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July 2025 - State Baseball x3

Alexa, Tyler, and Tad's baseball/softball teams all qualified for State this year!  Marmie came to one of Tad's game and repped her A's gear.  Grandpa Swingle was able to cheer Tyler on during one of his games as well.  Tad and Tyler had State the same week so we had to divide and conquer to run around between games at the same time.   I happened to be in Milwaukee for work the week after Jeremiah's birthday so we met up for dinner.  We had a great time catching up and visited for a couple of hours we ate.  The next day I gave Jeremiah a tour of Thrive's freeze dry plant in Milwaukee and then I got a tour of Milwaukee Tools where Jeremiah is interning for the summer.  The icing on the cake was that Michelle, Eliza, and Danny came up on Friday and I got to see them before flying home.   Alexa was a sharpshooter at Girls Camp and had a great time up in the mountains. Audrey and Jeremias, our renter's son, are great friends and love playing...

June 2025 - Greece

The international travel continued in June with an amazing trip to Greece to celebrate my friend Kimberly's 40th birthday.  We stayed in Santorini for a few days and then had a couple of days in Athens.  Our Airbnb in Santorini was in a cove only accessible by boat and it was an absolute dream.  We fell asleep every night with the windows open and the sound of the water just outside.  We were a group of 7 women (including Kimberly) who all knew her but didn't really know each other.  We had a great time and became lifelong friends.   In Santorini we went to an amazing spa with a private relaxation room, explored the city, saw ruins, went to museums, went shopping, hiked a volcanic island, went to the beach, and ate lots of great food.   In Athens we went to more amazing museums and explored the Acropolis.  It was significantly hotter there and the locals were much less excited about tourists.  We also went to an outdoor theater to w...