The Weekend Away

Well after a great weekend away with the family, I am unfortunately back to reality. Reality is me be busy with school. But this weekend was a good break, although not the most relaxing weekend.

Saturday I met my family in Indianapolis at the Children's Museum. It was neat to see everybody (which is a rarity these days).The Museum was interesting with a variety of information; from Barbies to Anne Frank. After the museum, we got to our hotel, ate supper at the mall, went swimming, and unsuccessfully attempted a Christmas picture. I guess we will have to wait for Street Fair!

Sunday, after church in our hotel, we headed to the Zoo. It may have been decided by some in the group that if you have seen one zoo, you have seen them all. Which I would agree with, but the nieces and nephews sure did enjoy it. It was an added bonus that we were able to pet sharks and watch the dolphin show, which was highly entertaining yet crowded. And God did provide us with some great weather.That evening we ate at a family style Italian restaurant called Bucca di Beppos (last time I ate there was 5 years ago before our state baseball game, it was nice to be back again). One word...delicious. The evening was pretty similar to that of Saturday, swimming and hanging out at the hotel.

Now with the weekend over and back at Purdue, I think back to how nice it was. Granted, I did not really catch up on sleep. Granted, there were times of screaming and crying...but in the end, I wouldn't trade the weekend away. Being at Purdue has really allowed me to appreciate how special family is. I cherish each and ever opportunity we have to get together. So thanks for the great weekend Mom and Dad and family!

So another great weekend, with more great weekends to come. Of course, it did help that Purdue won on Saturday and IU and Notre Dame both lost. BOILER UP!

Also, before I close this post, a testament to Anne Frank. Though heavily persecuted and eventually killed during the Holocaust, Anne left us with this thought: "Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart." What a testament. So maybe this week, I would challenge you all. I don't know where or how but think of this quote and maybe show some extra love or forgiveness to people around you. You never know what an extra 30 seconds of kindness can mean to someone. I would like to think it could change the world.