on using up that vacation time...

So, tomorrow I'm leaving on vacation for about a week. Cue the happy dance! This is going to be a sans-husband vacation, which I tend to do about once a year. (I'll miss him dearly, but sometimes it's nice to just hang out with my family and be all girly with my sisters without wondering if my husband is bored out of his skull. He and I both usually do a solo trip once a year.) Anyway, I'm going to be staying with my older sister/BFF/the woman who is entirely too small post-childbirth which makes me seriously bitter. I can't wait to have some quality time with her, my ridiculously awesome brother-in-law and, of course, this little nugget:

Okay, so, I'm a little freaked out because at this point he is a little, dancing man-child and the last time I saw him he looked like this:

Aw, such a tiny little lamb. (I just went through all the photos I took during that visit and it made me feel all warm and fuzzy.) I remember helping my sister rock him to sleep during that last visit and he just looked up at me with his eensie little face and it melted the very core of me. (I have a feeling that this visit will either satisfy or completely escalate my baby fever. Watch out, Jay! You have been warned!) In any case, I can't wait to make some new memories with him, so hopefully I'm not just that random aunt in California who may or may not exist.

I'm also looking forward to seeing the rest of my family and enjoying a pre-Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving dinner! It is going to be amazing and to be honest, I really need some family time like this right about now. Especially with all my sisters. I've been rather deprived.

And since I'm entirely too busy/unorganized/lazy to schedule any guest posts, I'm going to be re-posting several older posts of mine throughout the week. I know, I know. Narcissistic much lately? Oh, well. It's the best I've got, people. And if I have time while I'm away, I'll try to post some new photos and/or stories of how I'm never, ever going to return to California because Washington is my hooooommmmeeeee! (I may or may not somehow arrange to be held hostage. It will be good times.)

Have a lovely week!