Our trip home June 15-24

Jason & I returned from our trip home late Wednesday night .... as usual, we had a fun but BUSY time! We arrived at RDU on Monday afternoon and had lunch with Prul & Bryce at one of my local favorites, Firehouse Subs. We had a few hours to kill before meeting friends for dinner, so we went to see "The Hangover" at the theater. After the movie we met Jacob, Ashley & Carrie at Long Horn where Bryce took care of us. After a tasty meal we headed to Danville.

Our time in Danville was a bit of a blur. We spent a lot of time working at Jason's place in Cascade, and even recruited some friends and family members to help as well. We had to clean the house & sell furniture to get the place ready to rent. There was also a lot of outdoor work to be done, including bush-hogging, trimming and laying gravel on the driveway.

When we weren't working, we did A LOT of eating. Tuesday night we went to Ham's with my parents for the burger special. Friday night we met Martha, Roger, Jamie & Greg for dinner at Lone Star. Saturday afternoon my aunts Bettie & Lois hosted a cookout to celebrate my recent MBA graduation. And Saturday evening we met Martha, Amber, Miranda and her daughter for some delicious Mexican food at San Marcos.

Sunday was Father's Day, so we all piled up in the car and picked up my Popey and headed to the Homestead Restaurant in Roxboro. Sunday evening Jason's mom Kathy had a cookout at her place. Monday I spent the day with Martha & Anne Rylee, and that evening we met Stacy, Steph & Jessica for dinner at my old stomping grounds, the RED LOB :-) Tuesday was our last day in town and was spent taking care of some last minute tasks in Cascade, spent time with family and my Mom and I did a little shopping (or should I say browsing since I didn't buy anything) :-)

Wednesday morning we left Danville and headed back to the airport wondering how 9 days passed by so quickly!?!? Our flight was delayed by an hour and once we arrived back in Detroit we had to hang around the city because we had tickets to the Tigers game. I know, only Jason and I would try to cram in a baseball game after a day of traveling! :-)

We had a great trip and as usual are looking forward to the next time we can see our family & friends. We stayed so busy that I was slacking in the photo-taking department, but here are a few pics:

Check out the "Graduation Cupcakes" that my aunt Bettie made, how cute!

Jason & I at my graduation cookout

Jason (aka "Farmer Jones") spent A LOT of time on this tractor while we were home!

My Grandma Francis & Aunt Bettie

My Aunt Lois

My Dad & his Dad, (Popey) on Father's Day

Pics from graduation & party....

I am officially a MBA graduate!!!

My Mom, Dad, brother Jacob and sister-in-law Ashley traveled up to Michigan to be present for my MBA graduation and luau party. They arrived on Thursday - we hung out at the house most of the day and played a lot of Wii Bowling & Rockband 2. We also had a great dinner of king crab legs, steamed shrimp and rice.

Friday started with a quick trip to Lexington, Michigan to have lunch and check out the sites and shops. We then went home to get ready to head out to my graduation, which was in Flint, MI. (we did A LOT of driving on Friday!!!) The graduation ceremony was Friday night at 7pm - after a nice event we stopped at Lucky's Steakhouse on the way home for a tasty celebration dinner.

Saturday Ashley, Mama and I did a little shopping for Michigan souvenirs, then we headed home to set up for my graduation luau party. The weather was a bit cold, but we still had a great time eating the Hawaiian food (provided by Chef Chell's Catering, it was delicious!), catching up with friends and of course playing some more Wii bowling. Even my Mom gave it a try - she was actually quite good!

Sunday we relaxed and packed up everyone's belongings - we stopped in Greektown on the way to the airport. We had a great dinner at Pegasus, then checked out the Greektown Casino and some other downtown Detroit sites. It was a fun and busy weekend and I am so happy my Mom, Dad, Jake and Ashley were here to share this special time with me. I will post some pictures soon!!!

Memorial Weekend 2009

Jason & I have had a busy weekend filled with some fun & a lot of chores. On Saturday, we went to see the Tigers play the Rockies (unfortunately, they lost 3-4) and then stopped by Mary & Brian's going away party after the game. A nice man behind us offered to take a picture of us at the game. It's not the best pic, but we rarely get photos of us together.... so here it is :-)

On Sunday we got busy cleaning the house .... we have a lot of visitors coming over the next two weeks, so we wanted to get everything looking nice for their arrival. On Monday, we had lunch at Cracker Barrel, then stopped by a local green house and purchased some flowers for our deck. We spent the evening planting the flowers & sanding 2 rocking chairs and a table (and took a short break to grill some delicious kabobs!). Here are a few pics:

Anyone that knows me is aware of my love for calla lilies ... let's hope I don't kill them! :-)

Even have the flag ready for my Graduation Luau!!!

Jason, hard at work sanding the rocking chairs

It's official - my MBA program is OVER!

I have OFFICIALLY finished my MBA program ..... I just logged on and saw my final grades for my last class. After countless hours of research, writing and revisions, I received a "97" on my final project, and an A in the class! Graduation is scheduled for Friday June 5th & the party will be the day after, Saturday June 6th. I am really looking forward to celebrating this accomplishment with Jason, my family and friends - the only thing that could make it better would be for everyone I care about to be here with me!

I'll keep everyone updated and be sure to post some pictures of the graduation ceremony & the party. For now, it feels GREAT to have NO MORE HOMEWORK .... the song "School's Out" is ringing in my ears! :-)

Details of our June visit back to NC/VA

Jason & I just booked our flights home for a summer visit - we will arrive at RDU on Monday June 15th and head back to Detroit on Wednesday June 24th. We are looking forward to seeing our NC & VA friends, let us know if you will be available while we are home! :-)

A quick update....

Things have been quite busy for us lately, which is why I have not updated the blog in a while. Jason is still working all of the time, plus he is taking a "Human Geography" class through Hawaii Pacific online. I am finishing up my LAST MBA class & am teaching 4 classes at the local college ( 3 math, 1 reading).

Once school ends for me next week (May 13th) I will be a lot better about posting updates. But for now, it's back to my homework! :-)

Hope everyone is doing well, we miss & love you all!