlotte, North Carolina. I got in early to Charlotte (5:30am yay! right?) and found a rocking chair in hopes of catching a snooze in. Well, some lonely married business guy came and sat in the chair next to me and we talked for the next 2 1/2 hours about the United States, the gold rush, books, history, evolution/creation, and an assortment of other things. It was a great way to pass the time especially since when I fly, hardly any speaks to me because I usually end up with grump people on the plane to sit next to. I flew the last leg (Charlotte to Providence) and my loving roommate, Melissa came and picked me up.

I had about 3 hours of sleep but I told Melissa I was game for any adventure she had in store. We ended up going to a new swim spot that isn't too terribly far away along with 2 friends from a Thursday night Bible study that I usually go to. Afterwards, we went grocery shopping at Price Rite (where we buy most of our produce) then headed on home. Tuesday, I ran some errands downtown with Melissa and we ended up having lunch with Pastor Andy discussing our plans for next year as I am a missions leader and Melissa is a semester missionary. After that, we went grocery shopping (yes round two, because we get meat at a different store, crazy yes I know!).

That's it for now! I hope everyone is having a great summer so far!