my last trip~

I am on my last leg of my travels this week...flew into Portland yesterday, drove to Seattle today and fly home tomorrow. My last air travel until after the baby is born! This work trip I've been very lucky to be joined by two wonderful co-workers. Both who will be helping cover my accounts while I'm on maternity leave. We've had a great time over the past two days, the Fall is beautiful in the Northwest. One of the co-workers attended my shower so the event has continuously came up and how beautiful and wonderful it was. She observed something that I also realized once it was over on how wonderful it was to see my family together-happy given everything we have gone through. We've talked a lot on this trip about work of course, but also about our friends and family and life in general. I've said over and over how lucky I am to have the relationships I do with my friends and family. The friends that I have right now, I am positive will be my friends till the end. When you go through the greatest tragedy of your life and they are by your side for the sad but then come right around again to support you during the happy times is just proof that they are in your life for good. And I am forever thankful for that.

The baby shower was one of those events, like a wedding, that you truly remember for a lifetime.

I'll never forget the beautiful place and the decorations, what I wore, what I ate, the people that I hugged and all the wonderful gifts that were received.

Some more of my favorite pictures from the weekend.....

My Western Michigan girls and one MSU girl!

My Sis, cousin Trac, Aunt Lisa, Me, Aunt Kim, cousin Brittney

and the girls above who pulled everything together the day of the shower and stayed by my side all weekend! All wonderful ladies in very special ways.

The "man" room which included my brother-in-law-Jay, our best pal Nick, Dad to be, my dear Grandpa, our cousin Scott (Dad Close and Christina's Matt were missing in the photo). I am sure it was not exactly how they wanted to spend their Saturday but I saw them sneaking in the main event room and head for the candy station. It meant a lot having them there. If Dad were alive, he would have been there no doubt so the men in my life were not getting off the hook. I think they enjoyed themselves...

You know it was a special event when days after it ended- it's still on your mind........