Monday, August 20, 2007

Vacation

I was gone for 13 days - on a driving vacation. We drove through 8 states during that time. I really enjoyed the NC mountains. It was cool in the mornings when we were in Blowing Rock. And it was great to spend time with family. Not only did we get to see most everyone at family reunion, but got to spend quality time with a lot of the aunts and uncles after the reunion.

And I got to meet one of my fellow CT members - Rachel, and her little girl, Madeline. It was great to spend time with someone who I've really come to admire as a scrapper and a person.

Finally, we held the dedication ceremony for the Mary Paulsen Playground. I was the family representative and had to speak at the ceremony. I also made a layout for the HOA and framed it and presented to them. Audrey got to cut the ribbon - she loved being a part of the ceremony. It was really a bittersweet moment. I was glad to see the kids playing on the playground and the enthusiasm of the HOA volunteers. But I kept thinking that Mary really should have been there. She would have really enjoyed the playground!!!

2 comments:

Amy Eileen said...

Glad to hear you had a wonderful vacation. A little jealous you got to meet Rachel and Madeline though. lol The playground is such a wonderful thing and you know Mary is smiling down at you all.

nancy said...

Hi,

I was a friend of Mary's and I would love to hear how Audrey is doing. We were both pregnant with girls together. Please feel free to email me at nancy.maske@ingenico.com