of epic proportions (2 weeks worth)
- thanksgiving card and heart from remy
- peaceful bus ride - all 9 hours
- all the views along the way
- delicious meal, nice conversation
- emma & benny giggling and playing together
- nice place to stay in tana
- "guest house" concept (vs. hotel) - fellowship & community, not isolation
- stack o' cards (orchestrated by shea)
- safe flights
- peaceful kids on flights
- my whole family came to the airport to welcome us
- 1st stop = chick-fil-a
- finding things i forgot about
- jimmy fallon youtube fix
- happy girls in a bubble bath
- easy mac for emma's breakfast (might as well)
- crazy times for flying = pretty much no jet lag
- pigs n' blankets
- softest pj pants ever
- eli making an epic train track
- being with amy to celebrate her birthday (and all the enjoyable parts of the day!)
- thanksgiving
- beautiful thankful story
- delightful news in an email about a certain person's decision to stay
- cinnamon crunch bagel
- nick's ordination
- the faithfulness of my family
- tim hall is safely home
- long lunch with a trusted friend
- the kids' delight in sweeping
- getting to homeschool for a bit (i miss it)
- staying up far too late with 5 treasured friends
- mid-town coffee with molly
- elayne's gracious hospitality when we showed up early and crashed their family's dinner
- corndogs & cheeseballs & cherry coke (and the precious friends who provided them)
- a beautiful offering
- amy taylor's thoughtful and generous gifts
- caroline's palm kisses
- perfect shoes at vapor