August 2008

I absolutely love to go home.

I don’t do it near as often as I would like.

Being a mother of 3 little ones probably plays a factor in not making it there as often.

And the fact that it’s 12 hours away.

I’ve been wanting to post this post “a trip recap” since last Tuesday night but life has been lived & the blog has sat still. My apologies! I wanted to be creative and clever in my post about the trip. I wanted to let y’all know that I had so much fun, that the trip was long, that the children {all of them} were well behaved, and that I didn’t want to come home when it was time to leave. I also wanted to tell you that my parents have hummingbirds like south Alabama has gnats. That I have a wonderful mother who is a “good woman” like the plaque above her kitchen sink reads. And that the farm is truly one of my most favorite places on earth. But I’ve been so tired lately and when I’ve had a chance to blog… it’s been late and all I can really think about doing is getting in bed.

I also wanted to tell you that the most memorable part of the road trip took place at none other than my favorite eating establishment: the DQ. We were in the heart of Amish country when we see a young man pull up in his tractor {thankfully I had my camera handy}. What I thought was just a young Amish gentleman rolling up to the DQ for a snack ended up being much more. Look at the pictures and see what else he had in “tow”. I love the Amish for so many reasons: their faith, their talents, their convictions, their simple lives… but I’m still smiling about this one.

I loved seeing my family and it’s always such a treat to see aunts, uncles, grand parents and cousins. We enjoyed family around delicious meals and my mouth is already watering to go back soon!

Once again, I’m ready for bed… so here’s a link to our pictures from the weekend!

Farm Road trip

If you haven’t read/seen Erika’s recap: HERE IT IS!

WHAT DOESN’T KILL US, MAKES US STRONGER!

We made it home late Tuesday night and I’m still recovering. It took us 12 hours on the dot to get there and thankfully only 11 & 1/2 hours to get home. Justin’s taking the computer for the day so I thought I’d just post a quick one and tell you we made it out alive. The stay itself was very relaxing and extremely enjoyable. The trip wasn’t horrible… just long and tiring. Before I went I thought a Suburban was a big vehicle, after cramming 7 people, 2 dogs, luggage and a big cooler in it felt more like a mini Cooper. Nonetheless, fabulous memories were made and lots of laughs along the way. Here are just a couple pics and I’ll try to get the rest on Picasa and post more specifics soon! I’m still up to my eyeballs in laundry and luggage… oh, and poopy diapers from a young man who has decided that he’s going to be a “cryer”… Lord, please help me! 🙂

I didn’t get too many fabulous pictures but this is pretty much what Erika did this weekend. I know if no one but Marla appreciates it it’s worth posting because it absolutely cracks me up! 🙂 Her camera is AWESOME and I tried to figure out how to steal it, but considering it never left her face, the most creative plans were never acted on!

Looking forward to recapping the whole weekend soon!