Today, after a very long flight and quick layover in Dallas, I made it HOME. It is the first time I’ve been home since moving to Hawaii and it was so wonderful to see my family and so many of my friends and Nola. My fantastic Mom and fantastic Tom threw a Cinco de Mayo themed cookout/get together so I could see as many people as possible in the short amount of time that I’m home. I seriously think Tom cooked for days…he wanted everything to be authentic and it was INCREDIBLE (see pictures below). We had margaritas, guacamole, enchiladas, tacos, rice and beans. My Mom also made my Grandma’s homemade sheet-cake brownies from scratch. As if the amazing food wasn’t enough, I got to see most of my family, high school friends, family friends and college friends. I feel so very loved and so thankful that I got to see so many people in one night! Hawaii is incredible, but I miss these people! 🙂

I’ve missed her!

Table for the party.

Another table.

Margaritas, wine, beer and more!

Food!

Brownies!

My Mom, Austin and I

Sibling love.

Cousins (minus Kyle)! Austin, Janelle, Olivia, me, Owen, Bailey and Krista.

My dinner…taco, enchilada and rice and beans. SO GOOD!

Strawberry, piña colada.

Owen opening his birthday card from me. It was a puzzle :).

Olivia and Owen playing with the puzzle.

Family friends for too many years to count. Elizabeth, me and Kristen.

Austin, me, Kristen and Elizabeth

College friends! Tommy, me, Emily, Dodie and Doug.

Babies! Emily and Tommy are having a girl and Dodie and Doug are having twin boys!

Emel and I

Emel, Patrick and I