Party in Reno!

Last weekend I went to Reno for a combo SWE (Society of Women Engineers) conference and visit with my sister, Linda, and her family. The conference was good, actually kind of fun. The party at Linda's was fantastic.

First of all, we played golf on Friday afternoon. This was the first time playing with my nephew Sean, ever, and my first time playing with my other nephew, Brian, since I was about 8 or 9 years old. What a blast!



That night, we had some fun with Halloween costumes.



Saturday morning, I had to get up early for the conference. Linda actually delivered breakfast to my room!!!



Saturday night, I tagged along to a dinner party with a bunch of commercial airline pilots. No photos to post though.

Sunday, the sports marathon continued when the whole family came over for a BBQ. We played badminton and ping pong. And we got a great group photo.



I got to see both of my GREAT nephews, Gavin and Ty.





And I got to spend a little extra time with Sean.



A fantastic weekend went way too fast.

Labor Day Weekend in Kansas

I spent Labor Day weekend in Kansas visiting family. It was quite a whirlwind trip.

Saturday we went to the OSU football game and watched them crush what was referred to as a "nobody" team. Washington State is not a "nobody" where I live! But it was fun to see the Cowboys win!





Then on Sunday, my mom and I drove to Topeka for the day to celebrate my Grandma's birthday. My uncle Jim made the best biscuits and gravy I have ever tasted - no kidding. We had four desserts to choose from! Then we went to my aunt Anne's new house, and I finally got to meet Camelot.



Three generations.



Of course, I spent time playing with Susie too.

Home of the Maniacs

Rick and I spent a weekend in Orofono, ID, back in August. Orofino is in Northern Idaho and very close to the location where Rick will hunt White Tail this fall. The other thing about Orofino is it's the home of the Maniacs. Seriously, the Maniacs is the high school mascot - at least it used to be. I heard they changed it a few years ago. At any rate, we were able to get T-shirts at the flower shop, of all places.

We stayed at the Best Western on the Clearwater River in the "Whiskey" suite. A great relaxing weekend for me, and great deer scouting for Rick.

Here is the view from our room.



In some ways, Northern Idaho reminds me of home.





In other ways, not so much.