Much Needed Family Time

Spending time with our friends and family back in our hometowns is something that is very important to both Luke and I...  And although we don't get to head back home too often, and when we do it's typically for a short period of time, we truly treasure the time with our friends and family while we can.  Jameson and I actually had a great opportunity last week to get some time back in Onalaska with my family. 
Our week long adventure started out with a night stay in the Twin Cities.  Luke had a work meeting Tuesday and Wednesday, so Jameson and I packed our bags and made the trip to Minnesota and joined Luke for the night.  We arrived in the Twin Cities Monday evening (Jameson was a CHAMP  the entire car ride!!!!!) and met up with Kayla and Matt for dinner!  It was SO wonderful to see them and get some much needed "adult" time to chat and catch up. 

Since Luke had a meeting all day Tuesday, Jameson and I decided we would go "bum" around for a bit.  We started our day at the Mall of America (which was not appreciated by Mr. J! AKA melt-down-city the second we entered the mall.)  We then headed to my (old) office in downtown St. Paul to have lunch with my co-workers.  It was great to see everyone and say goodbye one last time.  We then decided to head back to the hotel and relax for a while before my parents arrived to pick us up.  Nana and Grandpa Marson were so gracious to drive up to the Twin Cities to pick the two of us up so we could spend the remainder of the week in Onalaska.  (Let's be honest, they would have driven across the country and back just to see Jameson!)  We were able to catch Luke for a quick goodbye before we headed down river. 
Our relaxing week at my parents consisted of:
Lunch with Nana and Grandpa and Piggy's
A little shopping (of course we had to fit that in)
Visiting Great-Grandma Marson
Ice Cream "date" with Grandpa Marson
Grandpa babysitting J while mommy got her hair done (WAHOO!!)
A trip to the Apple Orchard
and then Friday evening Daddy was able to join us!!!  YAY!

Saturday was an exciting day for the three of us...  We were attending Luke's cousin Melissa's wedding in Independence, WI.  Melissa and Luke have always been very close, so there was no way we would miss her big day!  Luke was also asked to be a reader (he did a great job!!)  Here a few pics from the wedding. 

Melissa and Brian - We are so happy for the two of you and wish you a lifetime of love and happiness!!!  Thanks for allowing us to be apart of your day... You throw a GREAT party!!!

And then, before we knew it, it was Sunday and that meant our relaxing week at home was over... It was time for the three of us to pack our bags and head west.  I have to say, all the activities we did during the week were great, but the best part of the week was getting to spend some much needed father/daughter/grandson time with my dad!  My dad's work schedule and our travel schedules never seem to add up.  It seems every time we are home or we have the family to our place he has to work... This week was great because he had two full days off to hang out with Mr. J and I!!!

It was a great week, but it felt great to sleep in my own bed Sunday night.

Thanks for everything Mom and Dad!!!!  And Congratulations to Melissa and Brian!

Love,
Abby