I headed up north with my parents this past weekend to celebrate Christmas. We first stopped in Iowa at Sue and Ter’s cabin for the Bruhl family Christmas. Everyone was there except for Verlyn who had a bad cold and Connie, Bob, and Pauline who had a Christmas party with Bob’s family. This was the first time I known of that they missed it. Gracie ( Read more... )

I went to Lincoln after work Wednesday. Bill and Kelly were already there with Gracie and Emma. This was my first time meeting Emma and she is such a good-natured baby! We had our big Thanksgiving meal of the usual: turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, rutabaga, dressing, cranberry sauce, lefse, olives and pickles, pumpkin pie and cherry pie. The ( Read more... )

Last Friday morning, Mom and I headed up to Stillwater. We thought we would reach Bill and Kelly's house at 3, but we decided to stop in downtown Stillwater for lunch at Leo's, this place that makes the best malts! Because of that and the traffic because of rush hour (we reached the outskirts of Minneapolis just around 3) and the construction of ( Read more... )

I worked until 3 on Thanksgiving, then drove to my parents' house in Lincoln where Bill, Kelly, and Gracie had arrived the day before. We had our Thanksgiving feast at 6 and it was the usual array of food: turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, cranberry sauce, rutabaga, green bean casserole, lefse, black olives, green olives, and sweet ( Read more... )

( My Sunday with Cameron )

I got Thursday-Monday off for the Thanksgiving holiday so I headed to Lincoln after work on Wednesday and got to my parents' house around 6. Bill and Kelly had already arrived earlier in the afternoon with Gracie and Stanley. Bill was taking a nap, but Kelly and Gracie were up. I hadn't seen Gracie (she's my 15 month old niece) since June and she ( Read more... )

Lots of things to talk about, so I'm doing this smorgasbord style! (I was going to discuss my OK Cupid updates, but decided that would be best left for its own entry!)

( Red Lobster with Cameron and Krista )

( Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night! )

I went up to Minnesota the first five days of September with my parents to meet my niece for the first time and see Bill and Kelly's new house in Stillwater. Gracie is now two and a half weeks old and as cute as a button! Pics included behind the cut!

( Over the bridge and through Iowa to Gracie's house we go! )

My brother and his wife are parents! My sister-in-law had her baby girl this morning at 7:40. They named her Gracie May. There's a girl I work with who has a two year old daughter named Gracie who she often brings up on her days off to visit the residents. I'm so used to the name "Gracie" as Allie's daughter that it's going to take some time before ( Read more... )