July Jubilee

July has been another awesome month for us!!  We started off the month with Lee's softball playoffs, another furlough (unpaid) day for Lacey, dinner with the Provost's and their super cute baby girl, playing golf, attending Chrissy & Ben's 2nd Annual 4th of July party, and having two couples from our Sunday School class over on the 4th for dinner fireworks that were being fired off in our neighborhood....it was so cool! :)

The second week in July started off with a bang too.  We went to Chase Field in Phoenix to see the Diamondbacks play the Cubs with our friends, The Dubs!  We sure had fun hanging out Jackson and Kenley!  Lee also had his weekly basketball game and band rehearsal for church on Sunday.  I attended my board mixer for work and had a long work week getting ready for my 4th annual golf tournament for work on that Saturday....which was a great success and 13 degrees cooler than last year's tournament!

In the third week of July Lee started teaching his summer school class, The Business of College Sports, at the University of Arizona.  Lee is so good at teaching....I just wish he would let me take his class.  Haha!  I worked late all week getting ready for my 19th Annual Steak & Burger Dinner at work.  Two work events two weekends in a row is REALLY hard and stressful.  Overall the dinner was a success with over 600 guests in attendance and lots of media coverage!  Lee and I also did a video filming for our church on Sunday which was a really neat experience.

The next week was a little quieter for us in a lot of ways.  Since Lee is teaching, he works late every night and comes home only to get ready for his class the next day.  I really feel for him and appreciate how hard he is working!  We had a 241 leadership team meeting at our house as well as had dinner with the Helphenstine's and Baby Payton.  We also went back to Phoenix on Saturday for another Diamondbacks game with the Ingrams and the Rohrets.  We had a blast and thanks to the Ingrams for inviting us!  On Sunday, Lee attended the Notre Dame Club of Tucson's Send-Off for the Tucson area students that are heading to ND this fall.  I heard it was super fun!

The last week of July was so relaxing for us.....that's so unusual but I loved it!  I was able to work out three times this week.  I can't believe that!  We also drove out to Vail, AZ to have dinner with the Pogue's at their house.  It's always so fun to be able to hang out with friends during the week.  The Lord has really blessed us with AMAZING friends out here in Tucson!!  We also had dinner at the Young's house on Friday night and attended sweet Payton's 1st birthday party on Saturday.  Can't believe tomorrow is going to be August 1st!  Summer is sure flying by so fast.

Joyous June!

June is one of my favorite months of the year!!  It's the month that officially marks the beginning of summer and the month we got married in!

The first week of June was very busy for us.  We met Baby Kennedy Jo and flew back from Houston on the 1st.  I had work meetings after work, board mixers, Lee had worship band practice at Casas Church, we took our friends, The Rohret's, a meal plan and met baby Zack, had a date night, and Lee played golf on Saturday and played guitar at church while I went to Scottsdale for the 2nd Annual Mother/Daughter Trip.

Speaking of my 2nd Annual Mother/Daughter Trip, it was fabulous!!  Mom and I stayed at The Phoenician Resort & Spa on Saturday and then moved to the Westin Kierland Resort & Spa on Sunday.  On Saturday morning, I picked mom up from the airport and we headed straight for The Phoenician.  We checked into our awesome room and headed straight for the pool where we stayed until dinner time.

On Saturday night we went to a late dinner at G&J Steakhouse at The Phoenician.  It was a so good!

On Sunday, we got up checked out of The Phoenician and into the Westin Kierland.  It was nice to try another hotel but we sure felt like we were "slumming" compared to The Phoenician.....Haha, who can say they are "slumming" in a Westin?!  We then went shopping at Fashion Square and didn't have much luck.  Finally, we just resorted to having Happy Hour at ZTejas before heading to our 90-minute massages.  That was so relaxing!  That night we went to the movies at saw "Sex in the City 2".  Mom had already seen the movie and it was so late for us that it didn't feel as good as the first one but still good!

