The Countdown is On

The countdown is officially on...

After all, two years is a long time. And I've felt every moment of it. I think that mothers bear the brunt of the pain: The waiting, the loneliness, the long days and empty nights of waiting. Sometimes it felt that the time would never pass. Because it has been a long two years since that painful goodbye.

Yes, it has been nearly 730 days... since... since we've had a Beagley Family Reunion!

We are switching it up this year and headed to Mecca... aka Provo, Utah. We'll be staying at Aspen Grove in Provo Canyon. It is truly beautiful. I think everyone is going to love it. Please see the pics below. Thanks to Bethany and "The Committee", it promises to be "epic". So, don't walk, but run (or better yet fly) to be there the first weekend of October...

(I'm also pretty stinkin' happy that my baby boy comes home from his 2-yr mission in 11 days, but that is a post for a different day.)

one of the houses... a step up from the barracks at Ft Worden, perhaps?

barbecue pits and playground

a western village...

I have nothing to say to this

just horsin' around

tennis courts. there is also horsehoes, a zipline, the works!

and yes, the pool. I think Grandpa will enjoy basking by the pool in his speedo.