Sunday, July 1, 2012

One Little Word Blog Hop - July 1st

Hello! Whether you arrived here from Ruth's blog as part of the One Little Word Blog Hop, or you are here because you love me and drop by regularly... Welcome! I love visitors! 

As the June assignment for One Little Word, Ali asked us to get creative with a page of cards. But for me, with my word "FOCUS" June was focused on family and friends.  Creative never quite happened, so I don't have a page to share.  I'm hoping to get one done today or tomorrow... maybe... and I'll post it if I do...  Instead, what I have to share today is how  FOCUS on Family and Friends played out in June...


We started with a Prom.

Followed by a break up. 
Then a Graduation:


It was fast and furious. My babies are now all grown up and ready to take on the world.  


We followed with a high speed round of interviews, a trip for Sarah to Washington D.C., and an on-the-spot offer and acceptance of a job!  Sarah will be working for NAFSA beginning August 6th.  We have very little time to find her an apartment and get her moved!


We ended the month with a Graduation Party:
We had lots of family.
We had lots of desserts!
 We had WAY too much food! Lots and lots of leftovers...
We had a friendly game of sibling badminton (this is me missing the shot) playing girls against boys.  Funny thing is, we all pretty much suck equally at badminton!
Siblings with Dad - unfortunately we didn't think to get this shot until Jerry had already left. But you can see him in the badminton shot with the navy blue tee.


The girls had lots of friends attending as well, but they came and went in small groups throughout the day, so I don't have a representative shot until I have time to make a collage.


All in all, it was a crazy busy hectic whirlwind month.  I'm exhausted but happy.  FOCUS on family and friends was a huge success.  Would love to say I can relax now, but July and August are already shaping up to be just as frenetic!


If you are following along for the One Little Word Blog Hop, your next stop is Naomi's Blog. If you get lost or a link is broken, you can come back here or go to Margie's blog to find your way.



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16 comments:

Jo.C said...

Fantastic shots - a very exciting month (if daunting at times). Enjoy July x

Kara N said...

Such a great look back at the month Cheri. Loved all the family shots!

Cheryl said...

Congrats to Sarah on her new job! Love that badminton shot. Looks like you guys had a great time together. Unrelated, I love the new (?) look of your blog.

scrappyjacky said...

A busy family month,Cheri...and many congrats to Sarah....hope you find her the perfect apartment.

Anonymous said...

What a great recap of a busy and important month. Your focus was definitely in the right place! And I'm loving the new look of your blog! Feels good to shake things up a bit, doesn't it? :)

ScrappnBee said...

LOL! Glad that I am not the only one with a crazy June! Congrats on surviving graduation! (mine is only going to be a freshman in HS and I thought that we were making a big leap!). Enjoy and focus on that family! -Amanda :)

Missus Wookie said...

How fun to see such family and friends focused times - Princess's prom was much more low key and required nothing from me thankfully. Your party looked fun tho'!

Ruth said...

What a wonderful set of images to showcase your word!

Unknown said...

Congratulations on your graduations. Two together. How fun. A great thing to focus on.

Melissa said...

It certainly was a busy month for you! I think it's so important sometime to focus on family because the time really does fly by. Hope you find some creative time in July!

jillconyers said...

What a fun month! It's so exciting to think about the beginning of a whole new phase of life after graduating from high school.

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MonicaB said...

Wow you had a very busy month! Congrats to your daughter on getting a job offer, she has to be so excited.

cia said...

Looks like you had fun this month, which is what counts!!

alexa said...

What a lot of smiling, happy faces ... and how glorious to be able to focus on them all for the month. :)

Karen said...

It's always such a pleasure to get a glimpse of you and your beautiful family! Looks like a lot of fun.

kelly said...

wonderful photos and congratulations on your daughters graduation!