“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller

I think it's so interesting to observe people at airports. A single place can shuffle through hundreds of people with different backgrounds, stories, plans and nationalities. You see people rushing to grab a plane to make a work trip, families hugging and saying their "goodbyes" and everyone and everything in between. I dunno why but it's a neat place to me. I guess I have taken a new fascination with traveling.

We have been traveling quite a bit lately. A few weekends ago we made a trip to Toledo for Danny's friend Blake's wedding. It was a beautiful wedding and reception and the weather was perfect. The reception took place at a country club located on a river and it could not have been more pretty. Stephanie's dress and color choices were great. Here's a picture of us on the way to Blake and Steph's ceremony. I guess you could say I was lady in red for the evening..or more like lady in red/pink/magenta..haha you get the picture :)


On Monday it was back to work and my sister came to town for Tuesday and Wednesday to celebrate her friend Lauren's 21st birthday. I got to see her on Wednesday and we made dinner and relaxed. Her and Palmer got to cuddle and sleep together that night in the guest room. Getting him to wake up and go potty the next morning was a struggle. He popped his head out, looked at me, then buried and tried to hide under the covers. He's a little goof. My sister and I met for lunch on Thursday before she headed back to the 'Nati. It's always great to see my little (I mean younger) sister. I love her to pieces. ;-P

I received an email from Danny early on Thursday saying that his Nana, who had been battling cancer, had passed. We both made the appropriate arrangements and jetted off to Cape Cod on Friday. The weekend was filled with lots of tears, laughter, memories and more love than you could ever imagine. It was an interesting and special circumstance to meet all of Danny's extended family in, but it was a chance to see everyone in a unique yet very real state. I embraced it and loved getting the opportunity to meet everyone. His family is a very warm and loving bunch. They certainly value what's important in life while always keeping some humor in the mix. The weekend was a great one and it was apparent that Danny's mom, Sandy, was surrounded by numerous people who care deeply for her. The service took place on Sunday and was kept simple yet heartfelt. The Pastor and family all had a chance to speak and each added their own special touch to Nana's remembrance. Danny had a chance to speak and although he hadn't prepared anything prior, did a great job simply expressing what was on both his mind and his heart (I was definitely looking around for the nearest tissue box by that point). The weekend served as a celebration of someone's life and couldn't have been more perfect. Even the weather was great and only once did it begin to sprinkle but quickly stopped and decided to hold off so we could continue to remember and celebrate.

Here are a few pictures from the weekend (compliments of Danny's brother, Chris)..





Have a happy, hippity, hump day everyone!

Much love,

D & S