We’ve safely returned to Seattle.  We were able to make it back in time from our flight yesterday to sail into church and then head home for a nap before Brenda’s birthday party. Jonathan has taken photos from everything, which I’m sure he’ll post soonish.

Here are some highlights:
Dining at the Mondovi Inn and having beer cheddar soup, complete with popcorn (why?). It was a good laugh though.
We were also able to spend a few days relaxing at a slower pace.
We got to meet Chara in person! (To be fair, Chara, you did give a pretty nice kick when prompted during your visit here for our wedding) It was really wonderful to spend time with Zach and Amy too. Sometimes I wish we had houses all over the U.S. so we could have fun nights and games with our friends as much as we wanted. I guess that would also require our own plane or helicopter. Hm.
We were able to spend a great amount of time with my family. I hadn’t seen many of them in 14 years and Jonathan had never met them, so it was really special to be there for the memorial service and to just see each other.
I got to wear flip flops. I love flip flops but I don’t like having cold feet. This means I don’t wear flip flops often around here, but I ALWAYS pack them if I’m going anywhere that may offer the slightest opportunity to put them on my feet!