Monday, June 30, 2008

Back in OH-IO...



Back here in O-H-I-O for a little dose of reality. Vaction was great, but like many great things (though not all), it had to come to an end. There are just too many great pictures to put up on here, so I'll share just a few more.

A little something for the Lady I love...



The boys about ready for "Guys Night" at the Casino Boat and waffle house. Lou won $550, Bob and I just made "donations" to the boat.


Deja Vu? Maybe, just us 25 years since we took this same picture on the same beach.

The weather all week was great. We saw one great lightening storm (see previou posts). It was in the 90's all week. The food was great. I made porkchops for all of us one night. I made a homemade apple-BBQ glaze (1 part BBQ, 1 part Apple Jelly...melt over heat). It tasted great, but it needed to be thicker. I probably should have added corn starch or let it reduce down longer.
Charleston was an incredible city. I think Krissie and I will have to go there ASAP!!!! You could easily spend 4 full days trying to see everything there.
I officially start my new job tomorrow. I will be the new director of the Hall Complex here on campus. I'm not entirely sure what this position will entail. I've only heard horror stories really...but my goal is to take this job and make it managable. I'm not sure what that means yet, but we'll get it done.
Krissie is doing great on her trip. You'll need to check out her blog (see the link to the right). She is about 1 hour from St. Petersberg, Russia as I type this. St. Pete is supposed to be a fairly dangerous city. But, she tells me that she has befriended some experts on Russian culture and language that are on the boat with her. I've been praying that she stays safe all trip. But, this port makes me nervous. She's been told that people who are smiley, loud, laugh a lot, etc are singled out and usually scammed or worse. She fits that discription perfectly...so I hope she stays OK.
I've been reading up on the Patron Saints of the areas or activities she has been participating in. The Patron Saints of Russia are below:
I'm not sure if the links are active. If not, you can look these folks up on the Patron Saint Index.

Nothing else new to report. Remember to say your prayers for Krissie. Sunday was the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul. So, perhaps that is a good omen for her trip to Russia.




















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