We are home again, in beautiful NE! 19 days, over 2500 miles, 6 different beds, 5 unpackings and repackings, 9 states, 6 pairs of clothes, 2 pairs of shoes, 6 travelers, 3 suitcases, 1 van, 1 horse, 1 pony, 1 mule, 2 tries to get out of Pittsburgh, 3 tries to get from Missouri to Nebraska, and uncountable good connections where ever we were!
Tired! Invigorated! It's good to be home, we are going to miss all of you that we saw and left.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Convention reflect
Convention was a great time for our family. We got to stay in the Omni William Penn Hotel, which has hosted a number of celebrities and presidents over the years. It was good to be together as a family; eating, walking, playing, resting, laughing, tickling, and caring for one another. Convention was also an enjoyable time of making new friends, refreshing prior friendships, and dreaming about the church (Salem, Central Plains Conference, MCUSA, and Christ's wider body).
We are back at my parents house now and enjoying extended family time. It feels like it has been awhile since we have had this concentrated relaxed time.
Looking forward to seeing our Nebraska family again very soon!
We are back at my parents house now and enjoying extended family time. It feels like it has been awhile since we have had this concentrated relaxed time.
Looking forward to seeing our Nebraska family again very soon!
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Wonderful camping weekend
We had a great weekend of camping with Suzanne's family, except for a few mishaps which will not be mentioned here.
Our first morning, my friend and marathon enthusiast, Todd Lehman wanted to go on a short run. We did. 9+ miles of running and a mile or two of walking. Yeah, you know how it goes, you're not planning to go running and then you do. and well, it's only 3 miles to the covered bridge via rough trails. Then, it would be boring to return the same way, so you take another trail, and it's 2.3 miles to the fire tower. Then, our memory fails on where the "shorter" route back to camp starts, vs the 5.3 miles return trip. after a couple loops and returning to the fire tower we do finally find the trail and get back to camp. Surprisingly, I am only a "little" stiff.
The next day, we take all kids and adults (except for two) under 41 on the same trail hike to the covered bridge. 6 miles round trip. The kids did awesome.
A little swimming, mountain biking, and floating down the river on tubes rounds out the weekend.
We are tired, back at my parents, and repacking for Pittsburgh beginning... tomorrow.
Our first morning, my friend and marathon enthusiast, Todd Lehman wanted to go on a short run. We did. 9+ miles of running and a mile or two of walking. Yeah, you know how it goes, you're not planning to go running and then you do. and well, it's only 3 miles to the covered bridge via rough trails. Then, it would be boring to return the same way, so you take another trail, and it's 2.3 miles to the fire tower. Then, our memory fails on where the "shorter" route back to camp starts, vs the 5.3 miles return trip. after a couple loops and returning to the fire tower we do finally find the trail and get back to camp. Surprisingly, I am only a "little" stiff.
The next day, we take all kids and adults (except for two) under 41 on the same trail hike to the covered bridge. 6 miles round trip. The kids did awesome.
A little swimming, mountain biking, and floating down the river on tubes rounds out the weekend.
We are tired, back at my parents, and repacking for Pittsburgh beginning... tomorrow.
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