It started with a glorious 9 miles through Calvary cemetery and the highlands in Louisville. The sky was so clear and blue. Everything was green. So alive. And I loved exploring the homes and hidden streets all while listening to S-Town. A podcast I devoured and highly recommend! Zara had to stay with her babysitter since jonas had to work late unexpectedly. She didn't mind- she got to go on a walk and play with dogs.
Saturday we just had a slow morning. I cleaned and played with Zara. Then we went shopping. Zara slept in the stroller and I found some deals at anthropologie :) we went to Trader Joe's and got some lunch. We cut up a watermelon and played on the porch. Since it didn't rain like it was supposed to, we went to the zoo with our neighbor. All we really wanted was the splash pad but could only enjoy it for about 45 minutes because of some thunder. Zara was in heaven though and I can't wait to take her back! It was such a great day. I even got to watch some tv while Zara took another little nap.
On Sunday, Zara had her first day of nursery at church. It was so much easier than chasing her in the halls for hours. I can't believe she is 18 months next week! We made turkey burgers and took naps. I took Z to Waterfront Park to play and place a flag on the great lawn. It was gorgeous out!
Monday I listened to the first season of the Serial podcast every chance I got. So. Good. I worked on staining our swing set- a project I may never finish. But I have to give Z credit, she was pretty good this time. We got lunch and brought lunch to papa at work. And when he was off, we packed up and headed to Red River Gorge! We love getting there- mountain parkway is the best. We stayed at john swifts campground. I really like d it- we were close to water and surrounded by trees. Zara helped us set up- I'll never forget her waddling around carrying sleeping bags. We found a frog and she adored it! We held him for a while and z even gave him a kiss (near the frog, not on it). We made smores and watched tangled in bed. We shared our air mattress and around 5am we were all laughing because some birds were singing so loudly! At some point they stopped and we could sleep again! Jonas made us breakfast burritos. We went on a hike which is hard for a tired, cranky baby but we made it to the suspension bridge from shiltowee ridge. We had lunch at Miguel's- not my favorite pizza but it's tradition! We came home and had a lot to clean up from one camping night but I'm glad it was just one night- we needed to test out the situation with a toddler. We called it a success! I still had time for a target run while jonas played soccer and had time to listen to the Amelie soundtrack outside with Zara.
I wish I could spend all my days doing the things I love but there is still a lot to love in everything. I'm just glad to be here.
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