This weekend we had the opportunity to head back to our marital roots as I like to call them. Nick and I were married when we were still in college and so lived some distance from our families for the first five years after we were married. Due to the distance we had to form our own "family" support system. It was great because it forced us to met and become friends or "family" with some really great people. This was also a great experience as we learned to depend on each other versus on those around us.
Any way we went up for Northwestern's Homecoming and to
see some good friends. We stayed with a wonderful couple, Loren and Shellie, who have opened their home and hearts to us numerous times. The kids have really started to develop relationships with them and their two sons.
see some good friends. We stayed with a wonderful couple, Loren and Shellie, who have opened their home and hearts to us numerous times. The kids have really started to develop relationships with them and their two sons.As always we had a great time. On Friday we were finally able to visit the gals that I used to work with and catch up with them along with having lunch with some of Nick's college friends. That evening we attended the local high school football game.
Saturday started off with a bang as Nick ran the
5k at Homecom
ing. He finished 88th out of approx 250 people in 31 mins. We were happy with the finish as he has only been running for 5 weeks! Then there was Morning on the Green (a carnival for the kids) at which the kids had a ton of fun. However the petting zoo wasn't much fun as Micah flipped out when any kind of animal looked at him! It would have been really funny except for the fact that he was constantly trying to climb up my leg to get away from the animals. Becca however was quite taken with the animals so she threw a fit when we left. I can't win. We then had lunch on campus - the official 
reunion and then Nick headed to the football game with the guys. The night was lovely as we sat out around a campfire and had all kinds of goodies with good friends! Mark & Suz and their kids joined us and Loren & Shellie. We sat, talked, laughed and ate a lot!
5k at Homecom
ing. He finished 88th out of approx 250 people in 31 mins. We were happy with the finish as he has only been running for 5 weeks! Then there was Morning on the Green (a carnival for the kids) at which the kids had a ton of fun. However the petting zoo wasn't much fun as Micah flipped out when any kind of animal looked at him! It would have been really funny except for the fact that he was constantly trying to climb up my leg to get away from the animals. Becca however was quite taken with the animals so she threw a fit when we left. I can't win. We then had lunch on campus - the official 
reunion and then Nick headed to the football game with the guys. The night was lovely as we sat out around a campfire and had all kinds of goodies with good friends! Mark & Suz and their kids joined us and Loren & Shellie. We sat, talked, laughed and ate a lot!Sunday we attended the church that we were members of while we lived in NW Iowa. It is always great to go back and see so many familiar faces. Sometimes it feels as though we had never left. It is so great to reconnect with these people even if it is only for a short time.
Now it is back home with the laundry overflowing (hopefully the kids have enough clean clothes for whatever the weather does tomorrow), work to go to tomorrow, meetings, a lawn that will need to be mowed, and the to-do list that never seems to end. Oh, those weekends away are so nice.....
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great!
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