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driving down the street today i noticed two stunning maple trees already dressed in their autumn colors...

time to put the flip flops & shorts away, pull & replace the spent annuals with mums and pumpkins, and (yikes) think about Christmas!!! it's been a wonderful, albeit swift summer. i'll now blog the thoughts that cross my mind every year at this time:

summer, wonderful summer, came & went but not without carving some super memories...summer 2008-- not complete without DMB concert-- this year was another doozie! thanks girls (and dean), can't wait till '09!  harley rides--man it was waaayyy too long since the last time i was on a bike.  was great fun being 'frankie's girl' (thanks cindy gurlfren' for sharing & teaching me where to hold on)!  watching shalene train her way to

chi town-- man this girl can do anything she puts her mind to and has reminded me time and again what it means to press on--shay baby NOBODY is going to need to scrape you off of anything but the sky cuz you'll b flyin high!! maroon 5 with shalene and angie was such a blast--watch out adam we're coming back and next time we won't go home without you!!  did a lil golfing with jeanette--name a sport ANY sport and this kid can do it!

oh! the weddings:

dee&nate, lisa&matthew, amber&jesse & 

angela & dan-

one great time after another celebrating 

with family and friends! 

so now as my uggs & sweaters make it to the forefront of my closet, i say farewell to summer and a great big

to everyone who helped make summer 2008 so memorable!