I am back in The Bend. But this morning I woke up in Vegas after just 3 hours of sleep. My sweet honey dragged himself out of bed too to take me to the airport at 4 in the morning. What a guy!!

It was a wonderful trip to Vegas and Los Angeles, and a great time away from the routine and also away from Facebook, email, and blogs. Instead I spent time interacting with people in real life, which I think is the best way to really connect with people.

I spent time with my boyfriend (of course), his parents (great folks), his older brother Reg (the only brother I hadn't met), Reg's hospitable wife Tere and their 3 fun kids Daniella, Jacelyn, and Vincent.

I spent time seeing old friends, reminiscing about my life out west. I spent time talking, laughing, playing, worshipping, relaxing, enjoying, being. Being in the present, being grateful for so many blessings.

There are times when I am overwhelmed by feelings of gratitude. Feelings of being so blessed, thinking what did I ever do to deserve all these blessings. My eyes tear up. It's too much to keep in.

I am continually amazed by God's lavish grace and love to me - from who He has put in my life to even blessing me with a ridiculous amount of leg room on my flight home! He's so good to me!


My Dad & brother greeted me at the airport upon my return. They even had lunch for me! I went home to change, grabbed a coffee from McD's to recharge me for the day, and headed out to New Carlisle (30 minutes west) to work on our upcoming kids architecture camp. It was a good meeting, but I think we're both nervous about how the day camp will actually go. It's tomorrow. Ask me, and I'll let you know.

I have to head in to the office in a bit to finish some more preparations for the camp. Tomorrow is gonna be an early morning - and a long day. My goal is to stay up now (rather than taking a nap like I want) and then go to bed early and hope that I can quickly return to Eastern Time Zone.