Busy weekend!

This past weekend was supposed to be a pretty relaxed one, but it ended up being rather busy! Fun, but busy. On Saturday morning, I had a dentist appointment down in Wilmington. I like my dentist in Wilmington, so I decided it's worth the commute 2 times per year to keep him! I had no cavities, so that wasn't a bad start to the day! Then McGee had to get his car serviced - It was the big 15k mile service. After that, we had to head into Philly for one of my birthday presents to McGee! I signed us up for a beer and cheese tasting at a local bar. They took us through 8 beers and 4 cheeses, and we learned a lot about how the beers and cheeses were made. There were a lot of fun people in our group, and we had a great time!

On Sunday, we went to the Movie Tavern for a 9am showing of 22 Jump Street. The Movie Tavern is super cool, and you can order food and drinks before or during the movie to enjoy while you're watching the film! We'd never gone there for breakfast, and I've gotta say their breakfast was pretty darn good! And we both highly enjoyed 22 Jump Street and thought it was hilarious. If you liked the first one (we did), you'll like the 2nd one. After that, McGee had to pick his sister up from the train station in Philly, and then we went up to McGee's parents' house (with Guinness!) to celebrate Father's Day. Guinness was having a great ol' time with all of McGee's family, and he's still tired today from being so hyped up yesterday. 

And we got home last night in just enough time to watch the Game of Thrones finale! I'm not going to give any spoilers, but man it was a good one. I wasn't disappointed at all. I really want to read all of the books and at least catch up to the series, but I think I said that last season too... Maybe I'll actually do it this time! 

So far, I am not enjoying the summer weather here... It's been so hot and humid. It has been raining like crazy almost every day, and it turns out that's the perfect breeding weather for tons of bugs. There are gross bugs EVERYWHERE, and every time I step outside I get at least a few bug bites. Our backyard has been infested with some sort of biting gnat bug, and if you hang outside for more than 5 minutes they start to swarm around you. It's SO gross. We tried an all-natural pet-safe spray for our lawn (we're afraid to use harsh chemicals because of Guinness...), and I also tried some "bug traps" which consist of apple cider vinegar and some dish detergent. So far, no luck with either strategy. I also bought a bunch of plants this weekend, because I read that certain plants act as insect repellents. So, I specifically bought plants that were supposed to repel mosquitoes and gnats. I have a really nice geranium plant, rosemary (I've always wanted rosemary anyways!), lavender, and lemongrass. I was looking for catnip (it's supposed to be a stronger insect repellent than DEET!) and citronella (I didn't even know that citronella was a plant... but it is! It's a grass), but I couldn't find either of those. Fingers crossed the plants work... They look really nice though, so there's that at least! 

This isn't a picture of MY geranium, but it looks exactly like mine! I just haven't taken a picture yet. 

I hope you're all doing well, and I hope you have a good week!