last weekend was...
just.
too.
short.
that's what we always say when we do our "mini"-roadtrips to cleveland to visit mr p's giant family. it always sounds easy to just leave after work, drive 7.5 hours to cleveland, spend some time with the family, then drive back. and don't worry... we
DO IT
... but that drive is just so awful.
driving there we are both excited and "try" to help each other stay awake (sorry babe... i never make it the last two hours), so it's not so bad. it's on sunday, usually after an epic night of
liberal libations
, that we switch often, and do nothing but sleep in our non-driving time.
but... it's always worth it to see everyone's Phan-tastic faces. especially when there's a big
30th birthday and mother's day
to celebrate!
froyo! with mr p's friends from
KINDERGARTEN!
mr p, taking in the warm weather and sunshine
mr p's little sis had some bedazzled shoes
(the lights at lava lounge were perfect for sparkling up some sparkly shoes!)
...obviously everyone loved those bedazzled shoes :P
birthday boy got surprised by getting
SWARMED
with silly-string-armed grown men.
yum... cupcake: just ok.
cream cheese frosting: literally "the icing on the cake"
some of the ladies of the night, with the bride-to-be on the right :D
congrats, alisa!
love you lovely ladies!
whoa! mr p's "little" bro, and
ANOTHER
bride-to-be!! congrats, mai!
but... despite the short weekend, we were still able to DEEP clean my car (poor thing needed it SO bad), do 3 loads of laundry, eat pho...
TWICE
, spend time with visitors from columbus, time with the siblings and the rents, too... all before driving back early afternoon on sunday.
homemade pho...
we eat a similar dish at nha trang around the corner from our house... but this is made with HOMEMADE rice noodles and HOMEMADE nuoc mam.
even after all the good food we ate this weekend, mr p couldn't resist...
crazy silly (but awesome) nephews
future engineer :D my work clothes
almost
fit...
hello new jersey!
we miss everyone already, but we're glad to be home!
one last
big happy 30th birthday to the birthday boy
,
and
happy mother's day to mr p's mama and my mama :D
now it's time for some of the Phan-tastic fam to come visit
US!
cheers.
6 comments:
Wow, 7.5 hours of driving sounds intense but also would be worth it to spend time with the people you love! Looks like a packed but fun weekend! xo
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roadtrip, friends, great good. a successful weekend for sure!
Hey lady! I dig your blog, came here through cup of jo comments. I saw you asking about the best places to find meats and wanted to refer you to Chelsea Market, Dicksons meat stand. It's great, local, organic, safe and healthy meat! Cheers.
thanks for the suggestion! if i don't make it there tonight, definitely tomorrow! who doesn't love a good stroll through chelsea market anyways, right?
Yay for lifelong friends! I've known some of my ffriends since elementary school and it's something I wouldn't trade for anything!
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