I don't have too much news to share, but I did want to write about last weekend. I flew to Chicago on Friday the 5th, and Kristin and I drove to GR together, picked up Amanda and George from Calvin, and then drove over to our parents' house to surprise Mom for her 50th and birthday. And boy was she surprised! We had a great time hanging out as a family. We played games, went out for dinner, went to see the ice at Lake Michigan, went shopping, etc. It was a blast! My mom joked that we probably wouldn't be able to come up with anything to top this for her 60th birthday, but we've got 10 years to think about it, so I'm sure we'll come up with something.
I was in GR for 5 days, and in addition to spending time with my family, I got to see many of my amazing Michigan friends. My mom asked me while I was home whether I had more fun with my Michigan friends or my Washington friends, and there's really no way to compare since they're all so awesome, but it did make me think how grateful I am to have such good friends that still get along after so many years and so many miles between us. How many people have friends from junior high, high school, and college who throw parties for them every time they're in town? I'm really blessed.
And now I think I'll go watch the Olympics. I'm not completely addicted yet, but I might be close. Go USA!
