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| Cassi and the girls at Spokane Falls |
Here's how it went down: Cassi, my youngest sister (age 19), opened her mission call Thursday night, then flew up to Spokane to stay with us for a few days. She's going to Antofagasta Chile, leaving in February. I told her she owed us some one-on-one time before she leaves and luckily she complied. She's beautiful and smart and funny. We loved having her in our house. And since she was here and I really wanted to go to Rexburg, I decided to drive her home. Or rather, as it turned out, she drove.
We got there Sunday night and left Friday afternoon. We squeezed in as many activities as we could: an Election Night party (which ended on a sour note), a violin lesson with Grandpa H., the high school production of Beauty and the Beast, lot's of time admiring adorable new babies, playing with fun cousins, and a trip to the temple with all of my siblings. There wasn't enough time to see everyone we wanted to see and do everything we wanted to do, but we had such a wonderful visit. Our family is so awesome.
While I was driving the 8 hours back to Spokane on snowy and sometimes very scary roads, two things kept going through my mind: I am grateful for my trusty 4-wheel-drive Subaru, AND it was all worth it to spend a few days with our favorite people in the whole world.
So, dear family, thank you for making time for us during our ill-timed, whirlwind trip to see you. Thank you for understanding that we try our best to make time to see as many of you as possible. Somehow it never seems enough. Thank you for your friendship. For good conversations. For playing with my girls and ignoring their tantrums when they've spent a week staying up way past bedtime. Thank you. Thank you. We love you.
See you at Christmas!
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