We are Family!

This weekend was crazy busy, but crazy rewarding too. As most of you know, my parents have lived in North Carolina for 3 years now (as of last week!), so my brother and I do not get to see them as often as we would like. If only airfare wasn't SO damn expensive, I'd make bi-weekly weekend trips! So my parents came up Friday and left yesterday. Quick visit, but jam packed with stuff! I don't think any of us went to bed before midnight any night this weekend - so out of character for us. It's hard to pinpoint the best moment of the weekend. My parents met one of my closest, best friends, her husband, and their daughter - FINALLY after 3 years of close, true friendship! My mom got to meet my other best friend's son, dad got to visit with a friend he hasn't seen in a while - and the four of us got to uphold our long standing Father's Day tradition (a few weeks early). We were able (for the second year in a row) to get dad his steamers at the bea...