Saturday, January 3, 2009

Indiana Road Trip

My clean-shaven dad and I took advantage of a slow work week for the New Year holiday and drove to Indianapolis to visit my grandparents, uncle Dave, aunt Deb and cousin Mackenzie. We had such a lovely time. We spent most of our days working this puzzle and sharing stories. I really enjoyed the place that they are living in. The people were exceptionally friendly and caring. Everyone was very upbeat and there were lots of fun things to keep everyone busy.

It was wonderful to visit with my grandparents and just be together. They are so loving and kind. They care so much about all of the people in their lives. The days were very peaceful and full of good food and good company. I always enjoy road trips with my dad as well and was grateful to have an opportunity to do that again. We had lots of trips to Utah and back during my college days and it was fun to relive that a little bit.

During a road trip you always see some crazy things. This time I saw several things in the restrooms that I'd never seen before. #1 - two toilets in one room with no divider. Weird. #2 - a machine where you can put in a quarter and get a squirt of an off-brand perfume. #3 - A sign taped to the mirror: "DO NOT DRINK THE WATER. Wash your hands at your own risk." I'm not sure what is riskier - washing, or not washing. I opted for asking the lady if she had any hand sanitizer. I suggested that they put some in the restroom if they are going to have a sign like that. She said, "they didn't tell me to do that. They only told me to put up the sign." My personal opinion, a little initiative would be ok in this instance.

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Christmas Highlights

Thanks to all of our family for a wonderful Christmas! We found ourselves all together with everything ready over at my parent's house the day BEFORE Christmas eve. It was an easy and unanimous vote to open presents early so that we could start to play with them. Jackson's highlight was this helmet flashlight and flexible handheld flashlight. He has been hunting for ghost-es with them. Jeff is super excited about his new xbox. He is using it as a media center extender so that we will have HD on our tv. I don't think he minds the games either. I am thrilled with my new comforter and sheets... that even came with matching throw pillows - ooh la la.

We spent Christmas Eve at Jeff's parent's house. Jeff cooked up some yummy meatloaf for everyone and then the chaos commenced! We had a really nice time. The kids all enjoyed opening their gifts and then we put them away so that things wouldn't get all mixed up and crazy. They ended up playing with two huge boxes and their cork popper guns the whole night and were perfectly happy.

We are so grateful to have such wonderful people in our family and circle of friends. We are very blessed and we love you very much!

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