Time it was, and what a time it was, it was...

My summer break is officially over. Usually this time of year gives cause for some major anxiety in my life. I'm talking panic attack city...heart racing, light-headed, clammy hands- the whole nine yards. This year I have handled going back to work in a much less neurotic fashion. I have had no panic attacks, no migraines, no unsettling dreams (about work), and little-to-no regrets about the way I spent my summer.

This summer was the "Summer of Leigh." I did exactly what I wanted and little of what I didn't. I took a week long drawing class worth 3 post graduate credits. The very next week I took a pottery class also worth 3 credits. I ended up making friends with some amazing potters and spent a nice chunk of my summer playing in clay.

At the beginning of the summer we also got 5 precious little baby chicks which now look like this:











The most exciting part of the summer would have to be Ryan and Katie's wedding. The ceremony was beautiful and I cried like a little baby (which is why I appear to not be wearing any makeup in the photos). Mother nature did not cooperate that day so we moved the garden reception indoors but it was still great. I couldn't be happier for my little brother and I'm just thrilled to have another sister.






We celebrated Independence Day with the newly weds:



Greg fished:


We ate:

I got this really cool scratch:

Seriously, what summer is complete without a trip to Wyoming? We visited Yellowstone park, saw Old Faithful, attended the infamous Cowley's day parade, ate a ton of delicious food, witnessed the miracle of the Lincoln head rock, visited the grave of the "Liver Eater", Greg fished the Greys River, I got to see both of my Grandmas, a gaggle of aunts and uncles, and some of my favorite cousins, and I also got some vintage hankies from my wonderful Grandma Hopkin.












I also got to work on several projects and have an announcement... I finished this and plan on entering it here!
To wrap-up a wonderful summer Ryan, Katie, and I went to Lagoon. It was quite an eventful day; we rode about a fafiliion rides, waited in line for 45 minutes just to ride the silly old log flume, I won a banana toy because a carny couldn't guess how much I weigh (she guessed I was older and fatter than I actually am), I ate BBQed sweet corn, and - wait for it... saw a pile of puke and didn't even freak out!
Clearly, the Summer of Leigh was a huge success and now I am ready to become a contributing member of society again.