:D <--- That's me Happy.

Well hi there! This is a very happy post as I am currently very happy. Good time to read.

A brief recap : Since my last post, we were in Iowa with Luke's parents for a little under 5 weeks, (I was with my family for 5 days out of that week) and we just got back home a week from today. What a trip! It was so much fun to spend so much time with my in-laws and have my mother-in-law all to myself. Really. A nice trip. I will however mention that it is always different being in someone else's house, but it was really very nice to spend time together. I am very lucky and love my in-laws so that helps. :) 
We also had a BLAST in Mackinac for Luke's cousin's wedding. So beautiful and so much fun. There are a million details but then that would be too much to write all in one post and I'd like to keep this one relatively brief. Just know it was an awesome time!!

I'll start with the only brief negative... when we got home Sunday evening, our house was 91 degrees. Yes, our air conditioner blew at some point while we were away. (Go figure.) And with 108 degree weather outside, that sucked. Luckily for us, our neighbor is a heating and air guy and because I "sounded pretty desperate on the phone", he came over and fixed it for us. It only took 4 days for the house to cool lower than 82. I am dreading our electric bill for this month....
That being said, the house is now cool and comfortable (and the air is not currently running) and I got some great HAPPY exciting things happening.

My sister and I talked awhile ago about her coming to visit me at some point this summer. We originally talked about July but since we were out of town, we moved it to August. Well along the way, I also talked to my cousin, Emma, about joining her to which she said "YEAH!". Well... fast forward to 2-3 weeks ago when I was home and Emma backed out. I was kinda crabby about it. Ok, ReALLY crabby about it, (I later confessed that I may have used her name in vain) especially because she gave me this really lame reason why she wasn't going to come visit. (Long story. Just know it was lame.) Anyway, so Danielle (my sister) is on her way on Friday anyway so Luke and I scrub the house to make it nice and pretty for her arrival! Well at some point on the phone she made a couple comments that were suspicious in nature about there possibly being someone in the car with her. ("Make sure you call the guard shack and let them know we're coming...I"M COMING.") And that was just one example. So now I'm suspicious but she assures me it's just her and she has to go so she can focus on driving. Well she get's here and who jumps out from behind her but EMMA! AND...ALYSSA!!!!!!! (My other cousin!) Total surprise!! Apparently this was the plan all along and Emma was just trying to surprise me. Best weekend EVER!
So we've been spending the weekend doing all sorts of cousiny things (minus Michelle... We miss you, Michy-Squish :(  ) Friday we hung out around the house, played some games, then went out to eat. Yesterday we did more hanging out, napping, reading and playing more games. Today we went to the City Museum and are currently napping, reading and blogging around the living room. Perfect trip! Seriously, so much fun. I can't wait for next time so hopefully Michelle can join us too! (And Aunt Linda and Uncle Tom...) :) I am so very lucky!

And that's about it. I have pictures... Ok I'll download them onto my computer and post them. Give me a sec...

 Ok. Downloaded.  I'll post a few from the month. Enjoy!!

Me sitting on the porch swing in Iowa while Kylie checks things out for me. I love porch swings...

My mom and dad watched Kylie for us while we were in Michigan for the wedding. She sent me this picture with the caption "Friends for now... they like to roll on the freshly vacuumed carpet - I wish they would stay off of it for just a bit..." (I seriously cracked up when I saw this picture.)

Shot of the wedding. A beautiful ceremony followed by a beautiful luncheon then some fun dancing in the evening. Seriously, so much fun! And congrats to Tyler and Josie. Happiness your wedding day and always!

Me and Luke in front of the inn we stayed in right after the ceremony. Beautiful little inn. :)

Paradise, Michigan. We stayed here Friday evening and this was the view from our little porch.

Luke in Mackinac just throwing stones into the water on a break from our bike ride with his sister Claire.

This is how we tried to stay cool while the air was figuring itself out. Soaking my feet in the cold water and Kylie just couldn't help herself...

ALYSSA! At the City Museum in a whales anus. Yes. You read that right.

EMMA! She and her turtle companions to her left (our right) were pondering the meaning of something....

Danielle and Emma climbing on the outside of the City Museum. Danielle is not afraid of heights but after this climb, she was done. It doesn't look high from here but they were about 5 stories in the air in a glorified slinky. I stayed on the ground.