The Newell Family: Visit back to the States

Brandon and I jumped in our car and made the 12 hour drive back to Bellingham to visit family. We left on Monday August 15th and drove for 9 hours. We stopped in Kamloops and got a hotel for the night. We got up the next morning and finished the drive. Upon arrival we met up with Brandon's mom Kim, Aunt Kelli, Aunt Kerri, brother Anthony, and Grandmom Body for lunch. Brandon had not been home since May so everyone was very excited to see him. We stayed at Brandon's parents house in Blaine. Over the course of the week we packed a lot in. We went to dinner with Brandon's cousin Sean. his wife Holly and their two girls Hailey and Malia. Of course we chose Mexican food as we do not get any at home. We also got our crabbing license and went crabbing for a few days down at the beach. It was amazing to catch crab and cook it fresh on the beach. Doesn't get much better than that. We went on a shopping trip. For those who don't me know well I love to shop. Brandon and I got some great stuff. I mostly got new work clothes for my job that I start on September 6th. My mom came along and we took her to dinner at a restaurant called Joey's. It was yummy. We also managed time to get a massage. Now this was no ordinary massage. It is a Chinese pressure point massage where they push on your pressure points to release tension. It hurts a great deal during the process, but feels amazing at the end. We were also lucky enough to be around for my mom's birthday. We got to help her celebrate the BIG 52 (sorry mom for stating your age). We took her to dinner at a restaurant called The Fork at Agate Bay. It was absolutely delicious and we were quite full when we left. We got to see a few friends while at home, but not as many as we would have liked too. Just not enough time in the day to do everything we wanted. We wrapped up the trip with a dinner at Brandon's parents house with his parents and my mom. It was a nice relaxing night. We left on Tuesday August 23rd to start the drive home. We got a early start and drove straight through. We were sad to leave but excited to get back home. Now Brandon is gearing up for Fall ball in the academy and I start my new job in September.