The Miss Elaine-ous Life

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Long Distance Relationships (oh, and my Easter/road trip recap)

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Sometimes I feel like I’m cheating on Texas with Louisiana.

Like when I go back to my home state and remember why I love it so.  And then as I return to the place I call home for now, and the fast-moving car carries me back over the state line, it’s like some sort of sordid Southern affair is going on.

My heart, now in two places.

Of course I am so happy to have had my rendez-vous last weekend and earlier this week with the place where my family resides. To have taken my children to the place where they chase fireflies with their cousins well past bedtime and where Grandma makes them an unlimited supply of lemonade.  Where my father’s clocks tick away at night while all else is silent and my baby pictures still hang on the wall in the hallway.

So yes, my heart may be split but as they say “home is where the heart is” so no matter which state I am in, I’m surely home as long as my loves are with me…

He likes blue, can you tell? 

After the egg “scramble” (a.k.a hunt) at the park across from my parents’ house.
My beautiful-eyed nephew Daniel. 

Basket Head. 😀
My pretty niece “slash” Baby K babysitter, Catherine. 🙂
In their Sunday best.  This photo shows each of their personalities pretty well, btw…  

Easter family

My parents’ ELEVEN grandchildren, being silly.  

 K and my niece Sarah

 My niece Megan and her bestie (who is an honorary niece) Morgan

A stop at the Blue Bell Creamery in Brenham, TX.  Can you tell how happy G is to be there?  

 At the Museum of Natural History in Houston

 Inside the butterfly exhibit

At the park outside the museum, tormenting the ducks… 

Comments

  1. Made me a bit weepy reading the beginning of this post… esp the part about the clocks ticking on the walls (makes me think of my parent’s home 🙂

    Beautiful family.
    Beautiful Easter.

  4. Great pictures, Elaine! I love the family shot of you all! Looks like you had a fabulous Easter. You look beautiful!

  5. I’m not sure people who aren’t from Texas can get the first part… but maybe I’m wrong. 🙂

    I love the first photo of the three of them together and all their different expressions.

  9. What a beautiful family! It looks like you had an great holiday with your family.

    I love going back to my parents house. It’s so easy to relax and enjoy everything.

  10. Beautiful pictures, looks like you had a great trip! Your family is beautiful, you can see it in their personalities they are happy children!

  11. I really like this post. I can relate as I have always loved Louisiana since it is where I grew up, but I have made home other places and been happy there as well.

  12. What great shots – you have a beautiful family all ready for Easter Sunday. My favorite has to be the Basket Head photo – so cute!