a quick pictoral summary

tomorrow we go back to baltimore and we officially declare vacation over. on some level...it's sort of relaxing to be done with vacation, as ironic as it sounds. we're exhasted after 2 and a half weeks straight of traveling:

we drove up from baltimore to new jersey
the next morning: flew from jersey to bermuda
the next week: flew from bermuda to jersey
the next day: flew from jersey to chicago
later that week: flew from chicago to jersey
that same day...took the train down from newark to princeton
that same evening...drove 5 hours to bristol, rhode island
two days later: drove 5 hours from bristol to jersey
tomorrow: drive back to baltimore!

::yawn!::

but here are some highlights:

matt's brother, dan, swimming with dolphins



matt's sister, ruth, swimming with dolphins



all of us "kids" at church bay in bermuda



matt with the famous lions outside the art institute in chicago


the two of us on the train out of chicago


we didn't take any pictures this past weekend, when we moved ruth into college (roger williams university in rhode island), which is a shame. she's in a double-turned-triple, which means that the room is pretty tight, but it looks really nice all set up. the campus is beautiful, right on the water, and i think that she's going to love college once she gets settled. (for those who read this, thoughts and prayers for ruth as she starts this new adventure!)

as for us...we're pretty exhausted. we're looking forward to a quiet night, where we don't have to do anything except sit around, cuddle, and look forward to being home tomorrow.