Go, Go, Goers!

Dang, August has flown by! We kicked off the month by doing collections work for the RHSMB Mega Garage Sale, and then the next week we volunteered for setup, as well as working the super early morning shift. The garage sale raised a TON of money for the RHS band, and it also made me realize that we buy way too much stuff in this country. I was very, very good and spent only around $10 at the garage sale on some neat finds (Ava talked me out of a few things....) There is a definite benefit to volunteering to help out with setup - you get to see everything that comes in and you can buy stuff before it's open to the general public. This sale would be amazing to hit up if you've got a kid going off to college. So many great deals, and the teams did a fantastic job organizing and pricing it all. In the last few weeks, we also squeezed in swimming lessons, wrapped up the summer session of taekwondo, attended endless marching band rehearsals, enjoyed a few book club events, did a walk...

Last weekend we wrapped up Leprechaun Days with a final night out at the Faire. We played a few games, but mostly were there to enjoy the fireworks in Central Park. We sat with some friends, and basked in the light and the sheer loudness of being THERE, underneath the fireworks, instead of watching them from afar, which is what we have done for years. Ava met up with some other friends to hang out at the Faire, and Scott's longtime friend was also in town, so there were lots of people to talk to and spend time with! It was a fun night, but it's safe to say that I was all peopled out. I had been around too many people, and needed some time alone So on Sunday, I took it. We didn't have any plans, so I was a hermit and crashed. Ava requested to go to the MoA with friends, and thankfully, Scott took on the task of taking her there and picking her up. G and I ran a few errands, but that was the extent of peopling for me that day. We took a break for some Rita's! This past we...