Going Away Party

The day after I graduated/GOT ENGAGED my parents hosted a going away party for Cory, Katie and I since we were all leaving our Ohio home, family and best friends. 

It was a rainy day, so the majority of the fun was spent in the garage (AKA "make shift party headquarters").

Many beautiful people were all under one roof for one good night. 

It's not goodbye...it's "see ya later!"

(By the way, do you like our new kitchen table (Cory and mine)? It used to be my O'Rourke grandparents', turned Katie's, and now ours!)

P.S. Note pictured is Cory's parents and my Dad. :(

Love always,

Mo

XOXO

Random Silly Goose Business

1. Sissy and James skyping      2. Poster at Tower City that I loved.

3. Red Pepper flakes Giovanni's let us borrow    4. Cory passed out on the car ride home from Cumberland. Sleeping beauty he is.

5. Mamma and I, Easter Weekend     6. Sissy and I, Christmas

7. Cory mid-workout    8. Sissy and I rocking out.

5. On a field trip to B.A. Sweetie, Cory wanted to be a unicorn    6. (hard to see) Tim and White Sox and I cuddle, a lot.

7. Cam and baby Tibby   8. Tibby Anna

9. Cory, My Lissa and myself {take 1}   10. Cory, My Lissa and myself {take 2}.

11. Cory, My Lissa and myself {take 3}   12. Love All Serve All (or, as Cory likes to say: Loveallsevall)

13. My parents on the deck at 9:00 at night, talking...under rainbow umbrellas.   14.MUAH!
15. Puss asking for no lights and 5 more minutes of sleep, PLEASE!     16. Hot Pink Nails!

17. Little Cor Cor snoozin' away     18. Alpha Phi Omega!!

19. Sissy and Mom working on Katie's portfolio - I think it's the start of it all! (We'll look back and say, remember when!?)      20. My families most recent trip to the local Circle K, at 11:45 at night, after a great dinner out. Random checkout. 

Love always,

Mo

XOXO

A Beebe Bonfire

Step one: play with the echoing sounds of the Uhal Melissa is about to move with. 

Step two: Gather logs/sticks

Step three: declare yourself ('cuz I'm) KING OF THE HILL!!

("Well that's just not very safe at all...")

Step four: Strike a pose!

Step five: Build the fire -- it's a fairly serious matter.

Step six: Light the fire.

Step seven: roast marshmallows 

Step eight: Make really good s'mores! 

Step nine: Ward off mosquitos ANY way possible...dryer sheets in the hair work too.

Step ten: Love life.

Love always,

Mo

XOXO

My dear Melissa, goodbye for now...

Have you ever moved?
If you count moving in and out of dorm rooms (pain in the neck) then I've moved several times.
But I am talking really moving. Like moving your WHOLE life. 

I haven't.

But, this past weekend we packed Melissa from her first apartment of two and a half years to move to Charleston, South Carolina. 

Before that, a few weeks ago, we had a mini goodbye mexican style lunch for her.

Then, this past Saturday we packed her up!
It was hot (like really hot) day. Cleveland hit a record of 93 degrees. 


After a minor (OK, quite large) mishap with the rental truck (AKA never getting one that she reserved. It was a HUGE issue Melissa ran into), she went to plan B and got a U-Haul. 
So with her mom, dad, Cory and I on hand, the packing began...

Cory was SO excited to put the FIRST bin on the truck.

So as I was saying, I've never moved before. 

I wasn't able to help my sister move when she moved away a few years ago.

I thought, blindly, that it would be as painful as a dorm room...but I was SADLY mistaken.

It was A LOT of work.

Melissa was very stressed for the majority of the beginning of the day due to the rental truck mishap/moving 700+ miles away/"how the heck am I going to fit my entire life into the back of a U-Haul?!"

But, wouldn't you know, we all made it happen. (More so Cory and his dad for their truck packing abilities).

Unpacking, (sorry Melissa) I have to say -- I am just going to wish her the best of luck!

But she'll do just fine!

All in all too, it was a pretty fun day.

We took a break to get something in our bodies around 4:00 - at which time more than half of her stuff was in the truck.

So we sat on our bottoms, huddled around her coffee table and ate some pizzzaaaaa.

And then there was the debate of "this bike is going to be tricky..."

And then there was the..."think we can squeeze this box spring in somewhere?!"

Answer was sadly...no...so it will not be making the trip.

Melissa, however, is not upset in the slightest.

So this morning, before the clock even hit 7:00 - my dear Melissa was on her way to the sunny south with her whole life packed in the back of this snake covered U-Haul.

I couldn't be more happy/excited for her.

She is going to open a new happy chapter in her life - and she deserves that, only the best!

Plus, she is going to live right by a beach!! (Can't wait to visit!)

But Melissa, just know - you will be missed dearly!!

I love you!!!!

Memorial Day Weekend Funnies

Memorial Day Weekend was...funny, and fun - to say the least. 
Cam graduated, so that was the big event. 
But a lot of family was in, so that was a big deal as well. 
We ate out, cooked out, bonfired out (3-times!), hung out, laughed out, and chilled out.

Some funnies that I wanted to make sure that I remembered were:


Being with my family, above all. 

Our Walmart run for propane for the bonfire. 
It turns out that a family trip to Walmart can be quiet the giggle. 
10 minutes later you've seen your high school principal, looking for Dad around the store (who strayed when told not to), Cameron dodging people, and you're checking out with more than you came in for: marshmallows, water, deodorant, and the trusty 'ole Advil (because as Mom said: it would be a tragedy if someone got a headache this weekend!)


Icecream sandwiches. 

Peggy laughs. 


Cameron driving the family, in style. 

Food like you would not believe. Day after day after day. 


Family talks around the fire, three nights in a row. 
(Drying the wood during the day, of course)

The beautiful weather. 

Silly sunburns.


Smores. 

 Her first smore, EVER!

Being with the Beebe's 

Love always,

Mo

XOXO