Why does it take so long to get back to the normal routine after a trip? We were gone 10 days (counting travel time), and we've been home for 8 full days now.
Driving was a bit scary. Google maps gave an estimated travel time of 10 hours. We thought of making the trip in one day. Then Dominic spun out on the icy road during his commute. He called work and came home once his nerves calmed down; we decided to make it a 2-day journey. Good thing, too: we drove through a snow storm over the mountain passes in Idaho. There were times we could only go 20 miles per hour. Fortunately we made it safely there.
We had a fun week, meeting the new in-laws and playing with grandparents and uncles. Even though it's been one and a half years, Sammy remembered his extended family as if no time had passed, and Benjamin followed his brother's lead. Lisy took a little longer, but she eventually let everyone, including Froggy Grandpa, to hold her.
The wedding was beautiful. We were a little late due to road conditions (Spokane needs to employ more snow plows) and buying Dominic a new suit. When you take a big trip you're bound to forget something, and we forgot a suit. But it turned out alright. I have wanted to buy Dominic a new suit for awhile, so I'm counting that purchase as his birthday present this month. Oh yeah, the wedding. I enjoyed helping decorate the night before, and the place looked really nice. The colors, pink and burgundy, were perfect for a February wedding. The best part was how happy Devin and Maran both looked. I know part of it was getting married in the temple. Congratulations!
Why is it that we get sick whenever we travel? Dominic felt oogy that first night, but felt only queasy the rest of the week. Benjamin threw up twice: once in his grandparents' hotel room (the smell was so bad they had to switch rooms) and once in a restaurant.
Overall we had a good trip. The kids did very well in the car. Elisa did pretty well considering she grew a new tooth. Two more erupted since coming home, bringing her up to 6 teeth.
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We so loved seeing you guys at the wedding. It seemed like a lot longer than 1-1/2 years since we had that blessing! The children are so incredibly cute, and seemed so much older. I thought they all acted very well for their ages and was quite proud of them, and happy to show them off to Maran's side of the family! She sure is a sweetie. I had been praying that my second daughter-in-law would be as wonderful as my first one. Maybe we will be lucky twice! As to forgetting things, I forgot my church clothes and froggy forgot his tie and belt, and Darek his dress shoes, I think. We didn't buy any replacements, but it surely was embarrasing. But still a wonderful experience after all. Froggy spun out in the snow while we were there and it definitely affected his confidence in driving in the snow. The roads were really not very good. Reminded us of Minnesota, and believe me, we don't miss that much snow! It was strange going into a snow storm area, when the temperature at home that week reached 70 balmy degrees!
Well, even though we saw you recently, I'm terribly lonesome for you all already. I can't wait until we can see each other again. Love, Llama
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