Eastward I Go

These last two weeks have flown by.  I'm not all that upset about it because A) I had a blast and B) it's only exactly 180 days until graduation baby!  Last week, my little sis graduated from high school.  As my mom was crying over packing her last kid's last school lunch, Chelsey was celebrating the end of Rising Sun High School and the soon-to-be end of living at home.  I flew in on Wednesday and spent 5 wonderful days with my family, my grandparents visiting from Oregon, and my dog.  Not to mention Nutter's, Rita's, and Woody's, the best food in town!  We got to sleep in, go to the Amish nursery, walk at Fair Hill, play Just Dance, laugh at family jokes, give mom and grams mani/pedis, make cake pops for the new grads, and see Chelsey grow right up.  I knew things were going to be good when I walked in the door at about 1 AM Wednesday and Chelsey gives me the bestest gift of all time...

She is really into pottery these days and is getting quite good!  I'm using this little bowl right now to hold rings and jewelry!  I was so excited I had to give her my handmade gift to remind her of all her loved ones when away at college...

Grams, rockin' the caviar nails...

Friday was the big day, full of all the normal graduation festivities...

My favorite day was Saturday.  Chelsey had parties to attend to so me, mom, and grams hung out.  We went to the nursery and picked out some beautiful succulents.  The Amish family that owns it are succulent collectors and they have quite the selection at great prices.  Here are gram's finds, and all for about $40:

We then went down to Newark to do a little girly shopping.  I got a copy of Grimm's fairy tales, which I am now reading and love!  We went to Heart and Home, my favorite local Vera Bradley vendor and got the coveted new Vera iPhone cover.  Then we hit up SAS cupcakes and tried the peanut butter chocolate and the s'mores cupcakes.  

That night we went out to a big family dinner.  Dad and gramps cracked me up and the restaurant was busy and fun.  I got three types of crab AND we got Rita's on the way home, at gramps request.  Tummy heaven!  After all that, me and Chelsey went in the hot tub and played all of our favorite songs on Just Dance II AND watched Teen Wolf.  Pretty much, if I'm dying and someone tells me I have one more day to live, this day is exactly how I'd spend it.  

I had an awesome weekend and I'm so grateful for my family!!!  And good food and parents who pay for plane tickets and a nice boss who lets me off of work and for the beauty and culture of Maryland.