Fun weekend! Dylan and Emi came out for a couple of days. It was a big deal for us to have a chance to get better acquainted with with the gifted and charming Emi (and, yes, that's naturally curly hair, too--sheesh!). Somehow our timing has been flawed heretofore and we hadn't yet had the pleasure of spending more than a few minutes a couple of times to exchange greetings. It was time she faced the music (and the art, and anything else we could throw at her).
A storm fresh from the Gulf of Alaska took us all back from the brink of spring back into winter territory on Saturday morning, complete with snow on Sunday. It was a little sad to see all the daffodils bending under the weight, beautiful though it was. Therefore, we stayed indoors more than we wanted to, though we splashed into Grass Valley for some Thai and Dylan and Emi did get out for a hike through Empire Mine SHP.
Otherwise, we watched movies, ate (a lot of lemon meringue pie), and talked our heads off. We'll save Trial by Games (she'd probably clean our clocks) and The Andy Goldsworthy Appreciation Test until next time. It all went by rather quickly! One find for Dylan was our costume collection, from which he selected a fine blue leisure suit with white belt and shoes to wear at his next special occasion. I'm sure you'll agree that he chose well.
Meanwhile, Rachel spent much of her birthday on Friday traveling to Chicago to spend some time with friends. And, of course, Tom's is still scheduled for tomorrow, as usual.
