After my last post things got BUSY! After returning to California they have continued to be ... BUSY! But here's some catching up :)
Saturday afternoon (6/12/10) Jared spent time at his Uncle's house watching soccer with Jim and Jack and catching up on guy time with his family. His Mom and I headed to a local quilt shop and picked the pattern and fabric for his Mom's first attempt at a quilt which she is making for us! Very exciting. Saturday evening we had a giant 6 handed round of Hand and Foot at the Scherffs with Luke, Barbara, Cathy, Scott, Jared and myself.
Sunday morning we got up and went to church and then came home and had a fantastic homemade brunch! I had no idea Jared loved blueberry pancakes so much. Since that was Jared's last day in Ohio his family came over later that afternoon and we had a big cookout. Mom and I tried a few new recipes (hamburgers and onion rings that both were AWESOME!) and we all had a good time with a Euchre tournament afterwards.
Monday was yucky because Jared had to leave and go back to California for work. We met his Mom and Luke for lunch at Jimmy Johns (YUM) for sandwiches before heading to the airport in Cleveland. Jared made it home in fine form around 11pm Eastern time and was back and busy at work the rest of the week.
Tuesday was a busy day for me! Mom, Dan and I headed to Abbie and Ryan's house in Marietta to help them finish packing and to load their big 24 foot moving truck! It was great to see them both and we had fun, ate some great pizza for lunch and then, sadly, said goodbye so they could finish getting ready to move to Florida. The drove all day Wednesday and made it safely to Orlando. They are settling in and Abbie starts her new teaching job in August. (This day also demonstrated my major lack of upper body strength! My arms were sore for days...)
Wednesday was another busy day for me. I met my Grandma and Grandpa Lyons for lunch with Luke at Olive Garden; Grandma and I had some really fantastic soup! Then I went and got my hair done by my favorite hairdresser ever! (Since high school actually). After hair, it was on to Price park to meet Collen and Tim and play with Emma. It was a perfect day for the park! After the park it was straight to Mom's office where we met up and then went to visit Grandma Esther and have dinner at Grill 39. I think those were the best chicken fingers I have ever had! After dinner we went back to Mom's work and I sat through a (thankfully short!) city meeting for old times sake. It was worth it though, because we got ice cream on the way home.
Thursday was more of a relaxing day spent drinking iced tea and reading outside. I did get to spend some time with Dad, the Lyons Grandparents and Great Aunt Mary that evening.
Friday was girls day with Momma. We started at the National First Ladies Library and then went to Ida Saxton McKinley's historic home and were given a tour by Barbara Bush! That was a lot of fun and I would love to go back around Christmas sometime. Then we met up with some old and dear friends, Pam and Carey, for tea at the First Ladies Tea Room. Amazing tea, fabulous food, lovely atmosphere and perfect company! (well almost perfect, we were missing Abbie!) After tea Mom and I went and did some shopping and then picked up Luke and Dan and finished the day off with a giant dinner at Hartville Kitchen. I got my favorite black raspberry pie and ice cream and was completely stuffed!
Saturday Luke was the star of the day as he graduated his paramedic course! Momma, Dan, Stephanie, me, Dad, Ron, Grandma and Grandpa, and Great Aunt Mary all came to see him get his certificates and tour his classrooms and labs. We got to practice intubating and IVs and reading cardiac monitors and all sorts of exciting things! That evening we, Mom, Dan, Luke and I, took a picnic to Blossom and got to attend a live broadcasting of the Prairie Home Companion. It was hilarious and the music (the Kentucky Thunder) was great! I love Blossom events and I was so happy we got to go while I was in Ohio. Really, a fabulous day!
Sunday was another yucky day. It was my turn to head back to Cali and with the cat in tow. Christopher has never been on a plane and I was really nervous about him flying cargo. It was a long day - I hate flying alone! But I got an Aunty Anne's pretzel in Cleveland and a Jamba Juice in Houston and that got me through. Turns out the cat did just fine, my bag didn't get lost and all was well!
And .... in a nutshell that was the rest of the trip! Pictures to follow ...
Wednesday was a wet day; it just poured! Despite the rain, Jared and I ventured out and met his Mom and Barbara for lunch at Jimmy Johns. We love that place and haven't seen any in California so we had to get our fix! Jared spent the afternoon at his parents while I did the shopping and some prep work for our June cooking club menu. Then I went over to the in laws for a cookout with them and another of Jared's cousins and his girlfriend. Since the weather was bad we stayed in and played cards.
