Best Friends.

Living at home this summer as made me realize, I have all I need right here.

"If home is where the heart is, then my home is where you are." -Relient K

My heart truly lies with my parents. And a little sliver of it is in Mendoza, Argentina. OK. A big sliver.

As much fun as it is to do stuff with friends. I don't need 100 friends to be happy. It has been the summer of my dreams in a lot of ways, but in a lot of ways it has been the exact opposite. It depends on my mood. I am more often than not very happy here. But, as in most situations, my bad moods seem to overpower the good ones. Not bad moods. Bad moments. I don't know what I will do next summer. It's in the air. But, I have time. Thank goodness.

Anyway... I have 5 best friends. Their names are (in all honesty and not in that cheesy kinda way), Linda, Paul, Chase, Hayden and Blake.

I love my parents. I love my brothers. I think we really are unique in how close we are. And how well we all get along. But, I could be wrong. I have people who love me unconditionally and I know I love them like crazy. They are very much so, some of my best friends.

 I've blogged about my family before... so here are the most recent pictures.

I love him. I look up to him. My husband WILL be just like him. 

Call me a daddy's girl or whatever, but I love him. He is everything I want in a husband. He is kind, he is loving and he is easy to talk to. No one is quite like Paul Giler. NO ONE. I miss him terribly at school. don't voice it as much. But, I do. I know I am who I am today because of him. In more than one way. He is an excellent man, a wonderful father and a beautiful example.

I love my parents. Very dearly. I can tell them anything. I have no secrets or shame with them. I can fart in their bed, eat far too big of bites and tease them relentlessly. I can tell them every detail of my weekend activities and I can be far too honest with them. Something I KNOW very few of my friends can say. My parents are unique. I love them as parents. And I love them as friends.

However, my mom is my best friend. Through the thick and thin she is always there. I love you. We may not be twins. We may not be schoolyard pals. But, we are best friends. We are very much a like in our differences. She is wonderful and every bit the woman I aspire to be. I look up to her. I love everything about her. From her high heels to her "sermons" (life lesson seminars she has been known to give to her children), she is my mom. I am HER girl. Something no one else can say. :) Lucky huh?

The Giler's, together we make a family. :)

The Weekend Recap.

Video games.. Obviously fast friends.

 So... Blogger is being whack! And not letting me start up at the top?! This is going to be mostly pictures... and the next blog will be mostly words. So this is just a slideshow. And Blogger messed up my perfect sequencing and scrambled the order... so, in no particular order... Here is the weekend!

This series is actually Tuesday morning. The day that he left. :(

I got a text from my mom reminding me to take pictures... So, I gave Blake the camera and here's what came of it!

 Blake and Hayden really liked Will. And they got along really well. Blake and Will are texting buddies. And actually Blake called him just to talk yesterday. haha

This is a picture of Blake... He climbed into Will's front seat in an attempt to strand Will at our house.

 It didn't work. :/

These are pictures from Monday! The fam. went boating. Which is always a blast! :)

Me and Will. He's on the left.

Me and Will.

Our epic high five.

Ha. So talented. Knee boarding and carrying a conversation. Somebody call ESPN. I'm a star. ;)

This is actually on the way TO the Lake?

Blake and Hayden. Studs... I know.

Hayden and Blake.

 

Blake and Hayden.

This is Friday night... I got off work at 8. Will had gone to Blakes Graduation with my Parents. So, Will, Mom, Dad and I went to see the 4th Pirates movie. It was OK. Definitely not anything to write home about..

 These next pictures are from Monday... We went to the beach! It was a lot of fun. I really do love this kid.

His first experience with Bojangles!

He forgot his sunglasses in NC, so we bought him another pair!

This was like his third time to the beach... to swim. So, I had to get a picture to document!

 After a day of playing in the water/laying out (Will got a nice burn), we met up with Heather for dinner. But, not before we visited downtown Charleston so Will could see the really nice houses, the market and of course Rainbow Row.

 And now were back to the Lake? So, here are more from Monday!

My wonderful Father.

Hayden,  Me and Will.

Like I said... not too wordy just an AMAZING weekend. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. The post above this one will have more to say. Promise.