Family Ties

I can't believe it's already been 2 months since I flew back to the good old USA to visit my family. I made the full day trek back to SLC on June 21st and got to hang out with my family until July 4th. 

Sadly, I caught a cold the day before I left Christchurch, so I was pretty sick most of the first week I was there. But we still managed to squeeze in a few very important activities.

• Visiting Aussie – I got to visit my sweet old puppy a couple of times on this trip. He is such a sweet dog, he just laid down by me while I was at the house. I miss that guy so much and I can’t wait until we move back and get to have him back in our family.

·         World Cup  - I got in to town just in time to watch a few of the USA matches with my crazy, sports loving family. It generally doesn't matter what the sport is, we go all out rooting for our team. AMERICA!!! Alas, the fun was over way too soon. But it was good while it lasted!

• Family Reunion - Next stop on the tour was the Crump family reunion in St. George. This was a blast. All the families booked their own accommodation and unbeknownst to us, 2 of my uncles and my grandparents ended up staying in the same set of condominiums. What are the chances?

While in St. George we got to have some great family time. We went to the St. George temple, which was awesome, ate some great food, and spent a day on a reservoir boating and soaking up some sun. We had great weather! A special thanks goes out to my cousin Daniel who taught me how to wakeboard since I decided I’m too old to water ski (mainly because I don’t want to drag forever behind the boat – so lazy!)

Here’s a couple pics from the beach. I forgot to take a camera on the boat…oops!

 

Love that red sand!

• The end of an era – The 8 year quilt has been completed!!! (See my blog post from September 2013 for more history on this project http://www.brianandkristynn.blogspot.co.nz/2013/09/the-8-year-quilt.html).

My mom treated me to this wonderful surprise of having my quilt professionally quilted and it looks amazing. Thank you so much mom, I love it!

My mom and dad are so cute!

•        Saying Goodbye to a friend – Our family dog, Nephi, was very loving towards me while I was staying with my parents. I like to think he knows who I was even though he was completely blind and I haven’t been around much the past couple of years because he was excited every time I came into the room and petted him. He got really sick after I left to come back to New Zealand and my parents had to put him to sleep. I’m glad I got that last chance to give him some love. You were a sweet dog, Nephi!

I had quite a few highlights while I was in town and it was so great to see my family. Thanks for taking time to hang out with me!