We're Back and We Survived!

After 30 hours of driving, with 2 toddler and 3 adults, in a 5 person pick-up truck, we are home!

But first, I want to share that the night before the trip, when I met up with 2 of my closest friends from high school (and frightening enough, the 10 year reunion is in ONE year).



Larissa (left) is a travelling nurse and currently working in New York City, but was able to come home during a break in her contract. Kelly (right) resides in Chicago, however she just put her condo up for sale, to move back to Florida!!!

We went to an authentic greek restaurant in the heart of the Tarpon Springs sponge docks. Afterwards, we went through yearbooks and caught up with each other, with the people we miss, or don't miss, from high school.

Until I get more time to upload pictures and write longer stories (in case you aren't aware, there is lots of laundry to do when you return from a trip), I will leave you with one of my favorite pictures taken while visiting my grandparents.

A Vacation of Sorts

I'm composing this at 12:30 pm on Monday afternoon. My kids are napping. And this is the first day of my week long vacation!

Late Tuesday afternoon, my parents, 2 kids and I will hop in Dad's 5 person diesel truck and drive through the night for 15 hours to Indiana to see my grandparents and other close family.

This is the first trip that we've driven over 3 hours with Arianna and Bernie. And we are without Marty, who always make any situation completely calm.

So, if I don't rip my hair out by the end of the week, we'll consider it a success.

Speaking of hair.....it's chin length now!!

I brought a picture in with the style I wanted, and now it looks nothing like the picture! I've gone to the same hair lady for about 2 years, but obviously had nothing this drastic done to it before.


Here is one of the pictures I showed her:


And here is what I got:



I'm thankful my hair grows fast, and maybe next time I'll get what I asked for.

Ice Cream at the Park

I'm a week late, but last Sunday we took a family trip to the park.

While enjoying the swings, you could faintly here some music playing. It starts getting slightly louder and louder. Low and behold, the ice cream truck visited the park.

Even though we weren't prepared for the mess to be had, we purchased some ice cream for the kids to have melt all over them in the May heat enjoy. It was a well recepted break from the usual playground activity.





And when Bernie couldn't quite keep up with the fast melting treat, he had a backup plan. Although, he wasn't too fond of the help that was offered.


Last (and often least), Lunchbox got to make her appearance on the family outing.