11/12/2008 - Day's events

The last few days have been busy. Sunday, I attended church in the morning, than lunch with my sweet one's parents and Brother / Sister in Law. Watched the Steelers lose in the afternoon, then spent the evening at my sweet one's Grandmother's house. The family gets together there once a month and it is usually a fun time to be together. Smaller than usual this time, and that makes it seem a little less daunting.

Spent Monday morning working from home. I enjoy that so much more than being at the office. Monday afternoon, took a major first step in trying to cope with my own inner demons. To find out more, you'll have to ask me.

Tuesday was back to work. Came home early to see the little boy who spends Tuesdays and Thursdays in the charge of my sweet one. He was just up from his nap and we read some books, and made believe we were boating in the basement. Supper was with my Grandparents and family. Then home for the rest of the evening.

Bumped into something online mentioning the beginning of a mennonite church in the Elkton, MD / Newark DE area. (Just over an hour north of us) It is a church plant under MCUSA, and their approach seems to be fresh and more flexible than any of the churches in our area. I have just a few hints of excitement to see that flexible approach to church in action. (I'm not sure it's close enough to attend there, but I'm seriously contemplating going to the installation service this Sunday. We'll have to see.

Our trip to OH

My SweetOne and I headed out on Thursday for a trip to visit family in PA and OH. First to Monroeville, a suburb to the east of Pittsburgh. We spent some time that evening with my Grandparents, then were back the next morning for breakfast with them at Kings restaurant. After breakfast there were a few things that we were able to help with around the house - cleaning, tightening the table, cleaning, organizing and some more cleaning. Probably not our favorite activity for vacation, but we were glad to help out with it. Early afternoon saw us hitting the road for the next leg of the journey, this time to Plain City OH. We were able to eat at the Der with her Grandparents, and spend a little time visiting with them. That night we stayed at the house of a cousin of my dad. This cousin and his wife were in Europe, but were gracious enough to let us stay there anyway. After a good night's sleep, we headed for Cedarville to meet up with BIL Lemmer. We ate breakfast at a terrific little place called the Sunrise Cafe in a local town called Yellow Springs. Absolutely excellent food and just a stellar atmosphere and attitude. Totally the best. Spent the next several hours wandering the streets of Yellow Springs, browsing, shopping, just enjoying being together. Purchases included a Dr Seuss book in Latin, an earthy pendant and bumper sticker, Incense, and a bag ofLoose Leaf Yerba Mate. Totally chillin' place to be. Headed back to the college and toured the campus for a while. Very impressive. Took a few hours and visited a local natural phenomenon, the Clifton Gorge. Spent some time just talking and hanging out before heading to church in Springfield. The service was simple, the people were real, and it was an encouragement to me. After church a group of students met at a former professor's house for a presentation by the professor and some spirited discussion. He spoke on Nationalism and the discussion lasted longer than we wanted to be there, so around 10:30 at night, SweetOne and I hit the road and decided to head for home. We made it to DE around 6:45 on Sunday morning and collapsed into bed. 1200 miles in 3 days. Caught up with some important people, and enjoyed the experiences that either made us feel young and spirited (visiting with 80+ grandparents) or old and foolish (visiting with college kids) or maybe still just a little young and foolish (driving all night to get home) It was a fabulous and enjoyable time. I won't trade those memories for anything. Thanks SweetOne and Lemmer.

Jesse



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