Home!

The Bellies and I are finally home. We got in Monday before lunch and my mom came with. It's been great....well all except the part where Bellies doesn't feel the need to sleep anymore. Last night was a tough one....Dan, my mom and I all had our shifts since that little girl refused to sleep.

Monday my mom and I picked up the girls from school and they were so excited to see the both of us. My mom got a little bit more of an excited reaction but that's okay. I came home to a tidy house, Dan did great. I forgot for a minute though that he is a guy and mostly, he is not me when it comes to cleaning so when he called I was a little (okay to be honest a lot) grumpy with him over the laundry pile and bathroom and floors. He came home, I apologized and he went to the store and came home with a beautiful bouquet of flowers. I'm so lucky....I'm the one being a grump and he still tries to cheer me up even though I wasn't totally fair with him.

So the past couple of days my mom and I have been cleaning. I'm feeling a lot better....it's amazing what a clean house does for me. It's so great to be home! I missed Dan, I missed Madison and Hannah and I missed my routine. When we got on the train to come home Monday, it was so nice to see outside and feel like I was "home." As cheesy as it sounds, home is where my family is....and even though I wasn't born here...we have made this country our home. It was nice to see family....but 11 extra days was more than enough. I was excited to see my sister go to prom and help her get ready. She looked beautiful. It was fun bugging my little brother....I think deep down he does like me pestering him....and if he doesn't know it now he will some day. I enjoyed my time in Utah seeing my sisters and brother in laws but mostly my niece and nephew who are the cutest nephew and niece anybody could ask for. So many good times, so many laughs (I think Shannon and me talking in our southern accents was one of them) and so much yummy Mexican food.