Keeping Busy

It seems like this summer has been exceptionally busy but when I look back at my "Summer Activities List" on the whiteboard in our mud room, it seems like we've barely made a dent in it (plus, I keep adding more fun stuff).
Here's a recap of what we've been up to during the month of July:

• we spent 6 days in Halifax (over Canada Day weekend) visiting Scott's family and helping his Dad move out of his house and into a swanky new apartment

Playing at Historic Properties

Canada Day Parade

Waiting for the canons to go off at Citadel Hill

Our hotel room was on the 2nd floor, with a patio door right out to the pool...perfect!!

 Lobster dinner with the family!

• I did my second triathlon, coming in 23rd place out of approximately 250 women! Not bad for a girl inching closer to 40!

Alex watching me (on left) coming in from the "bike" portion

• We celebrated my birthday this year with 4 days in Hilton Head.  We ended up meeting our old neighbors there too (after moving from Charlotte only 10 days earlier!)

Posing with "Jake" from the Salty Dog Cafe

Renda showing off her crab catching skills (we wanted to cook them,

but the kitchenette in our hotel didn't have a stove!)

Will and Ashlee

• Scott switched jobs at the end of the month, leaving Bank of America (after 9 years) and going to Ally Financial. He's really excited about his new role and it's awesome to see him so enthusiastic about things.

So, even though our whiteboard doesn't make it look like we've been busy, we have!  I'm hoping we can tackle a lot of the things in the next couple of weeks before we leave for 6 days in the Smoky Mountains and then school starts.