We opened many boxes and unwrapped many items. All seemed to have survived their trip across the country from Virginia. Amy was happy to begin finding things that have been in storage since June; however, the packers seemed to have their own method for loading the boxes: cookie jar lid found, but no cookie jar; pots, but no lids (Amy did announce during a phone conversation on Saturday that they had finally been found!); baseball bats and a tennis racket on top of silk flower arrangements. Hmmm...
The weather was incredible. We spent a Saturday afternoon in 80 degree heat, slathering on sunscreen, watching grandson Ryan play soccer while in the distance the peaks of the Rockies were white with snow. Most spectators were wearing shots. Amazing!
Here's our number eleven, on the field:
Matt behind the boxes in the kitchen:
And one of Amy making a cup of Russian Tea on a much colder day with rain and snow coming down (note the cookie jar lid to the right!):
Our trip down was accompanied by perfect weather--sunshine and beautiful fall days. Our trip back was quite different. Snow as we left and up into Wyoming. The roads were terrible and we lost four hours because of delays caused by accidents. Gratefully, we were not involved in any of them. We finally arrived at Bruder Bear's house fourteen hours and fifteen minutes after our early morning departure. What a welcome treat to settle down in front of their fireplace and just relax and visit. In fact, it was so wonderful, we stayed an extra day and night. (Thanks again for your hospitality, Bruder!)
And now we're home. The weather has changed and it's cold and wet outside. The wind is whistling down the fireplace chimney and I can hear the wind chimes ringing. We're thankful for a trip filled with time with our wonderful family. We are blessed.
I'm glad you had a nice trip. Did you find it at all difficult to survive out of your suitcase for that long? I'm surprised that Ryan is ALREADY in soccer! He must have gotten plugged into school right away.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back! We missed you in blog world. :)
Yes, we did miss you. You can tell by the instant comments that we have been watching. The last time we went to Denver for Halloween, the weather was beautiful -- in Denver and on the first day of our return trip. However, a storm set in and we drove home the second day without further ado -- further ado being geocaching.
ReplyDeleteIt's great that you were able to go and help Matt and Amy unpack. I'm sure it was a special time.
It *is* good to be home. :-) And it was very good to go.
ReplyDeleteHallie, they didn't think Ryan would be able to participate in fall soccer, either, but it worked out. All his soccer stuff was in storage, so they had to buy shoes and shin guards for him, but they found a place called "Play It Again" that resells sports items.
On another note, we woke up to snow this morning!! Beautiful.