what a blast

this weekend i went home for saturday and part of sunday. it was great. michele is in town and it was great to see her. all five of us, six including mike, were together which doesn't happen very often: mom, dad, michele, elizabeth, mike, and me. a lot of fun. then the rest of the gang come over and we enjoyed good conversations, a good game of trivial pursuit (even though the boys team won), and great food. everyone pitched in and it was a fabulous night. we even got to stay up late and play video games. i love being around family. all the cousins are so grown up it's hard to believe. and then this morning i enjoyed a nice breakfast with the whole family again and then had a nice trip back to school. it was nice to get off campus, see my family, and enjoy amazing food. i can only hope i have many, many, many more times like these in the future. i know we get older and get busier but you always need to make time for family. love to all.