My visit home last week was so peaceful and lovely. Time spent with the fam is necessary to my sanity. I feel lucky that I get to see them three or four times a year, even though I live thousands of miles away. I always feel renewed and happy when I leave them, and it's nice knowing that I get to see them in mere months.
Highlights of my week:
*Dinner at Ariane's right as I got into town.
*Hike around Silverlake with the nibs.
*Eight mile bike ride with my hardcore cycling sisters. My rump was sore for days.
*Touring my dad's incredible new office, followed by dinner at Bambara. I felt like a spoiled only child at dinner.
*Catching up with old high school friends, while blonding my tresses.
*Spending hours playing with Will, Caroline, and James. I will miss those babies the most!
*Long drives on the freeway with singing at the top of my lungs to pop music. We don't have pop very good pop music stations or freeways in Juneau.
*Chatting and laughing with my mama in the kitchen.
*Talking politics with my genius of a father.
*Going to the BYU football game with Rachel, and watching them win! Rise and shout!
*Sacrament meeting in the home ward, and feeling lucky that I get to see all the women that inspired me while I was growing up.
*Turkey dinner on the deck with Grandpa and Marian.
*Discovering that my mom had her first kiss in Hobbittville, and demanding that she take me there. It's as creepy as they say!
Lowlight:
Falling asleep at the airport, and missing my flight home to Juneau. I caught a later flight, but I was pretty upset and embarrassed.
I only took pictures of the first day, on our hike at Silverlake.
I love these guys so much! They have grown up so much since the last time I was there. Their personalities are golden. I can't wait to see them again!
New baby James, wearing the sweater I knit for his birthday.
Will was my buddy the whole time.
Caroline ran up ahead, and lead the way.
Will was careful not to step in the puddles.
I took a picture of the duo.
Then Will took a picture of us.
Then CAROLINE took a picture of us!
I can't wait for my next visit at Christmas!
we miss you guys and the nibs so much too! that is the cutest picture of james in the sweater you made! hopefully we'll see you soon! (either christmas or next christmas, keep your fingers crossed for us!)
ReplyDeleteLove that little sweater! You're such a good auntie. I have yet to make something other than 1 hat for my nephew and he's almost 2...I still have hopes though.
ReplyDeleteRE: Your lowlight: you just lived my biggest travel anxiety. So glad it worked out!
Cute photos!
ReplyDeleteWe had a five hour layover once in Halifax, Novia Scotia. It got extended to six hours. I fell asleep and Dee went in the tiny bookshop and we missed the announcement that our gate had been changed. We missed the flight and had to wait another six hours. But it's a funny memory. Glad you got back OK.