And we're back...

Just returned from an amazing holiday in the US Virgin Islands. Stayed mainly on St. Thomas with some day trips including St. John. Truly one of the most beautiful places we've ever been. Lola was loved by all (did you know she has red hair? We've been told approximately 14 million times since she was born, but there aren't many redheads in the tropics...). 

We rented a condo, which was great as we could cook when we wanted, and the resort had three pools, which were great, but paled in comparison to some of the best beaches I have ever seen (my new happy place is Lindquist Beach in Smith Bay Park). 

There were some challenges-to get there we had to go to Phoenix, then a red eye to Philadelphia followed (4 hours later) by the trip into St. Thomas. Lola ended up with bilateral ear infections, but we found an awesome walk-in clinic and she was healing quickly. Of course, I also got word about my grandmother. But the salve of vacation helps heal everything sometimes. The trip home was much easier and now it's just enjoying the rain, going through the photos, and doing laundry.