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This has been the most wonderful and most productive vacation I've ever taken.  In ten days: I've nearly finished the final wedding details, ate tons of delicious food, saw all my grandparents, including my great-grandmother, spent time with friends I hadn't seen in years, bonded with my mom, had lunch with a former teacher, experienced my first ultra sound (my sister's baby) and ran a total of 22 miles. There is more... but those are the highlights. I'm truly not ready to leave tomorrow afternoon, but at least I have my lover and the Isabelle Boulay concert to look forward to.

Quelques photos:

Power-hungry woman with a drill... or my mom helping to make the center pieces for my wedding reception

My GG with Charlie (who is pretty much so cute you could eat him, right?)

My favorite French-t-shirt-wearing toddler

Rubbing baby Diego's back until he fell asleep on my chest? Ahh... priceless. Really can't wait to have my own... sigh.

The highlight of my trip: Stephen and Sarah driving up from Lexington to spend the weekend with me.  We had a splendid reunion...especially since it had been nearly two years since our last meeting.

And, finally, in poor Blackberry sound/visual quality, a video of Sarah and me singing Sheryl Crow's Favorite Mistake. Our other performances included: Shoop, Say You Love Me and Gangsta's Paradise. I heart karaoke, but only after several glasses of wine.

There is truly no place like home.