Sunday, July 27, 2008

Wayne, America

I just spent a week in the homeland, the good life of Nebraska.  It was so good to be home. Here's my trip by the numbers with a few photos tossed in for good measure:

Number of smokers I had to sit between on the plane:  2  Blech.
Best friends visited:  3
Total number of bottles of wine consumed:  4
New kittens on the farm:  6
Kittens Alex let me take home to Oregon:  0
Relatives at the Von Seggern family reunion:  65
Von Seggern relatives caught line-dancing on camera:  about 50
Time spent playing the game "Aggravation" before we quit because it was too aggravating:  1 hour, 15 minutes
Years my grandparents have been married:  60
Boats on Lewis and Clark lake at 9am on Monday morning:  3
Times I wiped out on the water skis:  3
Chinese restaurants unexpectedly closed in downtown Wayne:  1
Relatives visited in Concord, NE:  6
Population of Concord, NE:  150
High school friends spotted at the Wayne County Fair:  15
Price of pie a la mode at the Catholic Church food stand:  $1.50
Days it felt like the temperature and the dew point were the same:  3
Reasons to love the Midwest:  millions.

Carla, Mindy, Lisa and I snuggle up for the camera.
My Grandpa telling a story about their honeymoon.  Apparently, he forgot to bring along pajamas, but they "made do."
If you're a Von Seggern and you know it, do a line dance.
Craig and Butterscotch
Craig and me on the boat 
Mom kickin' back and relaxin'
Nebraska sunset outside of Hooper
Teaching my grandparents all about the fine art of the "self-portrait"

1 comment:

Unknown said...

I swear, the Chinese place closes more randomly than other restaurant ever. And of course they'll never lose a customer over it, because where else would they go?

Your grandparents are adorable.