May 12-20, 2012
It had been over a year since we had been to my hometown to see my family and friends. We found a rare time where there wasn't a red zone for me at work, and Alex was out of school on break, so it worked out that we were able to go! I was excited. It's always a little weird going back home, especially the longer I live here in AZ, but it's fun to go and remember good times! Plus, I was able to really take Alex to some fun places. Last time we came, It's was such a short trip, we didn't get to do anything!
We started off our trip on Friday evening after I got off work, at QT. We filled up and got started on the longest, most boring drive know to man. We planned to break it up, and get to Ely, NV and spend the night there and drive the rest on Saturday. Once we got to Ely however, Alex decided he was feeling really good and decided to keep going. (It was about 2 in the morning at this point) I didn't complain one bit. He was a champ! We left AZ with the sunset and by the time the sun was rising, we were in Idaho! he trucked through the whole state of Nevada in one night! whew! My hero. We drove and drove, and we ended up at my parents house at about 3:30ish in the afternoon on Saturday. It took us roughly 22 hrs to make it. Holy cow were we tired. (Alex especially, I was able to doze in and out of sleep while he drove through the night.) That night we were so tired we really didn't want to do much. My parents needed to go to Costco, so we tagged a long and ate something there. Then came home, showered and took a nice long nap. After we woke up, we went to visit my good friend Mark, his wife, their family and their brand new baby boy, Brayden. He is precious!! I'm a sucker for babies, and luckily I got to hold a lot of them this week!
Sunday we spent the day with my family. With it being mother's day, My brother and I woke up early and made my Mom breakfast.
I haven't been with my Mom on Mother's day for like 3 years! It was so nice to see her this year.
We went to church and had chicken Cordon Bleu for dinner. Then just hung out!
on the way home from church, with my stud of a brother!
Monday we went around town, visited some friends and then went to dinner with some of my oldest friends! Heather, Caleb, Nicole and Rachel. It was so good to catch up with all of them.
On Tuesday we took my brother out of school for lunch to go to Taco Time. They don't have the REAL Taco Time any where but Seattle. There are knock off's in Utah and Idaho but they aren't the same.
I LOVE it. We may or may not have eaten it a few times in one week.
After Lunch we took Connor back to school and headed up to Seattle with Heather! We walked around Pike place and explored the 'gum wall'.
We had to add our contribution to the gum wall. It was so disgusting, but kind of awesome all at the same time. Someone even asked someone to prom! talk about creativity.
on Wednesday we met up with Anjelina and Ryan for dinner. Oh how I've missed this girl!
Thursday, we took a day trip about 2 hours north to Whidby Island to go to Fort Casey. It's this old WW2 war fort that my Dad and Step- mom used to take us to all the time when we were little. I've always loved going. We used to let our imaginations run wild in all the dark corners and rooms, thinking of all the crazy stuff that could have happened there. It was fun to be able to show this childhood memory to Alex.
Thursday night we spent at my sister Briana's house for her husband's birthday. We had cake and Ice cream, and played games. I miss them so much! I wish we could hang out with them more!
We left bright and early on Friday morning to start the long trek back to Arizona. We planned to stop in Moscow, Idaho to see my other sister, Ashley, her husband, and their brand new baby, Rory. It was a little out of our way, but totally worth it! We don't get to see them nearly enough.
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I love her! She's just precious.
After chatting with Ash and Kyle and loving on this baby girl a little bit, we hit the road again. This ride was a little longer for us, and not quite as energetic. We were pretty tired from our adventures. When it hit 1 in the am, we were SERIOUSLY considering stopping for the night. But the idea of having more time on Saturday in AZ and being able to have a day left to enjoy made something snap inside me. I drank an energy drink and cruised on through. Alex laid down in the back and we kept switching on and off every few hrs until finally we made it across the border of AZ. It was about 10 a.m. and we were starving so we stopped to eat at The Good Egg before heading home, and passing out!
We had a great time! I wish we were able to go more often to see family. Hopefully next time we'll be able to fly though!
