there's no place like...

 home, but honestly, it's hard to leave here.  We have had such a nice vacation!  

A few hot air balloons flew right over the house the other day...

Yesterday, we went out and about in the Space Car, ha.  Isn't Camille cute?   We went to World Market, and had way too much fun, then for coffee, then to Target.

I made this pumpkin pie for Aaron, and I would love to say that what it lacks in looks it makes up for in taste, but  I accidentally doubled the butter.  Now, as yummy as that sounds, it did make the oven smoke, and the house all hazy, but the smoke alarms did not go off this time at least.  The pie has a nice texture, the flavor is amazing except for the smoky taste.  oops.  

World Market had Halloween candy 75% off, so we tried these Pimlico candies from England...mmm.

And these from Australia.  Not too bad!

Riley making homemade pasta, Aaron helping with the chicken Alfredo.

They brought us some chocolates, and macarons for Miss Camille

Homemade chicken ramen bowl...

The chicken alfredo, that chicken was so good, hand breaded and oven fried.  

That Santa Claus cup and in the desert, well, it really doesn't make sense to me.  We're headed home to a snowy forecast, to chilly dark days.  We know our skin won't feel the sunshine on it for months.  These days have been a real gift, absolutely.  

Now the dreaded heading to the airport.  I like the adventure of traveling, but the scurrying and hurrying and being scanned and having the passport ready and finding the ticket on my phone and waiting in lines and squishing into the middle seat (we are middle and window for the six hour cross-country flight), not my cup of tea.  You're supposed to stay hydrated for flights, but when you have to wake up the aisle guy to get out to pee, and there's always turbulence when I step into the tiny lil bathroom, it's like I trigger it or something.  Our connection is tight again, and the first flight has been delayed a little, but I'm trying not to stress about it.  I didn't sleep so well last night, but I am mostly packed.  I brought too many clothes, then add to that the stuff I bought at World Market, and that silly tennis dress I bought to swim in, which was great, but will I ever wear it again?  I am already not bringing home the ridiculous Hello Kitty sweatshirt fabric skirt that I bought to sleep in with the American flag t-shirt.  I needed something, and well, clearance rack.  

We went the first three days here without our luggage, only bought that stuff on the first day, totals around a hundred dollars including the bathing suit I ordered from Amazon.  So we opted to apply for travel credit for compensation instead, hopefully they give it to both of us.  I've always like JetBlue, but their customer service has been absolutely terrible.  

Anyway, I'll bring the dogs outside again in a bit, get some sunshine, then change into my traveling dress and off we'll go to the big huge airport...