Seattle... Again!

That's right. This girl journeyed home again this last weekend.

I couldn't possibly resist when perfectly gorgeous Seattle spring days, Mariners baseball, a long training run with my marathon buddy, a beautiful cousin's wedding, and all my family awaited me! It was one last perfect at-home hurrah before graduation and all that jazz.

I don't care if you're not a Mariners fan or even a baseball fan, there is no denying that this right here is a little slice of heaven.

Some people really don't love hanging out with their parents. I am so not one of those people. My parents are my best friends, and we have all kinds of great fun together. Also, i've been training them in the art of crazy-faced selfies. I think they've been picking up the skill rather nicely.

The perfect way to spend a Friday night with family at one of my favorite places on earth!

One of the newer blessings of heading north to Seattle every once in a while: MALLORY. Who ever would have guessed that while in Tonga I would be lucky enough to strike up a guaranteed lifelong friendship with a girl who lives in my home city/state? It is so great! Plus I finally got to meet her hilarious hubs Joshua this time around. I was so happy to have them join us at Safeco Field for their first-ever Mariners game.

Less than 12 hours after the game Mal and I were together once again... this time for an early morning 16-mile training run. Its a pretty big deal that I was able to run for three hours without listening to any music, and its all because of this girl right here. We can talk forever about whatever, and even when the sweat gets real and the legs get wobbly, running with her by my side is great. I can't wait for our Rock n' Roll in June!!

Saturday was wedding day for my stunning cousin McKenna and her love Jason! I was zombie-tired all day long, but still so glad for the chance to spend a beautiful day with family in celebration of the kick-off of their eternity together.

I don't even know how to explain it, but this picture perfectly captures a moment of hilarity between a mother and her daughters. Maybe you had to be there...

I love to see the temple.

THIS FAMILY.

Basically my brother and his wife are super-parents. With three active little girlies, they're outnumbered and have very full arms and hands and bags and diapers and cars and LIVES. But they handle it so well and manage to look dang good while doing it.

Me and mini-me. Crazy-faced-selfie skills at play once again. 

This was way too much fun.

I love my family. I love my friends. I love Seattle. 

And I love putting them all together for one fantastic weekend.