WOW ~ I don't even know where to begin!

Well, it's been way too long since I've last posted anything on this blog and so much has happened since!!! I've taken hundreds of photos so I'm going to try an only post the favorites. Next time we see you we can go through the albums in total!

Since my last update I met mom and Heather in Napa for a girls' weekend! I got to meet the most regal and giant cat I ever met, Blake! While we were in Napa we went wine tasting, touring, shopping, and good eating! Heather knit me a hat out of handspun yarn from Sinskey Winery while we were out there (which came in handy during the cold nights in Yellowstone! Pictured below!).

Thatch won third place at a custom car show with his blue custom Jeep Cherokee that he build. The show was Dropfest which is well known in this area as a competitive custom car show. Winning a third place trophy is a big deal! I was lucky enough to show Proteus this summer. We did very well. We won ribbons and trophies at all the shows we went to. We won a Top 5 award at Regionals and a Top 10 award at Canadian Nationals. It was a great season and I can't wait until next year!

Thatch and I saw a couple performances at the Performing Art Center in Appleton this summer. We saw the farewell performance of Fiddler on the Roof and South Pacific. It's really a lot of fun to dress up and have a date night!

Audrey came up to visit me for a girls weekend (no mommy and daddy allowed!) and we had a great time! We played princess tea party, princess cooking, and princess hide-and-go-seek! I knew it was a good idea to keep my bridesmaid dress! We also went to Mulberry Lane Farm. It was so much fun! We got to go in and pet the animals, milk a cow, ride a pony, and go on a hay ride! SO, CALLING ALL NIECES AND NEPHEWS, come on up to visit! There are lots of fun things to do! Between Mulberry Lane Farm and Little Farmer, there are all sorts of things to do up here! Thatch and I did a lot of camping this summer also! With the Musselman Family we went to Tippecanoe State Park (where the mosquitoes almost carried us off!) and Rocky Arbor State Park. It was a lot of fun! We also went to Badlands National Park and Yellowstone National Park. What a great trip! We saw black bear, bison, elk, antelope, and prairie dogs! We went hiking every day and had some fun kayak trips. I have hundreds of pictures and a ton of stories. I can't wait to tell you them and show you the pictures the next time we get together!As you know from an earlier post, the basement is ready for crafting. I had a scrapbook weekend and several craft days with my friends. I can't wait to get to spend a lot more time just crafting all day down there!!!

I'm currently in my second to last semester for my MBA. The classes I am taking this semester are very interesting! They are based on e-business and my "business" is the focus of the practical application part of this semester. It should be interesting!

Thatch has been working from home for the first time in YEARS! It is great to have him here in Appleton! We bought two new Jeeps this summer! A Jeep Commander (for me) and a Jeep Wrangler (4-door) (for him!). Now we have 7 cars…6 of which are Jeeps! Hopefully we can get a couple sold so that we can make room for them all!!!

Well, I think that is enough for one post! I hope everyone is doing well. We will talk to you soon! Love, Abby and Thatch!