Going Home

Drew and I traveled back to Bucknell for our college homecoming this weekend. Here is what greeted us after 5 hours of driving.

Lovely fall day in a college town, right? Um, yeah maybe if you went to college in Siberia.

Constant rain put a bit of a damper on our visit. The main positive result from the horrible weather was that we didn't actually witness the demolition loss the football team experienced against Colgate.

Summation so far: after traveling 280 miles we were welcomed by driving rain for our 1 day on campus and I owe my boss, who graduated from Colgate, $5.

Ok, on to the good news. I had a wonderful visit with my friend Meghann! She and Scott (of TuNow fame) came to Lewisburg from Massachusetts to enjoy the lovely weather and our company. We had a good laugh remembering all of our adventures in Organic Chemistry and in the Humanities Res College.

Terrence -- if you're out there -- come back to us, we miss you.
Same to you, Dr. Gwaltney.

Oh, and if I haven't told you about TuNow, I need to -- ask immediately and prepare to laugh.

See Scott laugh -- he was remembering TuNow, I'm sure of it.

Because of the rain we weren't able to get many good photos around campus, but Drew did get a couple inside the fieldhouse.

Why does the bison on the Bucknell logo look so mad? If anyone has a right to look angry about hanging in the fieldhouse it's my friend below.

Being foolish optimistic Bucknellians, Drew and I hoped that we would be able to get an early start on Sunday, be greeted by the sun and get our photos then.

Here is what greeted us on Sunday morning:

That's right -- the thickest fog found outside of movie sets and Celine Dion concerts. Awesome.

We can take a hint and decided to high tail it out of town.

Fortunately, we had plans that would salvage our weekend. We met up with Jenn, Chris, and Owen for breakfast in Williamsport! It was great to see them, if only for a meal.

All in all, it was great to go home.

Alden & Mercer's 1st Birthday!

Our nephews, Alden & Mercer, turned 1 year old on September 26th! Drew and I weren't able to be there for the big day, but Raegan sent us some great photos. They are both so cute and have started walking now. It's hard to believe that they have been in our family for a whole year already. We're so happy to be a part of their lives and to have them in ours!

Erin's Visit!

Erin came for a visit this weekend as a stop on her Columbus Day weekend tour of the midwest. We had a wonderful time hanging out for the past few days. It was so nice to have a friend to go shopping with! Drew and I introduced Erin to the Honey Hut ice cream shop for the last Pumpkin ice cream of the season --- it was delicious! I'm glad that it will only be a few weeks until she can come back and bring Ryan with her.





Erin, Drew, and I watched "The Office" together on Friday night -- we think it's funny. :o)

New Couch

Last weekend we bought a new couch for in our basement. We need some more seating for the Christmas crowd and this seemed like the perfect solution. One good thing about the economic craziness is that lots of things are on super-sale, including this couch. Drew and I have been wanting another couch for the basement so we can invite a crowd over -- now we can! If you want to visit, come on over, we'll be here with games and snacks.

Erin gave her "2 Thumbs Up" approval, so it has to be good.

She also helped me find some cute pillows for on it that would help it look better next to the green couch. After a day of shopping we found the perfect ones at Crate & Barrel. Thanks Erin!

Emily Makes Spaghetti Sauce

This Sunday I decided to undertake a big project --- a double batch of homemade spaghetti sauce. This sauce + meatballs + sausage is Drew's favorite from his growing up years. It is delicious, but takes quite a few ingredients and a lot of time to prepare. Hopefully doing a big batch like this will last us awhile in the freezer. Come over to try some!