Ketchup or Catsup?

Whew.

This is one of those blogs where I get to play catch-up since I slacked over vacation.

I just got back from Lawrence for Tim and Rachelle’s wedding. It was a fabulous outdoor ceremony and the rain held off until everyone had moved inside. Then, once everyone was safe there was a massive lightning storm that, in the flat Kansas landscape was, to quote a wonderful friend, amazing. In addition to the actual wedding, I had the preceeding week to see old friends, eat at the best Lawrence restaurants, have a memorial day barbeque, play some football, visit Clinton Lake, and even a few moments of rest and relaxation. It was about everything that could be hoped for in a vacation, and more than could be hoped for in seeing good friends. I may post a sort of post facto entry from something I wrote while chilling on Tim and Rachelle’s new deck.

Also, I just got back from lunch with my parents. It felt to good seeing both of them, and they even came bearing presents. I am now the proud owner of my very own tea infuser and a wonderful tin of “Hand Blended Cranberry Orange Herbal Tea” from The Tao of Tea (complete with rose hip, hibiscus, chamomile, orange peel and cranberries). I’m sipping some as I write this and it is splendid. Mom, Dad – If you’re reading this, good choice (oh, and thanks for the lunch as well, I hope you enjoyed the restaurant!).

Although I have tried my hardest to call my parents at least once a week I have occasionally failed and it felt really, really good to see them. It was a little odd to see them in DC since I associate them with St. Charles, but it was really nice. Now I can think of them being in DC as well as St. Charles.

Last things last. While in Lawrence I had a few moments to think and reflect which I don’t get as frequently here in DC. As a result of those moments of silence, the people I was privileged to be around, and the situations I got to be a part of, you may be subjected to a few rambling blogs in the near future that aren’t at all practical, sensible, or even interesting to large quantities of people. Should this happen, I apologize.

MikeyC>