Our USA Vacation in Numbers

35 Days

3 States

6 Homes we slept in

1 National park

2 Disney theme parks

9 Books purchased at thrift stores

4 Beaches (Pacific Ocean (x2), Lake Huron, Lake Michigan)

1 Time I was recognized by a blog reader while waiting for the Memorial Day parade to begin (Hi, @Shellystirs!) I feel like I would be bad at recognizing people from the internet in real life. So if you see me and my purple hair, say hi!

9 Hairstyles I did for various siblings, cousins, and aunts on the wedding day. Hence the church bathroom selfie where my temporary salon was set up.

7 Times I drove a car (y'all should be impressed)

3 Museums

4 Boxes of Wheat Chex consumed

2 Bike rides down dirt roads. Ahh! Perfection.

2 Times we went out swing dancing

28 Cousins that we got to see, some on his side, most on mine, and that's not nearly all the cousins we have!

1 Wedding

53 Approximate number of old family stories told while three generations of our extended family sat around in pj's giggling and spinning yarns the morning after the wedding. :)

9 Dogs petted by Angel

4 Cats petted by Angel (Does any long-time blog reader want to guess or remember what this cat's name is?)

2 Piñatas

2 Bonfires

3 Lighthouses spotted

20 Approximate # of plain bagels with cream cheese consumed by me

2 Visits to the driving range

3 Zoos

3 Arcade stops

9 Conversations where I suggested to beloved relatives that they ought to make some plans to visit us in our part of the globe. The future will determine how convincing I was...

3 Items Angel won in claw machines (I didn't even know it was possible to win things from claw machines)

1 Complete-Family Photo Taken in Texas

1 Complete-Family Photo Taken in Michigan (taken with no planning, after 10 p.m., when most of us just wanted to sleep. The family photo from the wedding will look much more glamorous and coordinated...and awake.)

0 Times we used the swimsuits we'd packed

3 Visits to Panda Express (at Angel's request)

1 Bear costume (the chihuahua isn't a fan)

5 Haircuts given (3 sisters, 2 on Angel, one at the beginning and one at the end of the trip)

4 50-lb suitcases brought back full of gifts and items that will make life here a little comfier

38 Hours in transit for the return trip from Texas to Malaysia

Home sweet home!! More stories of adventures good, hilarious, and bad, and detailed posts and videos to come later on! In the meantime, how are you doing, internet? In case you couldn't quite tell from the numbers, I didn't really have time to sleep in May, let alone write and keep up with my blog friends...but now we're getting accustomed to everyday lives again!