Family Fun!

This past Friday was the first day of our long weekend, and we spent a couple of hours seeing my sister, who was in town for half a minute. (Possible slight exaggeration on that half a minute thing.) 

Lori and Jeff were in town for just a couple of days for a family wedding on Jeff's side, so we drove to meet them closer to where they were staying and had a great time catching up, even if the time was brief!

We had a gorgeous day to drive, and our route was pretty similar to my old commute from my radio days. I do not miss driving that every single day! I always appreciate working from home whenever I am reminded of that long drive. 

We met up with them at The Branch, which is a little coffee shop in the tiny town of Fairmount. Ryan and I had been there once before, but it's been a couple of years! And we hadn't ever been there for breakfast. (If you're local, you should go. It's delicious.) 

The perk of outings like this on a weekday is having the place mostly to ourselves! We sat for a long time, telling stories and eating! 

After that, I took a few pictures for Lori and Jeff because....today is their anniversary!!!! Happy anniversary, you two! :) Jeff grew up in Fairmount, so we did a tour of the downtown area, grabbing pictures in front of places that had history for him! (And also - fun walls that Ryan found in alleys.)

And then we did a little shopping around the SUPER CUTE little shops. I absolutely fell in love with the actual building one of the stores was in. Character for days!

And then it was time to say goodbye, which was so sad. :( 

I told Ryan I'm going to start making him take the pictures so he can be the giant head in the middle!  Ha!

It may have been a brief outing, but we had fun! Happy anniversary, Lori and Jeff! If my hair would still stay in a French braid, I would wear one today in honor of my look on your wedding day!!