"It sucks to grow up. Everybody does. It's so weird to be back here." - Ben Folds

I can't help but have this song stuck in my head at the current moment.

All I've wanted this week is to curl up on my mom's California king bed and lay with my head in her lap while she plays with my hair like she's done since I was a baby. I keep looking for that comfort I felt as a child. I always knew when someone was mean or I fell down, my mother's lap would be waiting for me. She wouldn't have to talk or do anything just simply sit and stroke my hair.

Adulthood has won the battle this month and I'm so tired of it.

Did I mention in my last blog that we woke up Sunday morning and our hot water tank wouldn't turn on?

We had this issue the beginning of July and nobody could figure out what was wrong with it. They got it working but it wasn't working like it did before it broke. The guy literally told us "Well, we'll see how long that works." So I call it in to our warranty company and explain what happened last time and now it's broken again and they said "Sorry, you'll still have to pay the $55 service fee again." THANKS!

Anyway, they're coming to fix our water tank tomorrow and our washing machine on Thursday. We have the best parents for letting us do laundry and take hot showers at their houses!

This weekend we went to Roosters with the family. Ryan's wanted to go there since it opened. Ryan and Darren both got half a chicken and loved it. The other 6 of us got chicken tenders and thought we'd be better off at McDonald's paying $2 for chicken, rather than $15. But we had a good time.

The newlyweds were able to join us; meet Mr. & Mrs. Darren Griffis!

We had some fun back at our house with animal mouths Jeremy picked up for us:

Saturday Ryan and I went to see a friend of ours get married and see him off to San Diego. Josh was my best friend in high school. He's someone that most people have never understood or gotten along with but I've always loved him. He's been a good friend and I'm sad to see the Navy take him to San Diego for the next 3 years. Thankfully, I will probably have the opportunity to go to San Diego several times in the next few years so we can make a pit stop to reunite! We enjoyed dressing up and I actually wore make up (twice this weekend in fact)! I used to not leave my house without eye makeup caked to my lids but the past two years have made me too lazy to care so I rarely wear it. It feels so nice when I take the time to do it.

Their wedding was so simple, elegant, and beautiful. It was in a small conference looking room at Fairfield Inn Marriott. The flowers were gorgeous. I tried to get a good picture but none of them turned out good enough. I did get some pictures of Ryan and I at the wedding though. We had the enjoyment of sitting directly against the keg and wine as well. :)

We were starving afterwards so went across the parking lot to get some Taco Bell...

which was quite awkward in my little black dress.

We spent our Sunday evening at Ryan's dad's doing our laundry (THANK YOU!) 

& spent last night at my mom's taking hot showers (THANK YOU!). 

My mother has the most amazing bath tub ever. I wanted to sleep.

Tonight I'll be spending my evening doing laundry at my mom's house 

while Ryan plays in the band at church tonight. 

Maybe I'll get to lay in her lap. :)