Holiday Break, part family reunion

My family, after 7 years, was able to come together this Christmas for a reunion and it was awsome! This was the reason for my trip and it was well worth it. We were not without our moments of stress, but overall a wonderful visit that I enjoyed immensely! My uncle Alan moved to St. George, UT about 6 months ago and its where our family actually met up for a reunion 7 years ago. We all stayed at his house as well as several rented condos in the same timeshare complex. There were 35 people total and we came from California, Idaho, Utah, and Alaska. We went hiking, did plenty of swimming and soaking in the hot tub, went indoor go-kart racing (in which I took a very proud 2nd place against a bunch of tough guys who couldn't quite believe it), spent a day at Zion National Park, watched old home videos, played games, and had plenty of laughs. It was really something special to be surrounded by everyone and have so much love and hugs. I needed that boost and I appreciated it so much. I took a ton of pictures and still didn't manage to get enough. Its hard to get everyone in, but here are a few. I love you guys and miss you already! When and where is the next one? Idaho? Pismo maybe?

I went back to Vegas on New Year's Day and spent one more night there with Erik. We had a fun night and both headed home the next morning. He to San Diego, and I back to Nome. He was home in a couple of hours, but I didn't get home until almost 24 hours later. I had an overnight pit stop in Anchorage. Mike of course scooped me up at the airport, I caught a few zzzz's and then back to the airport in the am. Home at last just before noon. If/when I leave Nome I will not miss those long plane flights in and out. Thanks for a great reunion everyone. Love you lots!


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