Memorial Day Weekend at the Farm 2008

For Memorial Day we all piled in the Jeep and headed west to Iowa. We were long over due for a visit during a time where the farm wouldn't be covered in ice like at the holidays. We rolled in very late but even though it was completely dark and everyone was sleeping the dogs immediately started bouncing off the walls of the jeep. They could barely contain themselves from all the excitement let alone sleep until morning...

Saturday they got to meet their new cousin, Lucy. Shelby was not in the mood for a puppy but Lucy was pretty excited to meet a dog that looked so similar to her. Eddie and Lucy however were so much alike in personality and had a blast playing together...

Shelby was not sure what to think about this puppy... she just wanted to explore.

Eddie and Lucy had a blast playing tag...

While the pups played and explored till they collapsed into a nap, I got to spend some time with my mom and new sister-in-law making mints for the wedding. Actually even my brother and Dan helped out with this long tasks.

Now I just need to stop myself from sneaking the mints out of the freezer for the next 6 weeks.

While we were there we also hemmed all the overlays for the wedding and my grandma had a shower for me... I am pretty sad that I don't have any pictures from the shower. It was really thoughtful and also really nice to see all the family that I rarely see beyond the Christmas Eve get together. And the tornado warnings helped make it even more memorable!

Then we packed back up the jeep and headed back east! It was a whirlwind of a trip but we got so much done.