All of the area schools are back at it today – except for mine. So, Sawyer and I are hanging out today, and Kate and Laura may come out for a visit as well.<\/p>\n
We enjoyed our winter break very much. After spending Christmas Day at my mom’s, Bill and I headed to the cities for the night. We stopped there for a good night’s rest before heading the rest of the way to Forest City, IA for a family reunion on the Bryson side. We met up with Bill’s family Sunday morning at the reunion, then it was back up to Alden to visit some more. It was a nice trip, as I got to meet Bill’s aunt and cousin whose paths I somehow haven’t crossed over the past 12 years! There was lots of story sharing, yummy food, and a couple of rounds of pinnachle against Bill & Barb. (We stopped at two games – one win a piece.) On Tuesday we grabbed Katie and headed towards the cities where she met up with a friend from college, and we headed on to run some errands before hopping on I-35 N.<\/p>\n
The next few days went quickly and did not involve a whole lot of movement. We did grab lunch at Sr. Patron’s before watching True Grit one day – then it was time for a snowstorm. It has been many years since we’ve had this much snow around here. It’s quite beautiful – especially with the blue sky and sun shining as it is today. (I’m not as crazy as the -30\u00ba temps, however.)<\/p>\n
New Year’s Eve was spent at Ape & Jesse’s. We’re a pretty mild crew, but it was a nice celebration none-the-less.<\/p>\n
And now we head into 2011 with much to look forward to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
All of the area schools are back at it today – except for mine. So, Sawyer and I are hanging out today, and Kate and Laura may come out for a visit as well. We enjoyed our winter break very … Continue reading