A weekend away
This past weekend our entire family gathered to celebrate my niece's wedding. While the ceremony (and bride) were beautiful, my favorite moments were the small, quiet ones. Well, the small ones. Some of them were incredibly loud! Our extended family took over the hotel's restaurant every morning for breakfast, my great nieces and nephews dodging between adults and playing with my kids. I had moments--mere moments--with my sister-in-law, between her hosting guests and loving on her grandchildren, but those brief conversations were packed with so much encouragement. Some highlights: Our littlest is now so very pre-teen, and her own person. But I secretly caught the above picture of her holding my husband's hand. Fr G, Z, and I had an amazing dinner at the home of his college roommate, who has lived with his family and extended family for years in the city we visited. We went to church on Sunday morning before our flig...
