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Memorial day did not disappoint! Even though Josh and Rheanne were out of town Quatchin it up at the Gorge...we still had a great time with everyone else (and we'll see them 4th of July weekend!)
I had a blast with the sweetest, smartest little boy in the world! Ollie has grown up so much and it makes me hate living so far away from him even more. He is so smart and hilarious. I got to push him on the swing, chase him around playing superheroes, push him on the skateboard, and listen to his hilarious observations.
I had great quality time with my mom, dad, grandma, and aunt. I think my favorite part of the weekend was talking to my grandma about my grandpa. We got to go with her to put flowers on his grave (which she's been doing for 40 years now). We also went to her parents and her brother's grave and put flowers on those. She talked about the time she went to Normandy and how she felt when she knew she was walking on the same beach my grandpa had walked on. She couldn't stop talking about him and recounted the day of his funeral. Now, 40 years after his death and she is still in love with him (my dad told me that she had a full-ride scholarship to U of I but didn't tell my grandpa because she knew he would want her to get an education instead of getting married but she wanted to marry him so badly that she didn't tell him until years later!). She also talked to me more about my Irish heritage (when we came over someone robbed my family and only stole the coat of arms and papers to our castle!).I could've talked to her all day and it made me miss home even more.
Going to Boise never feels like taking a weekend off or going on vacation. It feels like going home. I almost forget that we have to go back to Spokane. I pray someday Brand and I can move back to Boise. Until then..we'll be here doing whatever it is we're supposed to be doing here (currently we'll be saving up for another trip to Ireland next year..just us :) )