I cannot believe we’re halfway through July. That a month from now will bring band camp and, shortly after, school starting and a new season at NWS. This summer has been a blur of cardboard, asphalt and stress. That’s why this post is a nice reminder that before we moved, there were four great weeks in Logan with friends and family. Here’s the rundown of mid-May to mid-June:

# Rachel graduated from high school

Thanks to modern technology, I watched in real time as she crossed that stage, all smiles.

# I loaded up on Tallis Time

We are all so smitten with this little guy.

Chris and Chilali took me to Pocatello on one of their Cosco runs. It was a gorgeous day and drive, with a very special stop at the Pepperidge Farm outlet. Tallis, meet Goldfish.

Chris, who won’t touch my homemade ice cream or any other, seems to be infatuated with Cosco soft serve with berries. Here he is trying to sell me on it….not working.

On the way back, I took every opportunity to make fun of his geriatric sun glasses as revenge.

Yeah, we have *no* fun together.

I also combined my ice cream and Tallis time on Memorial Day…

…and it wouldn’t be a real goodbye without a final trip to Charlie’s, our local hangout spot, the day before we left….

…and a visit to Logan’s new ice cream shop BJ BUCKETS, where we mainly just went to laugh over the name and see what Tallis would look like with his dad’s hair.

# Date Nights for days

Joe and I hit up all of our favorite spots one last time and I insisted on documenting my view for each. Clockwise from top left: Elements, Herm’s, Even Stephens and Paco’s.

# Girl’s Week with Pammie

But the best part of the month was having my Aunt Pam visit while Joe was out of town.

We had a total blast and laughed entirely too hard. When we weren’t laughing, we sampled great eats at Caputo’s…

…saw all of the {LDS} sites…

…ate all the crepes…

…and made Jeni’s Darkest Chocolate Ice Cream in the World and tried our best to keep it off the walls. It was RIDICULOUSLY delicious. One of the best chocolates I’ve ever had.

This was a fast month and filled with way too many goodbyes, but I’m so thankful for my friends and family for giving me so many bright moments and memories. And ice cream.