A Little Time At Home

Though most of our trip goes undocumented in pictures, I did manage to snap a few from time to time. I just don't carry my camera around as much at home as I do here in Washington...I should remember that for next time =)

We spent our first week hanging out with family during the day and going to Camp Glenwood at night because Derek was the speaker for the evening services. It was wonderful being back at the church camp where we grew up...the camp where Derek surrendered to the ministry 8 years ago! Lots of memories, all good stuff! We had a blast catching up with so many people, and celebrating the 14 kids/teens who came to know Christ during this week at camp!! After the first week, Derek had to fly back to Washington, but I got to hang around a little while longer. Two weeks are always better than one =) And I'll take any extra time with family that I can get!!


My sweet Zack! Zack told someone this week to take a good look at him because one day he wouldn't be seen because he was moving to Washington with Kitty and D =)


July 8th was Dad's 51st Birthday!


Family birthday lunch


Adorable, sweet baby Jax came to celebrate =)


My family

Lunch is my favorite time to catch up with people I haven't seen in a while, plus hit some of those favorite hometown places to eat. Here are just a couple of my lunch dates this week.

Had a lunch with some of my favorite fellas, Destin, Daniel, & Jared. They are so grown up! It seems like yesterday I was changing their diapers or rocking them to sleep *sigh*


I also got to have lunch with my sweet friend Kimberly! Kimberly has the most adorable little red-headed son named Noah, but Noah was napping and didn't get to join us today.

Having two weeks at home really gave me more time to see friends and family I might not get to see during a typical one week at home stay. I can never seem to get to them all, but I'm super thankful for those I did get to see =)

Sadly, my two week stay came to an end, and it was time to go the airport. Mom, Mrs. Joanna, and G volunteered to chauffer me. After saying those terrible goodbyes, I went into the aiport and got to my gate only to see these words:

Flight 695 to Denver
DELAYED

This flight was delayed so long that I was definitely going to miss my connection to Seattle. So I was given a few options:

Option 1: You have 15 minutes to leave this concourse, exit security, get to the Continental check in counter, go back through security at a different concourse, go all the way down to the last gate of that concourse before the cutoff for boarding a flight that will connect you in Houston. Think you can make it?

Option 2: Wait until your current flight arrives and we will pay for a hotel room in Denver.

Option 3: Fly out the next day, thus giving me an extra night with my family.

It was the easiest decision I've ever made!!!

I called my family, who had just gotten into Covington, and they gladly turned around to pick me up. And since we were all starving, we stopped and enjoyed a wonderful dinner together, definitely beats airport food with strangers =)

Mom and I headed out early Sunday morning to the airport and this time everything was running on time. I boarded my first plane and just look at the seat upgrade I was given!

First row of coach...a much better deal than being in Row 33, Seat F, which is what I would've been the night before!

This has NEVER happened to me!! A row and a half all to myself!


Check out that legroom! As tired as I was, I was too excited to sleep, I wanted to enjoy this "luxurious" flight, ha!

As sad as it was to leave my family, I was very excited to see my sweet husband again! We don't spend very much time apart, so a week is about the equivalent of an eternity! We're both really looking forward to our next visit and hopefully, I'll remember to take more pictures =)