I really, really love the month of August. It may have to do with the fact that Congress is in recess for the entire month and work is not technically "work". I get several days completely off work and then when I am in the office, I work a little bit but mostly use my time taking care of personal things. This year, my project is to organize my recipes and it has been great to organize recipes while watching movies, all while sitting at work. What can I say, I love my job.
Besides me not really working, we have done a lot of fun things so far this month. First, we went to Rehoboth Beach, in Delaware, with some of our good friends. I love Rehoboth Beach because it has a great beach with a really fun boardwalk. Ryan and Lincoln decided to dig a hole in the sand. They really weren't joking around and dug a serious hole. It was over 5 feet deep...good job boys. It kept them so entertained and it was hilarious to watch them. Here are some fun pics.
The ladies: Ali, Darcee, Me, Mandy
Could I be any happier? Doubtful. I love the beach.
Watching over Ryan and Lincoln's beginning of the dig
They are done and happy as can be. I love when these two get together
We are all in the hole! People around us were very entertained. Lincoln, Jeremy, Trent, Ryan, Me, Mandy, Darcee and Ali
Isn't he cute?
Ali and I were so proud of our hubbiesNext event was a weekend trip to Smith Mountain Lake. Never heard of it? I am not surprised. But you have seen it. It is actually the lake where What About Bob was filmed. It was not filmed in New Hampshire like they say, it was filmed in Southern Virginia. The lake is so beautiful and I want to move there. The water was so warm and it was just a great day. Ryan was so happy that he got to waterski even though we didn't make it to Utah this summer. You want to see pictures? Oh okay...
I will take any of these houses please
Dr. Leo Marvin's house from the movie
Ryan with Matt Fischer, our good friend and mastermind of the trip
We met a really cool girl named Siri and she went tubing in a shark costume...very cool
Gutman's Cafe - it is a little bit run down nowadays..
Here is a really nice couple that lives across the street from Gutman's Cafe from the movie. They were hilarious and told us all about when they filmed the movie. They really loved Bill Murphy and had him over for dinner a lot. The last big blog worthy adventure was last weekend. We went kayaking on the Potomac River last Saturday with some friends. The weather was superb considering that we have had a ridiculously hot summer. The kayaking was a lot of fun and we had fun being outside. The only downside was that every time any of the water splashed on me, I freaked out a little inside. You see, the part of the Potomac that is by Washington, D.C. is a very, very gross river. They have done all sorts of studies on the river and let's just say that they have found some fish with very suspicious symptoms (males that are kind of female too). People don't swim in the river and it always looks really dirty. Ryan said on the way home that he felt like he needed to soak in clorox bleach. BUT, the kayaking was a lot of fun and we really enjoyed it!
Richie and Britni Vigil
Chad and Michelle Wallace 
Darcee and Jeremy Bowen
Yours Truly - Team Bessey
Darcee and I really wanted a picture together even though we were in two kayaks. We are awesome.
The Vigils and Wallaces looking cool
Our halfway point in front of the Lincoln Memorial
We saw President Obama and waved. I don't think he saw us or he would have waved back.