On Friday, I waved goodbye to my family and drove away to go to my parent’s house (four hour trip) for a weekend visit.
10 minutes later I turned around and went back. I couldn’t leave my youngest one, Sarah.
She’s two now but I haven’t ever been very far from her, and my heart couldn’t bear leaving her behind for days
I quickly collected her and her stuff, buckled in the carseat and away we went, the two of us, for a mini vacation.
Music blaring, sun shining, a perfect day to travel.
We had a great time–I’ll be blogging about our adventures all week–but, in the meantime, here are some photos from this very morning’s visit to the coffee shop with my Mom.
The coffee shop is located in the city that my Mom’s office is located–she works as an administrative assistant for a judge–and I had never seen her workplace.
We got in our cars and I followed Mom to the courthouse. After a tour of the (really cool) building and introductions to some of her friendly coworkers, we walked across the street to the place where she gets coffee every day.
Mom ordered a regular black cup, and I had a latte. The three of us shared an organic brownie (YUM)
I loved the natural lighting from the big windows, and the exposed brick.
My mom had blond hair, too, when she was Sarah’s age.
After our coffee, I had to leave…I was on the road for 5 and a half hours today, with a stop for lunch and another stop at a rest area.
Tomorrow: blueberry picking
Good to be Home 
I simply LOVE your posts! They shine of beauty and love.
you, your mom, your Sarah, you’re all so pretty.i’m so happy for you that you could have this visit!
Beautiful pictures! I adore little coffee shops. Looking forward to seeing more from your trip!
Loved seeing the three generations of pretty ladies.
love Sarah’s little red shoes ~
you are all so lovely. You look great in red! But I like you in lots of colors Looking forward to more of the visit.
You all are so lovely!!! I love Sarah’s outfit! Too cute! And what an neat place to get coffee everyday!
very nice pics, looks like you had a nice weekend–karen
That coffee shop is SO adorable…so coffee-house-ish.Glad you had a great weekend, can’t wait to hear about it.Blueberry picking..Have FUN! =)
How wonderful you got to visit your parents with little Sarah. So glad u had that time!
what a fun little vacation…glad you got to spend some time away…
I love little coffee shops like that… i love that brick wall. You look beautiful my friend.
Love the pics! What fun. BTW… I am reading the most amazing book…….Life is so Good! 🙂 thanks for the suggestion
YUUUUM coffee! The coffee shop photos are so nice~ You and your mom look alike!!
Another fan of purple and exposed brick coffee shops!
you look so pretty in that last shot, shanda. glad you were able to have a trip home. ..so fun those little visits of just you and yourfamily.
WOULD QUAINT BE A GOOD WORD FOR A PLACE LIKE THIS?
Beautiful…all three of you 🙂 LOVE the lace detail on Sarah’s dress 🙂 xoxo
VERY COOL coffee shop!!!!! So glad you went, sad that I couldn’t see you while you were in, but still very happy for you!