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| Mom's backyard. |
Being away from family during Christmas is a real negative
of living abroad. For logistical reasons more than anything else
we decided to take separate trips back to the States this winter to spend time with each of our
families. I spent a couple weeks in the States, mostly in Rochester
but with an overnight visit to Charlotte and Charleston on the front end of the
trip. I’m thankful that mom lives in
USAir’s hub so my ‘layover’ could be two days long!
Keeping this short, it was an incredible trip home. I got to see and really spend quality time
with my mom, stepdad, neighbor friends and their awesome kiddos, brother and his girlfriend, all the pups, cousin, aunt and uncle, and grandparents.
Since it wasn't right during the holidays everyone was relaxed enough
to talk for hours over coffee or a meal or whenever. I was fed like a QUEEN by my mom, aunt, and
grandma (the pattern emerges!) On top of
all that, the weather was warm and mostly dry… quite the change from
England! It was such a special trip.
Some of my favorite photos:
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| Sarah Boo |
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| Morty by the fire. |
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| Twinsies? |
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| Mom, B, and Mortums. |
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| Cal, Colleen, Ziggy, and Ray. |
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| Me and Dziadz. |
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| G'ma! |
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| Aunt Mary Ellen and Uncle John. |
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| Dziadz at the Rochester Public Market. |
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| (Great) Aunt Irene |
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| Ziggy waiting at the window just cracks me up. |
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| Cal's street |
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