Ehlana and Ethan:
Most of our weekend guests are still on the way here – or really just getting started, but the ‘Arizona’ grandparents are here; and our family architects are here too for some business meetings ahead of the holiday break. Our academic adventures were barely that at all; and we mostly played and had fun except for a bit of clean-up and project wrap-ups to get ready for the Christmas season studies. We were set free a bit early too; and now we’re ready to get started on our long weekend adventures.
For the record, this is a ‘home’ weekend for our family and an away weekend for the Johnson clan – which is why Josiah, Christina, and their kids will be with her family this weekend. That always feels weird to us, but that’s mostly because Uncle Adam and his family isn’t included for obvious reasons – especially when we’re also talking about all of his Johnson and McEwan relatives sharing different holidays with their respective in-law families. Let’s also add that Naomi’s York relatives will be here for the weekend and will spend lots of time with us through their connections to the Ayres; and we’ll need to make sure that Gerald and Yvonne have fun while here too. We also want to mention that this Thanksgiving will be a bit different thanks to also having cottages to use for weekend guests, and finally, Dawn has to work and fly until Friday, so she’ll miss the big dinner, but will be here for a few days starting on late Friday night or Saturday morning depending on any travel delays that are normal for the holiday – even for the pilots that don’t deal with passenger flights.
The rest of our news can wait for future updates. Ethan and I are ready to meet up with our friends and get started on the fun now – and the work we’re sure to be drafted to help with too, so while we do that; stay tuned for those reports and have an awesome day whenever your ‘now’ is in our future!
Until next time, live with love, fellow Magi of the Light!
