1. We spent our summer in the Bay Area. It was new. It was exciting. It was adventurous. I was worried about leaving Utah, but I actually ended up loving our new home. We lived in such a beautiful area and being near the water was awesome.
2. It was fun to "start over." We moved to a place where we didn't know anyone and no one knew us. We got to be our own family. We made amazing friends and got to spend time with Ben and Alicia, who lived about 90 minutes away. We miss you guys so much!
3. Probably the very best thing about this summer was the fact that Aaron was only allowed to work 40 hours a week and didn't have homework. That hasn't happened since just about the day after Aaron got home from his mission. Our schedule was wide open and we got to be the ones who decided what to do with our time. If we wanted to go to the park, we could go to the park. If we wanted to go into the city, we did it. If we didn't want to do anything at all, we didn't have to. (Definitely missing this already.)
4. There are so many fun things to do in the Bay Area. And I'm proud to say that we were adventurous and did a lot of them. Here's a recap. This summer, we:
- Visited Muir Beach
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- Went to Ghirardelli Square with Ben and Alicia.
- Celebrated Hannah's first birthday!
- Went to the Benicia Farmer's Market almost every week.
- Had Sid, Trish, and Brooke out to visit.
- Attended the Oakland Temple.
- Ate lots and lots of delicious seafood.
- Flew out to meet my sweet little nephew, Grey, and visited the rest of the fam.
- Went to two A's games and a Giants game.
- Visited the Fisherman's Wharf.
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- Biked the Golden Gate.
- Helped out our awesome missionaries here and there.
- Went to the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
- Spent lots of time at the Benicia Waterfront.
- Cruised the Bay on a sunset ferry cruise.
I'm sad to see this summer end......here's to a fall that is just as wonderful!
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