Our vacation to Seattle resulted in hundreds of pictures and stories, some of which will make it onto the blog. I'll do what I can :)
First off: I wish I was back there. Not only do I love it, and miss friends and family who live there, but we left on Saturday morning at 5am when it was 60 degrees out. We arrived to a 104 degree Dallas, and found our A/C was not working in our home. Ricardo bought a small portable air conditioning unit which has been running non-stop in X's room, where we have set up air mattresses and are living in a relative, squashed, and still slightly warm and sticky comfort. We had a guy out here today giving us an estimate...and it looks like we'll be replacing the entire system (hopefully tomorrow). To the tune of wayyyyy too much money--we pared it down to the basics, but I was shocked at how expensive A/C replacement can be! Some people buy cars, others just replace the A/C in their homes. Anyway, in the long run it should be better for us. A newer, more efficient unit will save money on bills, energy, and be better for the environment. I'll be a much happier and nicer person once I'm not hot.
So, venting done. Now on to our Seattle trip! It was wonderful.
We flew out on Sunday, after church. American Airlines strikes again and did everything they could to make the trip miserable, which included leaving us sitting on the tarmac with no cool air for 45 minutes while they tried to figure out who was on the plane. X decided to use that time to scream. Eventually we took off, she fell asleep, and the day got better from that point on. We saw Auntie Alisha and Unker Paul during our layover in LAX. They brought snacks and treats, and it was lovely to visit with them for an hour.
Monday night we went for dinner at the home of Abby, Caleb and Susanna. Susanna is a doll, she shared her toys and put up with Xaris who was being a little rambunctious and napless, it being a different place and time zone and all.
After we had been there awhile, Susanna skooched over to me, pulled herself up, and gave me hugs. This of course sparked Xaris' interest, since she loves giving hugs and kisses. She hurried on over to join in the action! Susanna sandwich!
Which then turned into baby-loves.
I love how Susanna was patting the top of X's head...too cute!
1 comment:
It sounds like you had a lovely time. I miss Seattle too, especially that adorable blondish blue eyed baby hugging X in the pictures! I am sorry about the AC. What an awful thing to come home to. Silly Texas. X looks like she had a blast. Was she a good traveler? Nory is getting better and better with every trip we take!
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