May...finally!

I love this month for many reasons...especially this year!  Although this year has flown by (which I really can't complain about), I still welcome May with open arms.  Here are some of the reasons I really love May:

• May marks the end of the semester (and year!)...a long, challenging, and very stressful semester but hey, one more down!! 
• FREE TIME!!  You have no idea how excited I am to enjoy my evenings and weekends without worrying about what I should be doing for school.
• The beginning of SUMMER.  I love summer!  I love summer especially because it's probably my last "free" summer before studying my life away for boards and then getting a full time job.  I plan to cherish every minute soaking up the sun, playing at the pool with Lincoln, making trips to the library, and indulging in a good book...non-educational of course :)
• My birthday...the big 25!  My younger friends like to remind me I've lived a quarter of a century and after turning 21, being older isn't cooler.
• Mother's Day...because I have the best mother, mother-in-law...and I love being Lincoln's mommy!
• The Tulip Festival in Orange City.  I don't know why I love going so much, but I do...always have.  I love the parade, walking down the streets, the tulips and of course the food!
• This May, Troy and his friends put together their own Amateur Triathlon, much like a sprint triathlon.  One Saturday we're all getting together to swim 5(ish) laps, bike to Hull, and then run 2 miles.  Aftewards, we're planning a big bbq!  They've been real excited about this...and are hoping to have a lot of fun.  I'm still not convinced I'm actually going to participate...Troy begs to differ, so we'll see! :)
• Memorial Day at the lake.  I love kicking off the summer with a long (and much needed) weekend at the lake!  Troy's sister and brother-in-law will even be there this year.