Back in the swing of things

Hi everyone! I have returned. We took a week-long trip home to Utah to see our parents and families. It was a good trip and we love seeing our families but I am tired and glad to be home! Time to get back in the swing of things around here, hence my post title. Mostly that involves dealing with mountains of laundry and remedying the empty refrigerator, but also getting back into the blogging and creative groove again.

In my last post I mentioned going thrifting on the road. As it turned out, I didn't do any thrifting at all. The thrift stores in Utah are high-priced and picked over, and the weather last weekend was terrible, so there were no sales. (We woke up to an inch of snow on Saturday morning!) Even if the weather had been nice, we ended up with plans on Saturday morning. We were privileged to attend this sweet boy's funeral service. We know Joey's family from when we lived in Savannah, and they are the best kind of people. It was so great to see them again on Saturday although we all wished it had been under happier conditions, of course. The funeral was beautiful and although it was sad, there was also a wonderful sense of peace and love. We were glad that it worked out that we were able to attend.

I'm getting antsy for the next Sweet Goodness swap! I've been trying so hard to guess what the theme might be for this time around. Rebecca and Lucy have dropped a couple of hints but they've been maddeningly vague so I'm still guessing! I love shopping and planning for swaps so I'm anxious to get started again. Mostly I think I just like shopping, so having a swap to justify it makes it much easier. LOL How long do you think they'll leave us guessing? ;)

I'm glad to be back! :)