The weekend in Minnesota was so much fun! It began with a flight home on Thursday night - this time I sailed right in and out of Atlanta. Friday, just 12 hours after I landed, I was back at the airport to pick up my sister who flew in from Vancouver, Washington/Portland, Oregon. Friday night my parents arrived from West Des Moines, we made graduation cap candy and started getting ready for graduation weekend.
Saturday we ran errands, went to the grocery store multiple times, picked up all the food and got the garage ready for the Open House on Sunday. Around 4:30 we headed for Memorial Field to get our seats for commencement at 5:30. The weather was perfect except for the wind that made it hard for the graduates to keep their caps on their heads. After commencement we went to three Open Houses - for Christian Shepley, Jim Penning and Jon Earle Reid.
Sunday was Senior Sunday at Bethel, where the parents presented the Seniors with their quilts. After church we came home and swung into high gear to get ready for Kelsey's Open House at 3 p.m. It was so much fun to see all our friends and relatives and Kelsey had a great time visiting with everyone.
Monday my sister left for the airport and my parents drove back to Iowa. Brooke played a practice round at Bunker Hills for the State High School Golf Tournament. That evening I joined Kelsey and Brooke at the All-State banquet at the Earl Brown Heritage Center in Maple Grove. Brooke was one of 12 girls who earned All-State honors for being ranked in the Top 10 in the state for more than one week.
Tuesday I watched Brooke play a few holes at Bunker Hills before I had to leave for the airport. With the drive from Coon Rapids and road construction, we cut it super close and I got to the airport with 30 minutes to spare...made the flight but my luggage did not...
Now it's back to work after a fun weekend at home!
~Le Ann
