Saturday 7 January 2012

Christmas Vacation Recap

I boxed up the Christmas decorations today.   I have accepted that Christmas break is over and that REALITY (school, chores, work) is here until at least March when we may or may not go somewhere for Spring Break.  We really did have a nice Christmas Break.  Very relaxing.  We drove 18 hours to Kansas, visited friends & family for 11 days, and then drove 18 hours back home.  The entire trip was enjoyable; however, here are 10 random things that made me smile during the trip.
 
1.  THE VIEW
I enjoy living in Toronto but the view from my sister's back porch
is far superior to the view from mine!


  
2.  ROAD SIGNS.
Maybe it was the high quantity of caffeine in my system or sleep deprivation but I thought this sign was the best!  If we had followed the GPS, we would have ended up in the middle of Lake Michigan.


3.  MY FAMILY
We saw almost all of our immediate family members. . . including four of our seven nieces/nephews!  We only missed seeing my sister Kimberly's family.  Hope to see them soon!


4.  FRIENDS
We were able to catch up with the Emerson family - our dear friends from Topeka.  This photo is from Christmas 2000.  We were too busy talking and laughing to take any photos this year!



5.  SHOPPING
What can I say?  American stores make me smile. 
Visiting the Kansas City American Girl store is almost as fun for me as it is for Hannah.


6.  THE FOOD
We ate and ate and ate and ate.  I gained 5 lbs in two weeks!  Yikes!


7.  MY HIGH SCHOOL REUNION
Well . . . not exactly.  My 20 year high school reunion was in August and I was unable to go. 
My friend LeAnn represented my entire class when she (and her family) agreed
to meet us at Crown Center.


8.  HANDSOME ALEX
Alex has a new look!  Glasses!  We think he looks awesome!


9.  PRESENTS
Okay . . . so we know that Christmas is not about the gifts . . . but Hannah's reaction was priceless when she opened her gift.  She has been asking for an Ipod Touch for as long as I can remember.


10.  SURPRISE
We arrived LATE at our hotel (Fairfield Inn) to learn that I had been randomly selected as the guest of the day.  The prize?  A free soda!  Again, it might have been the excessive caffeine and sleep deprivation but I thought it was FANTASTIC!



3 comments:

  1. Glad you had a great trip--when we finally get back to Michigan this summer I plan on gaining a few pounds myself--mostly from McDonalds--did I mention there are NO fast food places here!!! Oh, and Alex looks great and I totally laughed at the guest of the day--ha!!

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  2. Looks like the perfect time with family (and a free soda to boot!).

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  3. Great to have you "home" for a few days! If I knew you would like being named guest of the week, I would have came up with a free coke too!!! (:

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