Quite possibly the "coolest"....

....weekend EVER.
And by cool, I am, in NO WAY speaking about the weather. It was the hottest weekend here in 2-years (per the weatherman at least) and it just so happened to be the weekend Bubba was coming to surprise Momma Bear.
For weeks and weeks I have been biting my tongue trying to keep this one a secret. The planning paid off and Mom was blind-sided by Bubba's arrival. We got to spend almost two whole days with him. We had a BBQ to celebrate GGma turning 90, went swimming at Grandpa's, ate breakfast, chilled and even snuck in a trip to Mikuni.

There was also a lot to celebrate and be happy about as well. On Thursday evening I arrived home to find the much anticipated "results" of the NCS exam. I was so blessed to get a "Congratulations....." letter. Not one day later we got word that the offer Tommy made on his very own house was accepted. It is still surreal.....all of it.

During his visit I struggled with being thrilled to have the family together and spend that time and devastated that it cannot happen more often. In my dreams I get to stop at Mom and Dad's in the evening after work when hubby is working. I get to call up Bubba and meet him for chips and salsa on a whim. Reality is the moments this weekend have to fill those voids. Reality is he is only a few hours away. Reality is the photos and videos that warm my heart.

Warning on the videos, maybe turn the sound down, or off.....the roof workers were hard at work at Mom and Dad's so the noise is obnoxious....as is my "woohoooo's" and "we pulled it off's" :-)