We made a whirlwind celebratory weekend trip to northern Iowa to see Robin & Jake's new place. Flying went smoothly and that left enough time for house tour, a few squares including fondue, a park/lake walk, a terminal tour, and a little shopping at the Goodnature Store. It was fun to be at my sister's house house after years of growing up talking about what we would and wouldn't do. I guess the intervening few years of not living under the same roof have been pretty formative, too.

Our weeknights have accelerated with the presence of Carina and her busy, busy schedule. This evening is a rare quiet night at home as our guest experiences Band Day at Giant Stadium with the Dieruff HS Marching Band. Her fiance, Jens, is also on the trip but is hosted in Bethlehem and those logistics have added to the busy-ness.