Yup, two posts in one day from me. We got home Monday from a 10 day, 3400+ mile road trip. We went up to Grand Forks, ND to see Matt, then to Medora, ND for the musical, then to Miles City, MT where I checked off state #48, then to Sturgis, SD to check out a cemetery where some of Sherry’s relatives are buried (I have geo-tagged photos of the tombstones that she’ll probably put up on ancestry.com soon), then to Rapid City, SD, then Mt. Rushmore, then over to Sioux Falls to pick up my mother, back to Mitchell for a family reunion, then down across Iowa to the Amana Colony, to Galesburg, IL and on home. It was a lot of driving, but we had a good time and it was great to spend time with Matt and my aunts, uncles, and cousins. As a result, I have now been in all of the contiguous 48 states. The only remaining ones to accomplish 50@50 are, of course, Alaska and Hawaii.
Category: family
Happy (Belated) 50th Anniverary, Mom & Dad
Last weekend (the one between Christmas and New Year) we had the great pleasure of celebrating my parent’s 50th anniversary (which actually was two weeks earlier). Unfortunately, Dad’s siblings and 2 of Mom’s brothers (due to illness, a grandchild’s wedding, and weather) were unable to make it, but we still had a good time visiting with family that we don’t get to see as often as we’d like. Here are a few pictures for your enjoyment.
Their wedding picture
And the happy couple 50 years later
With the kids, their spouses, and (all but 1 of) the grandchildren.
OU-L women win 2nd round tournament game
Erin got a fair amount of playing time including the last 7+ minutes of the game. The OU-Lancaster women were the #3 seed, so they had a first round bye and didn’t have to play on Saturday. This evening, they played OSU-Lima and dominated them pretty much from the start. On Saturday, they’ll be playing the #2 seed, UC-Clermont. OU-L handed them their only conference loss of the season last month, so they’ll probably be out for revenge, but if the OU-L women can get double-figure scoring out of 5 players again like they did tonight, it could be a good game and OU-L should have a good chance.