Whoa, it's been a while

Well, I got inspired to blog tonight. It's been a while since I've updated this thing, so I just thought I would say hello to anyone that follows this thing anymore.

I've been down in Texas for the past few days and it's been great to be home. I flew down from Minneapolis last Wednesday just in time for my brother's graduation the next day. It was great to touch down in Houston and know that I was home and about to see my family and friends that I haven't seen in a while.

So, Wednesday night my mom picked me up from IAH and we went directly up to College Station, TX for Charles' graduation; he received his doctor or veterinary medicine degree--no small accomplishment! It was great to see all of my family, visit with my grandparents, and catch up with a few friends before heading to San Marcos on Friday.

Charles (my brother) and Kim (his wife) were nice enough to let me borrow the car to take to San Marcos to attend my bff Tony's graduation. Rolling into San Marcos felt so good! I love seeing the Texas State campus perched on the hill as you drive into town. I pulled into the parking garage at the LBJ Student Center and really enjoyed my walk across campus to the coliseum for the graduation ceremony. Along the way I stopped in at the Honors Building to see if Diann McCabe and Heather Galloway were there--lucky Diann is in Ireland but thankfully Heather was there. It was nice to see a happy face and catch up with her. The next stop along the way was at JCK where I popped in and spotted Terri Tresner! Terri gave me the biggest hug and kiss on the cheek! It felt so good to catch up with her and see everyone.

Next stop was the new addition at Strahan where Jessica Henry works. I surprised her by popping into her office unannounced. We then went together to the graduation ceremony where we sat in the worst seats in the whole place. All the way in the nose bleed section where I could barely see Tony--but I'm sure he heard us cheer when he walked across the stage.

Denise Trauth, the president of TxState, was sporting her classic twist hairstyle...it's good to know some things never change : )

But anyways, I'll finish this later. I'm gonna head into the other room and see what Charles is up to.

Bye :)