Apparently time flies when you’re dozing on the couch – hard to believe that our few days with Shane’s family are nearly over. Â Tomorrow we head down to Minneapolis for a night out on the town, and Saturday we return to Seattle. Â We’ve had a perfectly relaxing week, catching up with family, catching up on our sleep, catching up on our caloric intake… Â Shane logged some serious Lego-building hours with his nieces and nephew, I made progress in my quest through Harry Potter, and we saw plenty of lovely, freshly-fallen, puffy white SNOW. Â Such a treat… Â Our stay in Alexandria, in photos:
We celebrated Thanksgiving day with food and gifts and a little Thanksgiving play (complete with cat-masks), written and directed by Shane’s fabulously creative little niece. Â It was a good day, the perfect culmination of a week that went by far too quickly. Â Shane and I have much to be thankful for in the generosity, love, and hospitality of his family. Â Shane’s dad remarked tonight how nice it was to see me feel at home here, and I really do – this cozy little house in rural Minnesota has become my home away from home.
And with that, I must sign off – my mother-in-law and I have a 5 a.m. shopping date in the morning, so I better get some shut-eye. Â God’s blessings to you and yours.