Albion trip

We had such a beautiful weekend to head up I-79 to visit our parents.  The sun was shining, the sky was pure blue, and the clouds were white and fluffy.  We even made the whole trip up in daylight!  We stopped at Walmart to grab food for the weekend, and our little cashier was so exuberant and friendly!  He wielded that cake around til Kath had to duck!  But it was all good. 

Mom was excited about going to the beach, so after breakfast on Saturday the three of us ‘girls’ headed to Raccoon Park.  I wasn’t totally sure of the directions, but Kath plugged it into her phone GPS and we had no problem.  The day was perfect – the water was about 60* – and we walked along the sandy beach and picked river rock.  Those are moments you don’t forget. 

Later back at the house – and after a scrumptious lunch! – we presented John with a ‘money’ pizza from “Pappa Johns'” for father’s day.  They snuck in a little week-early birthday celebration for me as well – with a crystal cut bowl and a Wendell-August Ford ornament from my parents.  Kath and I have Suzie Squirrel that we exchange for each birthday, and Suzie came back to live with me for the summer wearing a stylish M&M pinafore, holding a pack of fun-size M&M’s.  Perfect! It’s memories like this that carry me through the hard days, or the lonely days, or the busy/crazy life that I embrace.  Happy June, everyone!