It's no secret that during the course of our marriage, almost every time Tony and I hosted an event, rain was the biggest and constant uninvited guest.
I thought for awhile it was Strongsville, but now I know, it's us.
Our niece, Sarah, and our "hopefully soon to be," nephew, Steven, came to visit us this week. They had one thing on their minds: GOING TO THE BEACH!!!!
Unfortunately, the weather didn't cooperate. It rained, it poured, it monsooned, IT RAINED!!! The few minutes it didn't rain, we got high 90 degree muggy, stinky, air. "The kids." even played tennis in the pouring rain.
But, we did find other things to do. Sarah and Steve surprised us with Cleveland based tee shirts. Mine is like a 5 day weather forecast you see on TV. But, anyone who has spent any time at all in Cleveland knows that at any given time, the weather can and will change. So, the "forecast" on my shirt goes from 78 degrees one day to snow the next day. It's SO Cleveland. Tony's is a "real Browns" shirt....and anyone who knows our story will understand what I mean.
Sarah and I got manicures and pedicures while Tony and Steve visited the USS North Carolina battleship downtown. It was the first time my nails were shellaced and they look really good.
We went to a place called New River Pottery. It's kind of an Old Time Pottery place, but with tons of beachy things you can decorate with and all kinds of out of the ordinary stuff. Sarah and I got "no shoes" sandals. It's like a decorated band that slips over a toe and goes up to your ankle. It will look great with our pedicures.
We went out to dinner a few times, watched movies at night, did lunch at McGrooders and stopped for Baskin Robbins ice cream. Sarah and Steve finally got to go the beach on Wednesday, the day before they left. Of course, the day they left is sunny and beautiful....it's the Swegle weather curse.
I must admit that the little girl I took shopping so many years ago has grown up to be a beautiful, charming, career-minded young woman. I think that growing up, she kind of got lost in the mix of my mother's grandchildren. She wasn't the first grandchild like Jenna, she wasn't the only boy grandchild like Joey and she often shared time and attention with Katie, our family's special needs baby. I was happy to see her shine in her own happy light.
Time went to quickly by and we are all headed back to our routines. Dixie is going to miss the extra loving and belly rubs that she got and we will miss the laughter that Sarah and Steven brought to our house.
Dinner, our last night together
Personally, I think we make Steve look good!!!
Real Ketchup lovers....Steve didn't get it either!!
A huge spider stopped by and ultimately caught a dragon fly. Sarah was a bit spooked by the spider, who wouldn't be????
Red toes and fat feet!
It's all about the nails!
Love the look!
No manicure for Steven, but we love him anyway!
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