hello friends! popping by here on a sunday night to say we survived 8 days of vacation and it's not certain we'll survive just two days back at work until we take off again for a few days. i am pretty sure we were crazy when we planned this.

however. vacation was great. it seems like we were gone forever. we did end up taking crosby dog, who gave us the puppy dog eyes all morning when we were packing the car and finally got an invite. she loved being a farm dog at my mom's house, even after learning the hard truth about electric fences and mama cows.

there are so many highlights from this trip i don't even know where to begin. it was great spending time with family. sure does make me miss them all. we did all kinds of fun things, from a huge water park to hiking in the mountains to zipping around the ranch on four-wheelers to wakeboarding with my favorite cousin and her awesome family, my grandma (who hates boats and water) stoically tagging along for the loud and crazy ride.

the car ride i could so do without...my butt is still in the shape of a car seat. why oh why can't colorado be about 10 hours closer?