A Quick Trip

This morning Doug and I headed to Bloomington to meet Brett.  We wanted to make sure that he had everything that he needed for his trip to DC on Friday.  It wasn't all business, however, as we first stopped at Oliver Winery.  Brett took an Uber there so that he could do some wine tasting with Doug. They tried several different ones and then purchased a few to take home.  Brett spent a lot of time talking about his recent semester.  He was proud of how hard he had worked and so were we.  He still had one grade left to come in.  He was pretty sure that he knew what it would be, but was ready for it to be finalized.

After the winery we drove to Brett's to go through the items we packed on Sunday.  Brett and I had made a list of items that he still would need and we added those to his bags.  He should be able to fit everything in his luggage with a little room to spare.  Cal had class this morning, but was able to meet us by 12:30.  He's only had two days of classes, but he liked what he was taking and was enjoying the laid back pace of Bloomington in the summer.

Brett needed one of his sports jackets that was at Cal's and was hoping to borrow a couple of ties.  We had brought down a dresser for Cal, so we all decided that our next stop would be his house.  We found the jacket and a couple of ties.  Doug and Cal took in the dresser.  Jayce arrived while we were there and agreed to join us for lunch.  Cal wanted a salad, so we decided to go to Upland's Brewery.  Normally, the wait would be an hour or more, but early afternoon on a Wednesday was the perfect time to go as we were seated right away.  Doug and I enjoyed visiting with all three boys.  We were impressed with the goals that had set and their successes so far.  Cal and Jayce will be moving to a new house in August, but seem to be well situated right now.

After lunch we dropped Jayce back at their house.  Cal, Brett, Doug and I headed to the mall.  We made several stops.  Cal tried hard to talk me into a dog, but I was definitely not ready for that commitment.  Cal went to his second class around 3 p.m.  We were able to drop him off at the Business school.  We spent another half an hour or so helping Brett before heading back home.  It wasn't a long trip, but it was wonderful to spend the day together visiting the boys.