July

July:

- Enjoyed a wedding shower hosted by Allyn and Eric's aunts for Liz and I.
- Continued with our pre-marital counseling - it's SUCH a highlight.
- We picked out wedding invitations.
- Last CEF meeting is Tuesday night (for Emily) (for now;-)!
- It is hot on top of roofs in July.
- Went to the fair and rodeo in Manhattan - saw the gospel handpainting booth and cheered for a friend who was riding bulls.
- Allyn had a seminar in Chicago...his flight back was canceled but he was fortunante enough to get a flight to Lincoln.
- Grandma B went into the nursing home in Nebraska City.
- Anna B has been teaching a ton of clubs and painting hands at fairs.
- We're excited that our count is down to 9 weeks and 5 days until the wedding!

Blessings,
Allyn & Emily

Colorado

Emily and I just returned July 8th from a trip out to Colorado with my family. We spent 5 days in the Rocky Mountains around Estes Park. We had a wonderful time with the family...hiking, eating, reading, drinking coffee and green tea (for Emily:-) and more hiking. 5 of us: Emily and I, Eric and his fiancee Liz and Tim all hiked Mt. Ypsilon on Monday. I was pretty impressed the girls made it all the way to the summit and they could have kept going further. - Allyn