On Monday, we got up and went to breakfast at my favorite breakfast place called Butterfield's.  I love that place so much but it's only in Scottsdale....wish they had one in Tucson.  Then we went to the pool and floated the lazy river for hours back at the Westin.  Finally, the hour I had been dreading came when I had to go back to Tucson without mom while she stayed at the Westin for another 2 days.  It's always so sad to leave each other but I knew I would see her in less than two weeks for my cousin's wedding.

The second week of June with busy also.  I am starting to think that is just a trend in my life!  I went back to work on Tuesday and that night we had dinner with The Hess'.  They are awesome people and I'm so glad we're in Sunday School together.  Of course, I had early meetings for work and Lee had softball games....the usual mid-week stuff for us.  Then, on Friday night, we drove to Saharita (just south of Tucson) to have dinner with some people from the Notre Dame Club of Tucson.  That was fun and we got to experience another part of Southern Arizona that we hadn't before.  On Saturday, we had our 241 ABF summer social, "Breakfast in the Park" at a park by our house.  It was great to see everyone and their babies all playing together.  After that a few couples came over to our house to watch the USA vs. England soccer game.  It was a blast watching everyone getting into the soccer game and making an In-N-Out burger run for everyone with Anna! :)

The third week of June was much quieter (is that a word?) fo us.  It was a nice change of pace for us for once!  On Monday we were able to work out after work and cook dinner without having anything else to do!  Tuesday we had dinner with the McLain's at On-the-Border.  It was nice to introduce our Tucson friends to Tex-Mex.  Wednesday night we did laundry and packed for our trip back to Texas the next day.  On Thursday we left work a little early and flew into Dallas for my cousin, Jenn's, wedding.  Friday was a relaxing day at my parents house and then we headed to Tyler, Texas for my cousin's rehearsal and rehearsal dinner at my aunt and uncle's house.

Aunt Susan, me, Papa Art, and Mama Granny

On Saturday we just hung out with my parents and mom and I ran a few errands.  Then we got ready and drove back to Tyler for Jenn and Marshall's wedding.  We had a blast and felt so honored to be a part of The Harrell's (fun to say!) special day.

Dad and me....we matched perfectly!  Happy Father's Day!

Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Harrell

Mr. and Mrs. Lee De Leon

Thompson Family Photo....can't believe my parents have been married for 30 years this December!

On Sunday, we went to my parent's church, Lakepointe, which I just LOVE!!  It's always a treat to get to go there while we're in town.  We had my granddaddy and his wife, Shirley, over for burgers and also got to spend father's day with my dad, brother, and his son, Harley.  It was a fantastic Father's Day and I feel so blessed to have such marvelous men in my life.

Happy Father's Day, Dad!

A VERY tired Harley with his Lolli :)

Granddaddy and his wonderful wife, Shirley

4 Generations!! (P.S. I love that Harley and Granddaddy are making the same facial expressions!)

Harley Man in the pool at Lolli Land!

The fourth week of June proved, once again, to be quite busy for us.  Lee's cousins, The Holmes, were in Tucson as part of their vacation so they came to our house for dinner and had s'mores in our firepit.  It's always fun to be around family and I'm grateful they came to see us on their trip!  I, of course, had late meetings after work, Lee taught at sports class in the College of Managment for a friend, played softball, went on a double date with the Ingrams....so much fun!....and had a date night with just the two of us!

Finally, the last week of June!  I had happy hour with a co-worker, Crystal, and a former co-worker, Shannon.  We laughed so hard at the wacky things that happen in our lives, families, and at our jobs.  I truly miss Shannon and hope to see her more often!  Lee played basketball with the guys after work on Tuesday and then came Wednesday......

Wednesday, June 30th, was our 3-YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!!  I can't believe it's been three years already.  I guess it's true that time flies when you're having fun.  I am truly blessed to have Lee in my life as my best friend and the great love of my life.  He is the greatest man I know!

For our anniversary, we had dinner at The Grill at Hacienda del Sol.  This place is so neat and has won tons of awards for best romantic dining....what better place to go on your anniversary?!

I hope everyone had a joyous June as we did!!