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So...I bit the bullet and added some pictures to our blog. We still have some on the camera from July/August, but here are a couple that I really liked from June.


This one is from our trip to Peninsula State Park in Door County, Wisconsin up near Green Bay. Isn't Lake Michigan lovely? The weather, however, was not. It rained a ton and we did everything from cook to set up tents to sleep in the rain. Needless to say, by the time this picture was taken we were both filthy and exhausted, but I still think we look pretty cute.


Here is a picture from our trip to the Wisconsin Dells. Some of you may have heard of the Tommy Bartlett show. It's the greatest show on land, air, and water. We went with a couple of med school buddies, Steve and Alicia. I think we're winning!


But then again, maybe not...


Here's a picture of what Lake Delton looks like. Yes, I said "lake." We had some rally bad weather back in June that caused some major flooding. This area was, perhaps, hit the worse. See all the mud? That used to be a lake. You can see the water ski jumps left behind. The weird thing was the dam didn't break. The water pushed through the banks of the lake between it and a nearby river to empty itself. The lake was man made, and apparently nature didn't like that. They are attempting to repair and refill it for next year. I don't have the link on hand, but Google it if you get a chance. Several homes were ripped away when this lake emptied. Thankfully, no one was hurt (to my knowledge).

So there you go, a couple of pictures of us in Wisconsin having fun. I will have to nag Spencer to get the others up and running.

Bad with the camera...

OK, so I'm not that good at taking pictures. I'm even worse and getting them off the camera and putting them on the blog. One of the reasons is that since our marriage, I've kind of let Spencer take over everything computer-like. I spend 8+ hours on one at work so I usually can't stand to be on one when I get home. And therein lies the problem. The camera (and the computer) are at home, not at work, so alas nothing gets posted...

Moving Mayhem

So, for those of you who don't know, these last two months have been very busy for the Russell household. I guess it started around the beginning of May. For some reason, I decided that May would be a good month for getting things done. I was due for an eye appointment, so I figured why not get everything else out of the way while I was at it. That meant a trip to the doctor and the dentist. Combine that with breathing problems due to allergies, 5 cavities, our 2 year wedding anniversary, and a brand new gym membership, and I ended up with some sort of extra activity (aside from work) every single day that month! To top that off, the end of the month culminated with a great visit home to my folks while Spencer stayed home and took finals.

June was full of vacation. The fist week, I was looking forward to some time off. Spencer was supposed to be camping with the ward, but through a series of events all of the guys eventually backed out. So, about 30 minutes before they left we were invited to spend the night camping with friends. We went and managed to be out during the only dry part of the week. The following week we trekked up to Door County and did some more camping right off Lake Michigan. The week after that Danny came to visit and we spent the weekend in Chicago. Then, the week after that we went with the Taylors to the Wisconsin Dells, waterpark capital of the USA. And that was June.

July started with a trip back to my parents again (this time Spencer came) for the 4th of July. It was great to get back home and see everyone, though Rachel was in Germany so we didn't get to see her. The following week we were supposed to go camping again, this time to Devil's Lake, but I decided I was worn out and needed a break. Spencer went without me and I stayed home to work out, read The Host by Stephani Meyer, and see "Hancock." Oh yeah, and to prep for our big move. We spent the remainder of our month moving. Fortunately (or unfortunately depending upon how you look at it) we had rented both places for a two week overlap, which meant we didn't really pack---we just made trips back and forth with our stuff. So while we are not yet totally moved in, it all was fairly stress free. Thank you Steve for your help with the Washer/Dryer/Bed/etc.

So on to August. I'd say this month is going to be much less hectic, but then again we've already done so much. Yesterday I had my hair cut, sold my car, and spent the evening at the State Fair. Cows are rather large... SOOOO stay tuned folks! I will try to get some pictures up here in the next little bit and maybe a little more info on our new place. It is definitely a step up from our old place (hurray for air conditioning!!) and it's great to be able to spend 10 minutes walking from my front door to work rather than from the parking lot to work!

Ciao.