Family Visit

Just got back home last night from spending nearly a week in Oklahoma. I went down to visit my mom and see my brother and sister-in-law as they were driving through on their move to VA. Neal has been stationed there at Langley AFB. I got to meet my new niece Alice for the first time. She is only 6 weeks old! (And incredibly adorable). Blixie and I road tripped it down there, and she was very good in the car. We made the trip in about 12 hours.

We had a good time, Mom and I did some shopping and Blixie got to play with other dogs! I also took Mom out to dinner at the Texas Roadhouse as an early birthday/late mother's day treat. I really enjoyed the time I got to spend with her. I also took the time to make a batch of my Dad's onion garlic bread while I was down there. Mom found an old copy of Dad's Onion Garlic Bread recipe while I was there, and I made 3 loaves. I let it rise too long and it turned out pretty heavy, but tasty nonetheless.

Wedding planning is about ready to go into full swing as I have one week left before classes start for the summer. I've got a dress fitting in two weeks, and I've got to get ideas for flowers, cake, and music in gear. I've also got to finalize the wedding registries and start addressing the envelopes for the invitations. The bachelorette party planning has sort of been taken over by Michal, and we'll be celebrating in Minneapolis. I'm excited!

Spring classes went well, I got good reviews overall from my students. Signed my contract for another year, job stability is good.