Recent trip to Minnesota

We had such a fun time visiting everyone in Minnesota last weekend! On Friday night, we were able to meet our new niece, Hadley. She is every bit as cute as the pictures of her! Saturday was a great day in Lucan as we were able to spend time with my parents, Grandma Sally, Great Aunt Dolores, the Jenniges and the Webbs. Sunday included a trip to Minneapolis where we took in 6 innings of the Twins game. Then, we headed to Farmington to visit the Petsinger cousins and to help Logan celebrate his first birthday! From there, we drove to Chaska to watch Derrick play baseball in the state tournament. Although they didn't win, it was fun watching him pitch! We jumped in the car for the 2 hour drive home and pulled in the driveway at 1:05am. What a day! Ahhhh, needless-to-say, Mike and I were sound asleep before 10:00pm on Monday night before our work week officially started.

August Already?

The summer has been flying by! Here's a summary of our past week...
Sunday afternoon we went to see the movie Swing Vote in it's opening weekend. Although it's true that Kevin Costner never disappoints, this is probably one to wait to rent for those of you with interest in seeing it. A cute movie, but perhaps a bit predictable.
Monday evening we took in a Lincoln Saltdogs baseball game at Haymarket Park with some of the American Cancer Society staff. The shade from sitting in a suite sure helped keep us cool in spite of a near 100 degree day (still in the 90's that night). We witnessed 13 runs in an exciting second inning (9 of which were Saltdog runs). The Saltdogs beat the Wichita Wingnuts, 11-6.
Thursday started shortly after 5:00am for Mike as he headed to an early morning colon cancer research task force meeting in Omaha and his day ended in the press box at Memorial Stadium for a "Stay in the Game" event to kick-off a colon cancer awareness campaign with the Husker Sports Network.
Friday night we headed to Lincoln's annual Ribfest event in downtown Lincoln. We beat the crowd by arriving before 6:00pm. We chose to eat BBQ ribs/brisket/pork from an "Ausome Aussie" Australian-themed vendor. Mike managed to keep his shirt BBQ-free! (Unfortunately, he did not fare as with the ice cream he had on the way home.)

Fillmore County Relay For Life

We headed to Fairmont/Geneva to participate in the Fillmore County Relay for Life with Mike's parents on Saturday evening. Donna, Mike's Mom, is a 12-year breast cancer survivor. Despite the heat (near 100 degrees both days this weekend), the turnout was good, the speakers were motivational and the walking was enjoyable! The Relay raised $30,000 - impressive! Here's a few pictures from our evening...