Family Road/Flying Trips

This weekend was a fun-filled Family Road/Flying Trip to the Midwest. 

On Thursday evening, I drove down to Littleton from Boulder, to find my brother packing for college, and everyone preparing for our early flight the next morning.
Friday morning dawned bright and early at 3:30am and we were off to a 6:30am flight! What a rush. We flew into Minneapolis, and made the five hour drive up to Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Hello Twin Cities!!

It was truly wonderful to be back in the Midwest, knowing that so many of my dear friends were nearby.

Friday was spent gathering more necessary supplies for Steven and his year. We toured around campus, and prepared to get ready for move-in the next day!

It was a privilege to spend time with my brother as he lead me through some of the aviation buildings on Friday night. His wealth of knowledge about flight amazes me. He is so passionate about flight, and I know he will do well!

Saying I'm proud of my brother is an understatement. I feel blessed to be his sister. I know he will do so well! That much was evident as he was moving in all of his things on Saturday and we were making multiple trips to Target as well as every single other UND student.

Inside the hockey arena

I couldn't imagine not being there for Steven that day and with my parents. It was a pretty exciting day! I feel fortunate that I was able to spend time with my family this weekend.

 

In the afternoon we said goodbye, and headed back to Minnesota for the night.

On Sunday morning, we packed up early and drove to Decorah to surprise some people at Luther!! It was a much-needed trip, and I am so grateful my parents were willing to drive the additional seven hours down to Luther from Grand Forks.

Our drive down to Luther included a stop in Fargo.

It was so good to be back on campus and see some dear friends!!

Amazing how large of an impact a place and it's people can have on you. I am so grateful to call Luther home. I dearly miss it, and cannot wait to be there in October to visit.

We rounded out our trip with one last drive back to the Twin Cities, and headed home that night.
It was certainly one blessing of a trip.
With our trip home, it was a strange hollow feeling to leave so many people that I loved behind. My brother, and friends at school.

Distance does have a way of proving how much people and places mean to you. 
To everyone at school, I wish you all the best!