Jeff and Missy, Justin's brother and his wife, came to visit Edmond and her hometown of Ft. Smith, Arkansas recently. One of her friends was getting married, and Missy was in the wedding. We were sad to not be able to see them. (The picture is from last January.) It is so difficult to plan anything with Justin's schedule. We can only plan a month ahead. Hopefully we can see them during the holidays. They met Jana's new boyfriend, Brady yesterday. I wonder if they approve? But we all know that no one will ever be good enough for their little sister!
Well, we survived the last threat of Hurricane Gustav which made landfall in Louisiana. Now there is a new threat, Hurricane Ike. So far it seems like it is heading towards Houston, but it is still too early to predict. There are many days between now and when it hits the Gulf Coast, and it can turn suddenly one way or the other. We may already be in Colorado by that time. But it's sad to think we may not be able to pack away any of our things. Our friends, Chad and Lealea, will watch Molly for us but I hate to have them be responsible for one more animal if they have to evacuate. Nana and Papaw offered to rescue Molly, but it's too difficult to make the drive to and from Dallas with work. We will just reevaluate when the time is closer. No need to worry about it yet!
We have finally made definite plans for our Colorado vacation. We will fly to Denver and stay with our friends, Drew and Melody. Adam will be visiting from OKC and Phil from California at the same time. It will be great to see everyone at one time. Adam just received his master's degree in Health care Administration. Phil recently finished dental school at UCLA and is moving to Hawaii soon. I think I hear Hawaii calling my name! When we went for our honeymoon, I cried every night because it was too beautiful and I couldn't bear leaving it behind. So....back to Colorado. We will then spend one night in Colorado Springs. We plan to visit Pike's Peak and take the Cog Railway to the summit. Garden of the Gods is a beautiful park of huge rock formations that we have to explore. Seven Falls has been called the grandest mile of scenery in Colorado and has seven separate waterfalls. Apparently my grandmother was photographed here riding a donkey when she was a little girl, and my dad is adamant about me getting my photo taken the same way. I'll try Dad! Then we will go to Estes Park and stay in a beautiful cabin in the mountains. There are gorgeous state parks nearby, and I have to check out the Stanley Draper hotel. This is where the movie "The Shining" was filmed. I don't have the guts to stay here because they say it's really haunted. Who is "they", anyway? Then we will visit my childhood best friend, Carrie. She is now married to a German man and has two children. Time really flies, doesn't it? It will be so great to see her and meet her family. We are looking forward to the cooler temperatures. 70's during the day and 40's at night. I finally get to wear my sweaters! In Houston I can only wear them a couple months out of the year.
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