:: road trip :: home ::

We have made it back to Salt Lake City after a very long & tiresome drive. We decided to squeeze the return trip into two days and although it was lovely to get home at 4 o'clock this afternoon it did mean a huge 10 hour day in the car yesterday. We stopped for lunch & dinner but drove on through the night to arrive back in Boise, Idaho at 11 o'clock. My sleep monsters continued in fine form with K screaming the car down for a good 30 minutes & Jamin watching dvd's till we arrived at the rv park due to a daytime nap in the car earlier that afternoon. Danny commented wryly that the only ones still awake when we pulled in were him & Jamin. hmm... those damn genes.

Although I must admit that those genes did work to our advantage at the wedding on Saturday night. All we need to do is give Jamin a nap in the afternoon & we have a little boy awake & ready to party. Kael also had a little nap with Danny in the sling during the reception (why did I find that image so attractive? must be my life stage or level of sleep deprivation :) husband with a sleeping baby is so so sexy).

I spent some of the long hours in the car pondering home or just where that is for me at the moment... I knew that I was longing to be back somewhere but I was a little confused as to whether that was in SLC or Australia. But walking up the stairs & into our living room & kitchen helped me realise that yes, this is home right now. My boys hightailed it outside to play in the sandpit for an hour or two & I wearily unpacked the kitchen. Now sitting in the lamplight reading, chatting & eating Cadbury chocolate I feel the most relaxed I have since we left 10 days ago. I am still trying to decide whether to cost versus benefit ratio has paid off for the trip because it was very painful at times. But weddings are special & it will be a beautiful memory when life goes back to normal & my feet are feeling a little itchy for adventure.

We have a little less than 2 days left with my sister here & I am starting to feel the pangs of loss that will come once she has stepped onto the plane. There really is nothing like family & having my sister here has been almost too wonderful. Wonder how we will settle back into normal without her?

Linda & I at the wedding; Kael with my cousin Samuel.

I love this shot of Kael & I. We are so happy together... He is one snuggly kid.