Well, not for long, but I'm back. It feels good to be writing in "Life in the Slow Lane" again! If you missed reading about my summer in Hungary, I wrote all about it here. I can't believe that there are just about two weeks left of summer! And on the 22, I head to BRUSSELS!!!! I'm so excited. And yes, I made a new blog for the semester, but more on that later...
I wish I could capture how much I've grown this summer. Spiritually, I have learned. so. much. In a lot of ways, I feel like a different person than when I left. I'm obviously not a different person, but in some ways I am. I don't know. I can't explain it, really.
When I got home, my family and I headed on our first family vacation in a long time. We headed north! The first stop was Dollywood. It was so fun.
Fun Times at Dollywood
Afterwards, we continued to Banner Elk, NC. Some family friends graciously allowed us to stay in their mountain house. It is beautiful and restful and the perfect place for our family vacation. The first full day we were there we all sat on the porch and READ. So of course, I was happy. The next day we went for a hike on Grandfather Mountain. On Friday, we headed to Cherokee, NC. That was also really fun! We shopped and saw the play, "Unto These Hills," about the history of the Cherokee people. The next day, we stopped in Rock City. I'd never been there before and I LOVED it! It is really beautiful and cool. We made it back home, and I was definitely glad to be back sleeping in my own bed. But it was a really fun family trip, and I'm really glad we went.
My wonderful family
Since then, I've been piddling around the house, taking care of some stuff, and getting ready to head back to Europe!
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