I'm soooo behind!

So here I am, over a month late, adding a very busy month! I'll probably break it up into little events instead of another GINORMOUS blog like before. So I'll start with my crazy whirlwind trip to Oregon.

The purpose of the trip was two-fold. My dear, and for sure my oldest friend Heather had her first baby, beautiful little Adison! The long awaited day came just in time for me to come see her! Also, it was the weekend that my extended family gathers at a grange hall to celebrate Christmas together like we have done every year of my life. I was so grateful to be able to go, though I wish I could have stayed long enough to see everyone that I wanted to. But, holding little Miss. Cuteness was priority for sure!

I came in on Friday morning after a hectic start at the airport. I got the full on potential hijacker treatment at the Phx airport. Maybe it was my bad hair? I had an appointment later to deal with that, but jeez, it wasn't that bad! Then my friend Rochelle picked me up and we went straight to the hospital to see Heather and the baby. Yay! She is so dang cute! The funny thing was that she looked so much like her daddy, who is Hawaiian, that you could barely tell that she was Heather's! The next day was sort of a blur of trying to see my in-laws, helping my dad and cousins Christmas shop for the girls, and seeing my brother Jon, his wife Elaine, and my Uncles, Neal, Scott, Aunt Lisa, and Christopher. We had a great dinner and they were kind enough to make a roaring fire to keep me at my normal temp of about 78 degrees. They were cussing and stripping down to their summer wear, but I was toasty for the first time since I got there! And Sunday I went back to visit Heather, Daddy Sean, Heather's mom Virginia, and of course baby Adison! It felt so good to hold a new baby again! It never fails to amaze me how precious they are! What a blessing! Then I rushed to Sandy for the Christmas party, and then there was a debacle where I spent most of the time on the phone trying to find out where I left my wallet, only to find out that it was in Rochelle's purse out in St. Helens! My brother and Elaine left with me early to drive at warp speeds from Sandy to St. Helens, and then to the airport. They were kind enough to lurk around just in case I missed my flight since I was only there 20 minutes before my flight! Fortunately no terrorist screening, and with a good run, I made it! It makes me tired just thinking about that weekend, but it was totally worth it!