Back from the States

We just got back from a trip back to the states! It was an awesome trip overall. Had some rough patches but overall great. Our trip started off in Portland, OR where we spent some limited time with my Dad. We went to the awesome town of Hood River and did some hiking up by Multonomah Falls. We got into Bend on my 28th birthday and had a great bday dinner at Outback! YUMMM! We spent some time in Bend before flying to Las Vegas with my mom and having a great little getaway ( while Riley stayed with Auntie Devin). Vegas has changed some since we went in 2002 but overall was still very hot and very expensive! My mom took us to see Cirque de Sole which was incedible! We had an adventure trying to come back from Vegas, our plane went up in the air only to be turned around and landed back in Vegas for a 5 hour delay and a changing of planes, I was soooo thankful to make it back to Bend in the end. Sarah and her boys came to stay with us after we got back from Vegas and we had a couple days of hanging out with them which was awesome. Then we spent the 4th of July at our friend's Ron and Michelle's. We had not been in Bend for the 4th since Jason joined the air force so that was a nice treat. We drove up to Portland on Monday night the 6th. We finally got to our hotel around 10 since we didn't leave Bend until my mom got off work and stopped in Salem for dinner. When we got to our hotel I checked my email to see an urgent email from Jason's sister. After not being able to get ahold of her we called Jason's parents and were given the shocking news that Jason's older brother Lester had died suddenly at the age of 36. Jason was devestated as you can imagine. It really makes you think when someone young suddenly dies. After a lot of back and forthing Jason decided to see Riley and I home and then see if he could get back for the funeral. Well the funeral arrangements came together a lot quicker then expected and the funeral will be this Monday July 13th. Jason will not be coming back for it, which was a very hard decision for him but in the end it is what is best for our family. So Monday we are pretty much back to normal with both of us work, work, working! Next trip??? Houston in September for the American Association of Medical Assistants Conference????? We shall see