"Home"

Now I know after being in Aarhus for 11 months you would think that this would be "home", but it just will never be my real "home".  Portland just feels like home, and so many people that I love so dearly are there. 
Even though when I was leaving I was saying I was heading back home too.. so clearly my heart is just split.. I am lucky to have love in both places.

Wild crash ride at home.  Ran around like a mad woman spending as much time as I could with everyone I miss soooo much.  Came back to Denmark feeling like I needed to sleep for about a week, but was so worth it.  Miss everyone so much it hurts sometimes.  Just keep having to remind myself of the crazy adventure I am on, and all the fun things I am still going to do while over here!!!  Thursday I head to Italy to meet Jess for a week before we head to Greece for a week too!  2 weeks of vacation is so close I can taste it!  :-D

Somehow I didn't feel the need to take pictures of everything I was doing, which I totally should have... Guess those pictures will just be in my head for me.

First things first.  I turned 30 this year!  So clearly I had to go home to spend that event with all my girls.  Just somehow wouldn't have been the same without them.  Jess planned a lovely night at the Melting Pot and we all got together and ate way too much food (as seems to always happen there, but is sooo good every time)

Lil Sis and I, love you Kins.

Besties! 

 Mmmmm, melted cheese for appetizer, and melted chocolate for desert!!  num num num

Next we were on to Vegas!!!  Had to have a crazy bachelorette weekend for Sara to send her off into her matrimonials in style.  I am still shocked how much VIP treatment we receive even though we are all right around 30.  Guess getting such a large group of good natured girls together, who are a lot of fun, will get you a long way.  We had so many laughs, and so much fun playing together!!!  And soooo little sleep.  Brit, still swearing off trips with you for a while, we are bad news together!

Yay Lady Wolf Pack!!!!!  Watch out Vegas, here we come!

Mitch and his ladies, he made sure we were well taken care of  :-)

Last weekend before leaving was Sara's wedding, which was a crazy awesome event in it's self!!!  Epic schenanagins for sure!

We started the weekend off with a little brewfest on Thursday and Friday nights!  So much fun to go and taste so many delicious beers!  Not quite the same as over here, that's for sure.  Main option is Carlsberg, and that gets old real fast.  We are so spoiled in the pacific northwest with all the micro-brews we have!!!

And of course I had to spend some time with my favorite little girl.  Princess Layla is getting so big!  She is such a little domestic bee already, "helping" mom in the kitchen. :-D

Baby Jack, such an adorable baby, I mean what else could be expected with those gorgeous parents.  Linds is going to have her hands full with both I am sure. Glad I get to be part of it.  Hard to not be around while they are getting bigger that's for sure.

I spent a couple evenings with Casey's little boy Kale too, but didn't get any pictures  :(

Next visit I will have to be better about that!

I didn't get to see everyone I wanted to, but hopefully at Christmas we can make up for that!!!  I miss eveyone so much already!  Such a large piece of my heart is missing when you all are so far away.  What an amazing trip though, makes me appreciate all the beautiful people I have in my life that have enriched it so much.  Cheers.