The Storm Has Departed

We had an intense thunder storm early yesterday evening.  It came at us full force with high winds, heavy downpours, and lots of lightening.  I am thankful that we did not have any damage to our house.  We seem to be in direct path of most of the storms that go through this area.  Laney was scared and trembling.  I am glad it passed through quickly. 

The rain lingered through the night and we had heavy rain this morning.  Thank goodness that the violent storms were gone.  For some reason we had a power outage during the night.  I'm glad it was over by dawn, as it was starting to get hot upstairs.  There was some flooding in surrounding areas.  I guess we are lucky that we are on a hill. 

I am thankful for the rain due to the fact we had a drought last summer.  It has kept the grass green and my flowers are growing and are beautiful.  The sun has graced us know in the afternoon, but the humidity is still very high.  We are hoping for a beautiful weekend. 

We are getting pumped up for the Light The Night walk with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.  I hope we surpass our fund raising goal of last year.  I am very grateful that my husband is doing well.  Life seems to be getting back to a normal routine.  We are both happy and enjoying life.  The clouds have parted and the sun shines with love and determination.  Life is beautiful !!

Elizabeth

Feeling Happy

I was back on the bike trail today for another 20 miles.  I am hoping some of my friends can make it for one more ride before school starts.  We are all employees of the school system.  Some of us are retired and hope to keep riding until the weather stops us.  It is hard to think of fall coming as the days are passing quickly.

We stopped in Troy today for lunch at The Bakery Cafe.  Troy is beautiful as it has a fountain surrounded by flowers in the city center.  The fountain is in the middle of a traffic circle.  There are shops and eateries all the way around the circle.  They are located in historic buildings with lots of history. The city is the home of the famous Strawberry Festival that is every year in June.  The festival is a large fund raiser for many charities that draws about 100,000 people.  It symbolizes for me the kick off to summer. 

I am feeling a nap coming on before hubby gets home.  It was very humid today and the bike ride drained my energy.  We were lucky that we dodged the raindrops.  Thank goodness for the cloud cover.  Laney is already curled up next to me and ready to rest up before more fun tonight as we are off to a baseball game.  We are loving summer and wishing it will not end.  I think it is time to move to a warmer winter climate.

I sign off today with a quote from a beautiful actress and one of my favorites.
   I believe in pink.  I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner.  I believe in 
   kissing, kissing a lot.  I believe being strong when everything seems to be 
   wrong.  I believe that the happiest girls are the prettiest girls.  I believe that
   tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.....Audrey Hepburn

Life is beautiful !!

Elizabeth