365 Project; week 26

It was off to Georgia this week to celebrate my Aunt Carolyn's 75th birthday!  She invited as many family members as could come, and we were in!  Many of these relatives I had not seen since I was a teenager, so needless to say there was LOTS of catching up to do.  We had SUCH a good time talking with everyone and enjoying the peaceful lake house where we stayed.  

Setting out!


This was a 5 hour trip, so DVDs were helpful!  (P.S. Georgia is connected to Florida, so I thought it would be a 3 hour trip max, but it turns out we had to go to the opposite northern corner of Georgia.  Five hours it was!)


Bliss.  This is where we stayed.


We did lots of this


and this.


Seth enjoyed the softer grass. Our grass here is not a pleasure to be barefoot in, but this was nice!


Birthday celebration dinner at a steakhouse


No family gathering is complete without Monopoly!

and plenty of porch-sitting!

The whole crew

Since we've been back, it's done a lot of raining outside, which has made for good puzzle-working. This particular one is a glow-in-the-dark dinosaur puzzle.  Does it get any cooler than that?


This week was a blessed respite from "normal" and I will remember it fondly for years to come. :)

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