I'm Back!

OK, actually we've been back for 10 days, but Amy got hit with a stomach bug, and as soon as she finished withit, decided to pass it on to me- I finally felt mostly normal yesterday, and luckily it seems Mark and Justin didn't get it.

Our trip was great- it was so much fun to reconnect with family and friends- we crammed so much into the 2 weeks we were gone. I want to thank all those who put us up, or put up with us!

I have tons of pictures, and will try to post some of them. On the 20th, we drove up to Manchester, NH and stayed in a hotel overnight- then got on the airplane... (to make a long story short, we *only* had about 12 hours of flight delays) and arrived in Las Vegas shortly after midnight on the 22nd. A short stay at the Excaliber, and we met Mark's friend from high school (Hi, Lisa! It was great meeting you- can't wait till you, Prior and the boys fly out here to visit!) for breakfast at Rainforest Cafe, then drove to Ridgecrest to Mark's Parent's house. Spent Justin's first Christmas with them, and then headed down to San Diego, Where we caught up with friends and attended church at good ol' Mapleview. More visiting with friends, then a trip to La Jolla- up to Mt Soledad to pay our respects at the cross and take in the view. Of course, Mark had to fit in a trip to his favorite electronics store- Fry's. A quick jaunt up the coast to Dana Point where we met Mark's brother Francis for lunch and a visit to San Juan Capistrano Mission. Heading further north(maybe not north- I'm terrible with maps!) To visit Uncle Walter and Aunt Margaret, and the cousins in Yorba Linda. Next day, headed back to Ridgecrest, for some unwinding, more visiting, and then drove back to Las Vegas, met Lisa and family for Brunch, and saw the Shark reef aquarium then off to the airport for the trip home!