Ahhh, vacation. There's just nothing like truly getting away from it all by going someplace far away from where you live and work. We were fortunate enough to have 10 days off together (our longest vacation ever!) and we took full advantage of it. We had looked into flying to California to spend time at the Beach Club, but with flights and car rental and hotels for afterward it turned out to be cheaper to drive, even with gas prices as high as they are right now. I'm so glad we did, too, because it gave us a lot of flexibility to do what we really wanted, which is the point of a vacation, isn't it?
While we were driving we passed near several giant thunderstorms and were fortunate to see some beautiful cloud formations. I loved the ones with the sun rays coming from behind a dark cloud.
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Our first leg was from home to Flagstaff, where we spent the night with Steven's Grandma Opal. She just celebrated her 80th birthday in August and is one of the sweetest and most capable people I know. I swear she looks the same now as when she came to our wedding 9 years ago! You can always look forward to excellent food when you come to her house, even when you arrive at nearly 11:00 pm, like we did this time.
We also got to see Steven's Aunt Janet and cousins Danny and Allison Williamson, who run a boy's home and school, as well as pastor a church in Flagstaff. They put in a lot of hard work and you can tell that the boys are in good hands, and the home and school are developing a great reputation around the country. It takes a lot of commitment and dedication to do something like this and I greatly admire them for it. Grandma Opal ("Gram" to the boys) even cooks for all of them one night a week.
While we were out to breakfast with everyone the next day, Steven's brother Travis called him from Iraq! We hadn't talked to him since he left in May, and for him to call while we were sitting with Grandma Opal in Flagstaff was just perfect. Steven and Grandma were both excited to hear his voice. (Little Trey was also excited to try his first lemonade.)
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Our first leg was from home to Flagstaff, where we spent the night with Steven's Grandma Opal. She just celebrated her 80th birthday in August and is one of the sweetest and most capable people I know. I swear she looks the same now as when she came to our wedding 9 years ago! You can always look forward to excellent food when you come to her house, even when you arrive at nearly 11:00 pm, like we did this time.
We also got to see Steven's Aunt Janet and cousins Danny and Allison Williamson, who run a boy's home and school, as well as pastor a church in Flagstaff. They put in a lot of hard work and you can tell that the boys are in good hands, and the home and school are developing a great reputation around the country. It takes a lot of commitment and dedication to do something like this and I greatly admire them for it. Grandma Opal ("Gram" to the boys) even cooks for all of them one night a week.
While we were out to breakfast with everyone the next day, Steven's brother Travis called him from Iraq! We hadn't talked to him since he left in May, and for him to call while we were sitting with Grandma Opal in Flagstaff was just perfect. Steven and Grandma were both excited to hear his voice. (Little Trey was also excited to try his first lemonade.)
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