It's been a while...

Here I sit in the middle of Portland, Oregon in my too small but yet too big camper when I should be sleeping but can't.  I am thinking of my family that is now up in the air flying home.  It has been a whirlwind 5 weeks, especially the past couple, man that went by fast.  I miss my husband already and I know he misses me and wishes he could be here.  I promised him I would enjoy myself and I plan to.  It is now just Owen, Molly and I on the last half of our cross country trip. 
A lot has happened since I posted last.  We have been back to the Grand Canyon, spent a couple days on the west coast in Bodega Bay, Seen the Giant Sequoia trees and the Ancient Redwoods, walked through a Ghost Town that was once a thriving Boom Town, driven over the Golden Gate Bridge and through downtown San Francisco (with a camper), ran into the Pacific Ocean, Seen the deepest Lake in the USA and finally got the hell out of California!!
It is hard to put into words what we have seen and done.  There are so many small moments we have had or little things that we have done that we might (or the kids might) remember more than the big ones and that is okay.  I have learned that the kids and all of us really can not live without some kind of internet or phone signal for more than a day.  I think we have all learned some things about each other and maybe some things that we would rather not know by living in this 27 foot camper together for weeks on end.  I couldn't wait to have some peace and quiet when everyone left, some room to move without bumping into someone but I fear I will crave the closeness that will not be here too soon.  Poor Owen, he has to put up with me for the rest of this trip.  :)I better get to bed before i get too sappy.