Happy 4th of July!

I suppose that since the last time I updated this blog was in April, it's about time to update it!
First off, I just wanted to wish everybody a very safe and healthy 4th of July. I hope everybody had an amazing holiday weekend :)

Let's start with May...other than attending my ten year (holy crap, really?!?!) high school reunion, the only other thing of significant importance was that Matt moved in with me! Very exciting NOT to have to drive to Wilmington a couple of times a month now. I also took care of getting licenses for counseling board and substance abuse board taken care of.

June seemed to just FLY by! We celebrated Matt's 32nd birthday in June. Also in June, we spent a day hiking at Pilot Mountain State Park, and the last weekend of June, took a day trip to Hanging Rock State Park to go hiking. It is SO very nice having both of these state parks in such close proximity!

On a completely unrelated note, I am continuing my workouts with my trainer, and to date, have lost 4% body fat, about 10 inches, and 8 pounds. It is amazing the stamina I feel when I'm training with her, or hiking, for that matter. I'm able to tackle difficult hikes without getting winded like I used to. Also, I'm beginning to notice muscles that I didn't know I had! Just the other day, I was in a Zumba class and noticed that my legs are beginning to show cut and definition....who knew?! So that has been a very exciting part of my journey, thus far.

Another exciting thing, is I've decided to sell Avon on the side. So far, it has been about a month and I have not had any sales...BUT then again, I knew this would be a slow, gradual thing for me. It may be another couple of months before I can really get into it, as I'm also wedding planning right now. At this point in my life, I don't have that much time/energy to focus on putting everything into this, I'm going to do it slowly, by baby steps. If nothing else, I will be able to order things for myself or gifts for family/friends at discounted prices, so you can't beat that. I just thought it would be fun to try my hand at something new...we'll see.

Matt and I went camping this past weekend at Stone Mountain State Park. It was our first camping trip together, and also Coleman's first camping trip EVER! Coleman did great, but is very tired right now. I'd never been to Stone Mountain, and decided to check it out on recommendation of a sorority sister, actually :) We did three hikes, and spent two nights there. My only advice if you camp there: try to avoid loop C. That's where we camped, and there was no trees or shade. It was very hot, and we didn't have a canopy to provide some shade...lesson learned on that one :) Other than that, we had a blast, and have decided we are going to camp as much as possible...even if it's just for a night here and there. Of course we have other things we enjoy doing, but it's cool that we are now starting to get in the groove of having "our thing"--which is hiking and camping :)

Other than that, just wedding planning. We are only 81 days out, ahhh!!! :) Anyways, hope you enjoyed my ramblings, and I hope that everybody has a blessed 4th. Stay safe, and always remember to be thankful for our freedom!:)