Two more pictures from Mark today.  This first one is of the "green shirts" who showed up for the picture.  See if you can spot Markie-Mark. :-)  

This second picture is of the squadron--well, all the guys who showed up for the picture anyway.  Some of them may have been sleeping still...  
So...Monday afternoon I was sitting on my couch watching tv, trying to relax a bit for my last few days of summer vacation.  I really wanted to go out and DO something...  BUT, Ashley was on her cruise.  Amanda was at work.  Jen was at work.  Jewely was probably still sick.  Breanne was spending time with her new baby boy.  Kristy was at work.  Mom was at work.  Mark is on the ship.  And suddenly the thought ran through my mind..."Vacation stinks.  I'm bored...when is school going to start again?"  lol.  I must be crazy.  

Wednesday and Thursday were my favorite days this week.  Wednesday I spent almost all day with my dad.  He came out here to drop off his car, so we had breakfast together, then drove to Visalia to hit golf balls and do some price comparison shopping for a new tv.  Around 4pm I dropped him off at the car dealership and headed into town to meet my cousin Whitney for dinner at Panera Bread (they have one in Clovis now!).  We ended up sitting and talking for 3 1/2 hours!!  Lots to catch up on, and I asked her (and called her sister and asked her too!) to be the guest book attendants and be in charge of the gift table at my wedding.  They were excited. :-)  Thursday I spent most of the day with my dad again.  We visited with both sets of my grandparents, let Chloe (the dog) have a quick swim in the pool at 'the farm', and then took her home so we could do some shopping.  I like shopping with my dad. :-)  We went to Bed, Bath, and Beyond, so that I could get some "closet organization" pieces, and then we went to Best Buy--yes, more tv shopping.  My parents and I met my sister for dinner at Sweet Tomatoes (yummy) and then ran over to David's Bridal so Jen could try on the dress that I FINALLY decided on for the bridesmaids.  She looked great! 

After those two days, I kept Friday pretty low-key.  I worked in my classroom from about 10am until almost 3pm, organizing and cleaning.  I have meetings Mon-Wed this week so I'll probably spend an extra hour there each day to finish getting things organized.  School doesn't start for 2 1/2 more weeks, but with everything that's going on this semester, I need to be ahead of the game!

PS Less than 2 1/2 months until Markie-Mark comes home!!  I can't wait!! :-)  

PPS  Mom and dad bought a new tv yesterday!  Guess all that comparison shopping paid off.  :-)