My favorite thing that I look forward to every summer is looking for bugs. I have a high interest in them, and summer is just warm enough for them to crawl out. I always take pictures of the ones I find to be the most interesting, and sometimes I even hold them. Thankfully, I have only been bitten once. I also try to identify the species by comparing my pictures to information I find online. Although I’m sad this summer is coming to a close, that just means there will be more opportunities for fun next year.

Maribel

Manassas Assembly

On July 24, we drove up to Richmond Assembly for their installation. On the car ride up to Richmond, we listened to 80s music, which my mom sang out loud, and talked about upcoming events. We talked about all the fun events that we will be able to attend this year. We have all greatly missed seeing our sisters in person! We had Wawa for breakfast and got Chickfilà for a later breakfast. It was a really fun car ride! What a Fun Ride! Having fun makes the rides go that much faster!

In Rainbow Love and Service,

Sarah

Do you know what it looks like when your mom is still best friends with her Grand Worthy Advisor? (Yes, from a long time ago!) On July 16, we drove up to Ashburn just to be able to hang out before a busy Rainbow weekend. I went to dinner with Kaitlyn, Ryan, and Ella and our parents. We went to Chuy’s (we don’t have those where we live) and Ryan had a burrito called “Big as Yo Face.” The name of the burrito had me cracking up…but Kaitlyn couldn’t even say the name of her order without laughing about it. She ordered a Chicka-Chicka Boom-Boom enchilada. We were all laughing about her order. Fun fact: Dad P’s favorite restaurant is Chuy’s. The meal and fun was certainly memorable and I got a t-shirt for the memories! Ryan is also one of the funniest guys I know! I am so glad the friendship has lasted for so long and that we are able to find time to hang out.

In Rainbow Love and Service,

Sarah

Don’t you just love a good brownie? I like to think I am a good baker. However, I am absolutely obsessed with our State Rainbow Dad, Dad Joe’s homemade brownies! They are so yummy because they have chocolate chips in them. We are now on the lookout for these amazing morsels at each event! Rumor has it they will appear at Rainbow Retreat this year. I heard Kaitlyn make a special request!!!

I think I know what his secret ingredient is…. Lots of love!

In Rainbow Love and Service,

Sarah