I'm taking advantage of the federal holiday on Monday and heading home to Dallas for a few days! I'll miss my grandparents by just a few days (the power is back on in Lake Charles - finally!) but I will get a nice weekend with the fam. We're already thinking of taking a trip down to the State Fair and enjoying the chaos. Apparently a friend of a friend has taken the blue ribbon for his homemade Mayhaw Jelly, and there's a jar from the same award-winning batch sitting at home that I hope to get to try.

In other news, everyone's favorite mountain man has finished a 2600 mile, seven month journey along the Pacific Coast Trail, from the Mexican border all the way up to Canada. The daily journal of the trek is a must read. Congratulations, Dave!

And, in conclusion, I will now post a picture of my cousin's baby Tatum. Cause she's just cute. :)