Home again!

So we're back in San Jose...the road trip was filled with long drives, but on the way we got to see some great people. We stopped in to visit a good friend Nick who has leukemia, and he played some songs on his guitar (when I say his guitar, I mean the one that he made by hand). We planned a sing-a-long/jam session for later this winter.

Iowa was very pretty, but Nebraska was LONG...

Colorado was beautiful as usual, we stayed with Pat and George (the in-laws) in Eagle. We got to play on Heidi's gymnastics equipment (there is a rule - no adults on the gym floor, but since we're kids at heart, I guess it was OK)...

For our last road trip evening, we decided to splurge (with the relocation guidelines of reasonable lodging ang food) and stayed at Mandalay Bay Resort! Due to a housekeeping snafu, not only did we end up upgraded to a 2 bdrm suite with amazing views of Las Vegas, but it actually ended up being our least expensive hotel room for the whole trip (unless you count staying with the McCollums) We couldn't figure out how to turn the lights off, so you'll have to imagine the rest of the view:

When I got home last night, I received a pleasant surprise from MN - a beautiful card from Terri! It was a nice homecoming.

Tomorrow, we get the family together to tell them the big news!