A Great Day

Doug and Cal started early this morning at Cascades Golf Course.  We dropped them off to play nine and then headed to nearby Cascades Creek.  We stumbled upon this spot several years ago and Meg and Cam love it.  They sit in trash bags and slide down the embankment into the swirling creek.  Meg complained that it was cold, but as every day this week has been above 90, it was a refreshing journey.

Once they were done, we headed back to the Union for them to get dressed.  Brett met a friend for breakfast and was just finishing up as we arrived at his dorm.  Doug texted that they were on nine tee, so we headed back to pick he and Cal up.  They had  a great time together with several stories to tell.  We then met Parce at Oliver Winery for lunch.  Everyone was excited to see him and filled him in quickly on what they have been up to since we saw him several weeks ago.  We had a great picnic, listened to music, played football and bocce ball and discussed and debated as much as possible.

Once lunch ended I dropped Cal and Cam off at the Union.  They had a FedEx Cup Match to watch.  Meg and Doug braved the traffic and headed to the IU vs. UCLA soccer match.  The Bruins are staying on the same floor as we are this weekend.  Brett and I hit the comic book store to load up and all of the editions he had been eyeing this week.  He noticed a Plan 9 Film Emporium right next door that we got a kick out of.  He already has some great Christmas and birthday gift ideas for all of us and Anastasia.  We then ran to Target to get a tie for his job as volunteer usher.

Once everyone was back together we met up with Parce again for the 4th Street Art Fair and Garlic Fest.  The artwork was well out of our price range, but we got a kick out of the band that Parce wanted to see at Garlic Fest.  They were good, but the highlight was watching their crowd dance.  We had a great time laughing and Parce and Meg almost made it onto the "dance floor."  Dinner was at Buffalouies once again as Nick's was packed.

We met back up with Brett as he left us for mass and a picnic at his church.  Parce kicked our butts at bowling and for the first time in a long time Doug beat me!!  We dropped Parce off at his car, so he could head to back to Columbus.  Everyone had a great time seeing him.  Tried to get ice cream at Coldstone Creamery, but they were closed.  So, Jiffy Treat was the next best stop.  Brett headed back to the dorm after ice cream, and we went up to the room.  I think everyone was exhausted as I was the last one asleep and that was only at 10:35!!