Austin Trip

At the end of September, Bob had a Friday business trip to Austin planned, so I tagged along too, and we made a weekend of it. We stayed at our old next-door neighbor's house. They weren't there most of the time because they'd had a camping trip already planned, but we fed the cats in exchange for lodging.

We mostly went to restaurants we missed and checked out old and new haunts. Below is me on a rock in the Walnut Creek park (about 23 weeks pregnant) where we went hiking behind our old house.

Saturday we went out on Lake Austin where one of Bob's old friends has a house on the lake with a boat. It was a very fun day.

Saturday night we tried to find a bar playing UM football, but all the bars would only show UT. :(

Sunday, we checked out downtown where the Old Pecan Street festival was going on. I had fun shopping and we saw some fun thinks like this baby buffalo!

Gina's B-Day & Golf

The weekend after Labor Day was Gina's b-day (our niece)...she had a party in Cornville at the gymnastics studio. It was fun to watch.
Cassie blew out Gina's candles...

Gina had lots of fun opening her presents and there was a pinata filled with candy...the kids were like vultures! :P


The day after, we golfed at the Sedona Golf Resort. It was a beautiful day and the golf was fun but challenging. The course was supposed to be cart-path only, but we got a special handicapped flag because I was pregnant! :D No pictures because our digital camera battery died and we haven't developed the disposable camera we bought.

Michigan Trip

Over Labor Day Weekend, we went back to Michigan for a visit...the main purpose was a mini-reunion with Chad & Raquel to check out the campus and see the Michigan-Vandy game at the Big House.

After an overnight stay with my parents, we borrowed the mini-van and drove up to Ann Arbor for the weekend. Friday afternoon, we checked out North Campus. Here's a picture of the new CS building... We also broke into the Tau Beta Pi office since as a former president, I was allowed to keep a key. They hadn't changed the t-shirt design in over 10 years--except for the color!! That night we at at the Zingermann Roadhouse...yum!!!!

Saturday, we had breakfast at Angelo's (mmm...cinnamon-raisin French toast!!!) before heading off to the game. Chad scored us 6th row seats on the 50 yd line!!! It was awesome, we got to see all the players and band come out!

After the game, Raquel & I went shopping around Ann Arbor (had to get new Michigan paraphenalia) while the guys went to Scorekeepers to watch more football. We also made stops at Dominic's (Bob got to try the sangria) and ate at a pizza place I'd never been before...it was quite yummy, I can't believe I never tried it while in college!

The next day we drove across the state to Battle Creek where Chad & Raquel's parents live. We then drove to Lake Michigan and took a short cruise - though little Nathan wasn't really digging it after face-planting in the driveway earlier. :( So the guys went back out fishing and Raquel, Nathan, & I drove up the west coast of Michigan and shopped some more. :) We got some cool pottery before Nathan got too cranky and we drove back to Battle Creek without the guys. We spent the night at Raquel's parent's posh party house, before driving back to the east side of Michigan. We stopped at my friend Dana's house in Milford for an afternoon bbq with her family before heading back to my parents house. That night, we also got to visit my friend Jeanne & her husband, Dave. It was a packed visit with lots of fun and catching up with old friends. :)