Surprise Visit

Autumn's dad just finished building his house this weekend and was having a big housewarming party, so....we decided to fly up and surprise him. We had originally planned on meeting up with Autumn's mom in Phoenix to go dress shopping for the upcoming Marine Ball, but she convinced us to change our plans and go all the way up to our parents neck of the woods in almost Canada.

We also decided that we would surprise my mom which just about ended up with her in a state of shock when we walked in the door at the Gallea! But in the end it was a fun surprise for all. We got our shopping done in Spokane (thanks 1-day sale at Macy's!) and got to spend time with everyone. As it turned out, my mom was also in the middle of home improvements and was replacing her roof over the weekend. I of course volunteered for cleanup duty and we ended up hauling literally 1.5 TONS of roof crap to the dump. Afterward there was a big poker party, so I got to visit with a bunch of my aunts and uncles too. Jeannie even grabbed a last minute flight from the coast!

Meanwhile, Autumn caught up on TV and dungeoness crab with her mom, and spent Saturday with her dad, roasting a half-pig (that he raised!!) for the big party. The turnout at the party was great, and we got to visit with 1.5 tons of people that we hadn't seen in months! We tried to convince people that we really liked living in Mexico City, but the average reaction was pretty much, "Oh? Really? I've only heard BAD things...so anyway, blah blah blah" ;) Regardless of the fact that no one believed us that one could actualy ENJOY living in Mexico, the part was a smashing success, and I plan on changing my will to include a clause that I wish to buried in a vat of Autumn's uncle Al's BBQ sauce!

Not too many photos from the weekend...I guess we were having too much fun!

Good morning turkeys! Gobble-Gobble...
Just wait 'til Thanksgiving...muhuhuwahwahahahh

Al & Autumn's dad roasting the pig!

Ed & Lynn's new place

The real chef!