I can’t believe how fast the summer if flying by. It’s only four weeks until the Rochester Half Marathon (which I will be participating in providing my stupid heel gets better), and just two and a half weeks until I fly down to Texas to spend time with Lisa and Abby. There’s been a lot going on the past few weeks, including seeing the Barenaked Ladies on the last stop of their summer tour at CMAC with Heather and Linds last night. It was a gorgeous summer night on the lawn, including fireworks from the Canandaigua pier. Above is a self-portrait of the three of us, and here are shots of Heather and me and Linds and me during the concert.
Last weekend, Linds and I drove out to the Genesee Country Museum for Little House on the Prairie day, where we got to meet and greet Almanzo Wilder himself, Mr. Dean Butler (who also played Buffy’s dad and is married to the woman who played Felice Martin on 90210. Multiple worlds collide!):
Today, the Sorensens paid a visit to Grandma and Grandpa’s for coffee. Here are a few pictures. First up, here’s Dad, Bob, Grandma, Mabe, Sarah, and Debbie:
Cousins! Donna, Howard, and Tracy:
Jennie and Tracy do… something…?:
Gathered around the kitchen table:
Grandpa in the foreground; Bob laughing in the background:
And here’s Howard, with Dad showing off the walker/seat he’s going to need when he turns 61 on Thursday:
In other news, I’ve been booking more audio gigs, working out like mad with Jillian Michaels, and watching Supernatural, of course. I also found out that at the Gilda’s Gala on September 25th, I’m going to be receiving an award! Paul, Alex, and I are all receiving the Come As You Are Award, which “is given to an individual(s) demonstrating meritorious, outstanding or heroic distinctive personal involvement in the Gilda’s Club Community, positively affecting the lives of members living with a cancer experience. This/these individual(s) are welcoming to all, are involved in multiple facets of clubhouse activities and events, provide outreach to further the Gilda’s Club mission to new partners and contributes to keeping the red door open.” Time to buy a fancy new dress!
The title of this post is from the Bon Jovi song “Summertime” (so sue me, I like Jon Bon and the boys!):
I was a warm breeze with a cool tan,
Life mapped out on the back of my hand.
