I can't believe it's been almost two years since my last post.  Not that you've been knocking down my door to update :-)
This summer has been slow and relaxing.  Trips to Virginia and New York highlighted this long summer break.  I got to spend time with the fam on both sides!

Virginia was a family reunion on Mom's side.  Uncle Greg found us a house by the beach and it was awesome!  We spent time playing games, riding bikes, kayaking (just ask Denise!), swimming at the pool, walking the boardwalk, and oh yeah, a little time at the beach!  We didn't eat out once - it was great!  We were paired up and each pair had one night to cook dinner.  It was so great and we certainly did NOT go hungry.  Denise and I won in the left-over department.  We made a fabulous nut-crusted lime chicken with rice-a-roni and grilled zucchini and squash.  We had just about one serving of rice-a-roni left over.  Mom lost with enough chicken paprikash to feed us all one more time (there were 12 of us)!  Good times Schettlers! 

New York was a trip I have been wanting to make since I moved to Ohio.  My Dad's sister is in New York with most of her 6 kids near by!  I actually got to see 5 of the 6 cousins (maybe next year Joe!) and we had a blast!  I'm so glad I went - I need to make it a yearly habit.  Sheila and Aunt Eileen took me to New York City!  I have not been to NYC in more than 30 years.  Yikes!  I really wanted to go to see Ground Zero.  What an experience.  Sheila said we walked for 10 miles that day!  What a trooper my Aunt Eileen is!

So my goal now is to post some summer pics.  Hope you enjoy!