MI Trip (Part Two)

It's been a crazy busy week with work and taken care of Gram. She had minor surgery Thursday morning but she has recovered extremely well. Work asked me to cover a couple of shifts and my boss told me that they're giving me a promotion of sorts. They are going to train me to work days, which will mean longer shifts. Awesomesauce.

I left off my last post talking about how hard it was leaving my mom, but I had told my friends I would be in Kalamazoo at a certain time. Another family from my old church was going to have Vespers that night, but it turned into dinner and a few prayers instead. It was the first time I had been in their new house

Friday morning and afternoon turned into truffle-making day with my friends L & D. I have never made truffles before and it was a lot of work; it almost felt like a science experiment with each step done at precisely the right moment. Any misstep would mean failure. I am not very good at making truffles and D ended up taking over for me. I didn't complain too much because it was D who ended up with a chocolate mess to deal with. Of course, I helped make that mess by making the chocolate come out of the wrong end of the pasty bag. But my friends allowed me to make up for it by making my special bacon & sour cream noodles for dinner. It's by far one of my all-time favorite recipes. L made her fantastic pumpkin spice lattes the following morning before I left.

I love watching their son grown up. I wasn't there long enough to get to babysit, but I did get plenty of pictures.

Bundled up for his walk.

How can you not love this face?

I'm a sucker for those blue eyes!

Playtime

Mom makes a great snack.

He's good at multitasking: eating and being adorable! 

Overall, it was great being back home despite the long travel and the days without power. Now that my car is in decent shape (minus the windshield wipers) it'll be easier to go up and visit.  I didn't get a chance to visit other friends which was a bummer, and I didn't get to confession. My parents are coming down for Thanksgiving, and staying here with me and Gram. Thankfully, my work is closed on the holiday so I'll have a chance to hang out with my mom again.

For all of my American readers, have a Happy Thanksgiving. For everyone else, take care!

Until next time,

~Staci~