_: Whirlwind Tour of the Northeast

We have returned safely from our whirlwind tour of the northeast. It was a blast!

Wednesday night: we drove to Newnan to spend the night with my aunt and uncle (who won again and is still undefeated!).

Thursday morning: we caught a flight to Pittsburgh; from the airport, Gary rode with friends to Morgantown for the Auburn/West Virginia game. What a game. I will say that our whole flight to Pitt was all ORANGE - it was AUSOME! War Eagle anyway. While Gary cheered on the Tigers, Henry and I visited with our very dear friends, Ray and Jan Dobrosky. As many of you know, my parents became great friends with Ray & Jan when they lived in Pittsburgh way before I was born. Our families have all kept in touch over the years . . . vacations in Hilton Head, visits to each others homes, all wonderful times. They have always been like family/second parents to me. While the South is known for its hospitality, I will have to say that the Dobrosky house may take hospitality to a new level. Thank you, Ray and Jan, for absolutely spoiling us while we were there! We love you guys.

Henry meets Grandma Jan for the first time and is sporting his Steelers outfit she gave him. She had another Steeler outfit for him when we arrived. :)

S, Jan, Ray

When we would vacation with Ray/Jan in HH, their children and close friends would also come. Some of them stopped by Thursday night to say hello and catch up-it was so nice of them to make the effort to say hello!

Friday: Gary rode back to where we were after the football game. On Friday, we rented a car and drove six hours to Michigan to visit Kevin and Suzanne. The weather was nasty and rainy the whole drive. We had dinner with Sue's parents Friday night and then crashed.

Saturday: Kevin and Gary left at 6am Saturday morning and headed to Ann Arbor for the Michigan State/Michigan game at the Big House. They had plenty of time to tailgate and play cornhole. They had a blast and the Spartans were victorious! Woo hoo! Meanwhile, Sue and I returned the rental car and watched the game at Sue's house in their newly finished basement. Henry, who was a trooper the entire trip, took a three hour nap on Saturday afternoon. Poor little guy!

Go Green!

Sunday: the main reason we planned this whirlwind tour was to celebrate with the Perlins by helping host a baby shower for them. On Sunday we had a very nice shower for Baby Perlin, due around Christmastime. We are ready to meet you, little P! From the shower we left for the Detroit airport and flew back to Atlanta. We ended up getting home around 9:30pm last night. Thanks Kevin and Suzanne for a lovely visit! We had a truly wonderful time seeing our loved ones!

I will say that it is nice to be home and see our dogs and be settled. Henry did well on both flights-he was awake about half the time and slept half the time. He was up very late each night and slept in three different places and still had a smile a good bit of the time. He is happy to be home as well. Henry has been to more places in his first 9 months than he will probably go in the next few years . . . Chattanooga, San Diego, Orlando, Sarasota, South Carolina (Greenwood), Seaside, Pittsburgh, and Detroit. I say all of that not to boast about Henry's travels, but more as a side note to say that the Vaughans are officially done traveling for 2008.

We hope everyone had a good weekend and happy early Halloween!