Three day weekends with family

One of the things I look forward to when I come back from the holiday break is the fact that just two weeks later, we get ANOTHER day off!  We got our 3-day weekend in observance of MLK, so Mike and I used those extra days to get a little quality time with the family.  My brother was in town for work this past week, and he stayed the weekend before continuing his tour of the East Coast airports.

We took the opportunity to have some late night sibling bonding time (after post-flu Mike went to bed early), to build a few "forts" with Winston on the couch, to take a road trip to Connecticut, to have a few go-kart races (not me of course, maybe after the baby comes!!!), to have an early birthday celebration for my bro-chacho, to take in some New York pizza, to show Garrett the new hood in Bronxville, and to catch up on the life that's happened since we last saw each other over Christmas.

Sunday was extremely dangerous outside with some daunting episodes of black ice all over the tri-state area.  So it was the perfect, rainy, dreary day to be inside with family.  We did have to hike it back to New York in the evening, but by then the weather had warmed up & the roads were a bit less treacherous.

 I love that my family can turn their occasional business trips into some family time - I'm extremely lucky that they come to New York more often then they need to be in Atlanta or say....Minneapolis.  I'll take as much time as I can get & can't wait until that time turns into more visits with our future little Miss.

My brother celebrated a very special birthday yesterday & even though we didn't get to be with him and the rest of the family in Texas on the actual day, we did get some special time with him.  Happy Birthday to my best buddy & the greatest brother ever.  We can't wait to hopefully have a REAL guest bedroom for you for your next visit (even though Winston likes to encroach on your little couch forts)!