So Glad to Have my Husband Back!

My Dear Husband returned last Thursday evening. It was so great to have him back, I missed him a lot. Sounds like they had a great time. First things first, they went to Geocoinfest 2016. It was in St. Louis, MO. Checked out all the different geocoins people have had made to hide in caches and track, give away to other people, trade or sale. Next year, Geocoinfest 2017, will be at the Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA.

Once the convention was over, the boys hit the road. They traveled to five states and did a bunch of geo-art. Sometimes, people hide a bunch of geocaches in a pattern, so that when the geocaches are brought up on a map, they'll be in the shape of something. I know they did a cardinal but, I'm not sure what else they did. By the time they came home a week later my husband had found almost 500 caches.

Once he was home, we had some tasks and engagements to deal with over the weekend. Poor guy, first day he's home and we've got stuff to do. We've gone a year just letting things go because I was sick and we need to get started. Friday, we quickly ran around the house making it relatively presentable and moving boxes out of the way because we had a man come in and put both of our pocket bathroom doors back on their rails. We have three bathrooms, but we'd gone for months with only one that had a door that closed. Awkward! We also had him install the new range hood we bought. The hood is awesome, if it gets hot under there while I'm cooking, it turns the fan on automatically.

Saturday, quick trip to the grocery store for the ingredients to my broccolini salad. (I got the recipe out of a book, but if anyone's interested, I'll send it to you. Properly cited, of course.) Home to make the salad, then off to the local geocaching group's Halloween party. I'm not sure where they got the white hearse or the coffin falling out of it pictured above, but it was cool. Once I got inside I was grateful my son wasn't with us. The decorations seemed to be all evil clowns. My kid hates clowns.

Sunday, we went North. Spent an hour or so visiting with my father-in-law at his house in Anacortes, then we all went to Mt. Vernon, WA for my Brother-in-Law's birthday. Last weekend day, last long day. Poor husband went back to work today with the beginnings of a cold he probably caught on the plane.

So, my week of solitude is over. We got some needed work accomplished and had some fun with friends and family. I hope your weekend went as well.