the remaking of a kitchen

i'm so slow getting this written, but finally here it is. we were among the 77,000+ fans watching the spring game in lincoln last weekend. the weather report was dire, rain, possible thunder and lightning....just a mess at game time. then they showed bob devaney on the jumbo tron and the sun came out! really. :) it was so warm i had to remove a couple of layers of clothing and in jeans and a red t-neck i was still very warm but just couldn't go any further. there are limits.
patrick joined us at the game and kari and her family were in the next section up about 10+ rows, but we were both on the edge of our sections with a couple of fences inbetween, but we could actually touch hands across the wires! it was fun.....warm, active, loud and all the rest. the players seemed to have come a long way since the scrimmage last year. they knew what they were doing and where they were supposed to be. last year coaches were on the field behind them calling out directions. not so this time! some nice passes, nice runs, good tackles and blocks. i liked it a lot.
a field load of kids with parents were out at half time to take their pledges, ron brown to the parents and joey ganz to the kids. it was an enthusiastic group who had to be reminded and then coaxed off the field when play was to begin.
i always feel pride at how many attend, and the whole presentation: the kids, and parents and the players themselves. pretty cool. there were a lot of possible recruits in attendance too, so we will see what happens with them. i think there was one oral commitment given for 2010, hopefully more to come.
we were to meet dave and lea at the players statue on the east side of the stadium and were surprised to find kari and fam there too with brian's parents. good to see them again and exchange some hugs. we bid them good bye and headed off to yia yia's for pizza and beer. it was good to finally be able to get together with dave and lea...one of always seems to have a conflict, so this was a treat. the pizza, beer and conversation was great. when we parted, they returned home to cb, patrick went off to meet his friends and we went back to our motel for the night.
our plans to meet up with david and kyla on sunday fell through, so we headed to omaha and got a bit of lunch. i was able to meet up with kay lynn and we took a walk through our old neighborhood and caught up on family news. that was really lovely. we met dick and judy for dinner later that day and we wisely declined their invite to "gone with the wind". they had forgotten how l-o-n-g the movie lasted. :)
it was great to see them and get to visit without the movie.
the next morning we were up early and out to see the eye doctor. 8:20 and 8:40 appts! egads! we were there early if you can believe it. all was well. we checked out of the motel and were home before 6 that evening. a good weekend for sure!!

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