Aunt Suzy's House

It was a good break.  If you didn't see the sidebar, you might not have known that I was gone a few days.  It was a wonderful resting time.

Two of my sisters and I spent three days at our aunt's house this weekend.  She lives two hours away, so each trip is like a new adventure - something out of the ordinary to explore.  Our trips to her house were more frequent when we were younger, and this trip was the first one in three years.

This was also the first year to have my camera at her house.  Let's just say I went a little photo crazy with a new house to capture.  It was so much fun to photograph the little nooks bursting with antique treasures and walls holding an array of pictures collected over the years.  My aunt has a knack for decorating, which is evident in her house.  There are little things everywhere that she has collected from antique shops.

The bird came from Ethiopia, though.  

 On this trip we did a lot of shopping, cooking, eating, and relaxing. Mainly eating though.  I went to my first frozen yogurt shop.  It was very very good.  That is all.

It was nice to have a small break away from school work and all the noise that never ceases in my house. It was good to be away, to have time to pray and quiet to read my Bible.  I love times like that, away from my family.  I have to depend on God more and am able to devote more time to Him.

That would be my cousin.

 My aunt has grandkids of her own now - my second cousins.  Being able to spend time with them made me happy, since I don't get to see them very often.  When we first arrived, they came rushing through the door to give us hugs.  I love them lots.

We made even more memories than we already had, like pushing the golfcart in our bare feet because its battery died.  (See above photo.)  And playing spoons until we almost fell off our chairs.  Even the conversations about my future and what college I'm going to and what I want to do were good.  It's nice to know that someone besides my mom and dad truly care about what I will do with my life.  It was a good resting and rejuvenating time.  It was time spent laughing and talking and loving.  That's what my family does best.