June was a very very very busy busy month but one that will live in my heart for a long time...actually the whole summer was like that!!! :D <3 And that is why I am splitting June into two parts just so I don't keep you guys waiting for a really really long time :D
June started out so exciting and just kept getting better!!! First school was finally released. It was weird when the seniors left because we were FINALLY the head honchos and it felt AWESOME!!! When school left out we were so excited because we finally knew we were going to graduate!!!
In the starting week of summer I had work and all that good stuff but then the sadness and the happiness came....
You have to know some more information first. In winter of 2007 we received new neighbors, the McLemores!!! If you think that name sounds familiar that's because it probably does because Jon McLemore with his group Street Corner Symphony were runner ups on The Sing Off! That's right a movie star was my neighbor!! But not only was he my neighbor our families became like one. Although it didn't start of like that!! We knew that we had new neighbors because we saw them once outside loading stuff off of a trailer and let me tell you he looked like Billy Ray Cyrus! There were 4 kids outside helping a dad in a cowboy hat and leather jacket. I quickly ran in and asked my mom if she knew anything about Billy Ray Cyrus and his family next door. She only knew a little but soon we learn to know a lot more! It turns out that Jon and Mandy, Jon's wife, had 5 kids in all, at the time, under the age of 8 and the youngest was not even one!!!! Addie, Rufus, Jackson, Ellie, and Betsy I will never forget you. Sure there were times when I had to get away from you but I enjoyed and looked forward to your hugs and kisses every day and still do but I don't get them! For the first couple months they moved here we didn't see them, saw no lights on in the house, or heard any noises! They were ghost people!!! The first time we officially met them was when Mandy came over to ask if we wanted to babysit and I said I would! The kids didn't know what to think about me but we soon learned to love each other like family. They were my nieces and nephews and I was there Aunt!! Jon and Mandy were my brother and sister!! My parents were Grandma Jane and Grandpa Bruce we loved those kids and we spent 24/7 with that family, well not really but it sure did feel like it. It was so sad and depressing for a few days to know that they had to leave! This brings me back to the beginning of my story!! Before they departed from Knoxville they decided to get rid of a lot of their stuff and my family had a lot of stuff to get rid of too so we decided to have a 2 family moving sale!! It was so fun all our stuff was spread out across the two yards and we were having a great time spending some time together before they all left. At the end of our two day garage sale we decided to have a going away party and it was a blast. We had pizza and drinks!!! Lots of laughter:D Lots of tears:'( It was great!! (Betsy is this a 6 or a 9 LOL) In the meantime Mandy's family was expected to come back and help them move back down to Florida! The exciting part is we grew close them too!!! The previous summer Petra, who is a year younger than me, came to spend the summer with Mandy and the kids!!! At first I didn't hang out with her that much but then I started to and as things happened before grew close to her too!!! And then later on the rest of them came and we met the rest of them and grew close to them too!!! It was so great to meet them and I will never forget them either!!! It was so exciting to know that they were coming to help because we were going to spend some time with them too before they left because let's face it there is nothing to come back to in this town for them once Jon and Mandy left! That was so so exciting, fun, and sad!!! Then it was time to say good-bye. They weren't scheduled to leave for a next couple days but we had to leave to go down to Missouri. Unfortunately we had to say good-bye early and it was so hard to do! I haven't forgotten about any of them and they ALL still have a special place in my heart!! I <3 you guys and miss you guys so so so so much!!!!!
This brings me to the next most exciting thing in June!!! Until part 2!!
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