What an Eventful weekend!

I was on the move again this weekend, this time I headed for Illinois to visit my family. It was so nice to see everyone! We'll be getting together again for Thanksgiving, which I am really looking forward to.

Before I left my aunt Bobbie, my cousin Keith, my mother and myself went to visit the place where my Grandma Marie and Grandpa Rod lived when I was a child. We met the two women who lived there, who were kind enough to take us around and even inside their home. In a lot of ways it was different from what I remembered. Here's some of my favorite pictures:







I have been really interested in family history lately, and I was really excited to be trusted with a box full of photos to scan and other treasures such as my Grandpa Rod's mother (Lois Vance)'s memoir, which I read last night and made me wish I could have known her.

I've started a blog to learn more about some of the photos that I can't wait to learn more about!

On Saturday night I drove to Indianapolis for Kristi's shower. I can't believe her wedding is coming up so soon! Only a few more weeks! :)

In other news... BJ and I have a new orchid named Lola (her arms are spread out wide like a showgirl). Isn't she lovely (Sidney and Annie sure think so!)?



Hopefully I'll do better at keeping this one alive, thanks to advice from Chrissy and Chris! :)