Julian's Tree

One year ago, Julian was born--and passed away. Our hearts go out to Heather and Scott today as they have struggled through this year. We would have loved to know our little nephew and cousin who has touched our lives in a way we never thought possible.

We all gathered at Jenny's to plant a Flowering Pear tree to memorialize Julian's birthday. Everyone pitched in to dig the hole and get the tree just right.

Putting you

In the past tense

Was, I'm afraid,

The hardest

Conjugation

I ever made.

--Carol Lynn Pearson

We love you, Julian.

Meet me in St. Louis

Spent the weekend in St. Louis at the Hilton Frontenac at the US Speedskating board meeting. Don't let the beautiful blue sky deceive you--it was gloomy, cold and rainy for most of my time there.

I did NOTHING in St. Louis and I wasn't close enough to see the famous arch--even from a distance. Here's how my weekend went:
Thursday: good Italian dinner in St. Louis
Friday: breakfast at 7 a.m. , meetings until 10 p.m. Ordered room service at 10:30 and scarfed it down like the starving person I was.
Saturday: meetings and more meetings. Spent some time crying in the bathroom. Hall of Fame banquet.
Sunday: you guessed it, more meetings. More crying in the bathroom. Flew home.

The next meeting will probably be in Chicago. I can't wait to not see that city, too.

Easter Afternoon

The gang met up at Jenny and Bob's on Easter for mass chaos--also known as the Easter Egg Hunt!

Laya and Ryon enjoyed the afternoon--especially the chocolate and jelly beans.

Kindra had some rockin' summer wedges. She survived the hunt without breaking either ankle.

Everyone had a great time--but we all missed Mom, Heather and Scott!

Making me an honest woman

Yes, Tom proposed and I happily accepted. We went to Log Haven for dinner last night. The canyon was gorgeous from the recent snowfall and we were seated next to the fireplace. Everything was beautiful and romantic and I was caught completely off-guard when he asked me to marry him.


I'm the luckiest woman in the world to have such a caring, thoughtful, romantic, intelligent, handsome and sweet man in love with ME!

We haven't set a date yet, but I do have the honeymoon all planned! A little Italy, a little Crete and a lot of Greece!