Good Times...

Well, it's been a week since my first post. I guess I've been a little busy lately.
My oldest brother, Phil, was in town from Alaska. On Sunday, we all went to
my brother Tim's house for a BBQ. Then, on Tuesday, Phil treated Dan and I
to an amazing dinner at Dierdorf and Hart's. See, Phil was 15 when I was born,
so by the time I was old enough to have any memories, he was in college.
His kids gave him some trouble because at my rehearsal dinner, when I was going
around the room saying a little something about each of my brothers and sisters, I
didn't have a whole lot to say about him. His smart mouthed son Sam, (my Godson),
said, "Gee dad, she didn't say much about you. It's like she doesn't even know you."
So Phil wanted to spend some time getting to know Dan and I (especially since Dan had
only met him once before the wedding). I thought that was really awesome of Phil
to do that. The three of us had a great time!

So this weekend is going to be equally busy. Tonight I have my weekly ACTS retreat meeting.
I always look forward to Thursdays. It is just awesome to see 30 women, ages ranging from me at 31 all the way up to 75, come together to pray and prepare the for retreat. I feel so blessed to be a part of the team!

Then Friday night, Dan and I are going to the opening night of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. They are playing the Lord of the Rings Symphony!! How awesome is that?
We have such an awesome symphony here in St. Louis, but it is often shadowed by our sports teams (which aren't doing so well...so maybe more folks will start coming to the symphony).

Saturday, we have have our "Klogel" friends coming over for a game night. This is a group of ladies that my sisters and I have been friends with since grade school. They are sisters who are all our ages. We have been friends for more than 20 years! This time we're inviting the husbands too...we're all playing RockBand and the Wii...

I'm sure I'll have pictures!!