Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Brian's BIG Birthday











Naomi and Julia created a special dance show/play for us; Scott & Brian took an early morning bike ride around the whole city bike trails (22 mi), and we had a celebratory dinner of grilled Alaskan salmon on the patio, followed by the birthday boy's favorite, German chocolate cake! A good time was had by all, but we did miss having Mike, Joan, Ashley, James, & Khristi here.

Overnight in Omaha

After flying in from Tucson, had dinner at Outback with Scott, Jennifer, Naomi, & Julia - shared one of those yummy bloomin' onions! Gotta have that spicy dip, too! We spent the next morning at the GREAT Omaha Zoo, then had lunch and ice cream cones before I drove back to Sioux Falls, missing the four of them all the way home!

In James & Khristi Territory


I flew down for a 5-day visit with the newlyweds and had a ball! I rented a car and was so proud of myself that I know my way around Tucson now. Khristi and I had pedicures together, we ate out at several fabulous restaurants, and all three of us got hooked on catching up on former episodes of 'Lost.' I tagged along while they met with their interior decorator and she showed me everything they've picked out (family room and home office/den so far). It's going to be awesome! I got to ride in and even drive James' fancy new car ~ a Porsche. This is James, Khristi, Timmy, & Henry in their backyard with the beautiful mountains in the background. It was HOT while I was there, but we were still able to take walks and spend time outside - it's a dry heat, you know!!