july in instagram

1. arts & crafts with my girls across the street.
2. a bit of cookie patriotism. after frosting our fifth cookie, we got a bit more creative with our decorations: "MLK", "apple pie", "mystery meat", etc.
3. mother fell in love with yet another dog we can't have.
4. some more patriotism, feat. fruit.
5. soaking up some sun while reading a good book.
6. a BIG welcome home to Emma who was on a year long foreign exchange in Italy! check out a blog of her journey: The Italian Experience
7. a welcome to adulthood party with my favorite cookie making bud, celebrated with Indian food and 'walk through the art' outdoor festival in downtown minneapolis.
8. beautiful fireworks over a lake at Whizbang carnival.
9. a week of cat-sitting.
10. pool parties & adorable 10 yr olds.
11. beach day.
12. Vietnamese "pho". {yum x1000} But let's not talk about my chopstick skills, or lack thereof.
13. refer to previous post for details: Palestine
14. reunited with childhood friend Nicki at (probably) my last grad party of the summer.