Okay maybe that’s a bit of a stretch, it’s not really THAT bad. We were supposed to have taken off at 8:30, but the plane that’s supposed to take us to Sacramento hasn’t arrived yet from Phoenix. So now I just sit here at the gate, typing this blog as I listen to my iPod. I got online through my cell phone just long enough to pull up my blog entry form. Yes, I’m THAT big of a nerd.

My parents are sitting across from me, watching I Love Lucy DVDs on the little DVD player my mom bought just before we went to Minnesota. It’s kind of funny because you can see them randomly laugh on occasion, and sometimes they’re laughing pretty hard.

It seems like this might be a pretty full flight; there are quite a few people sitting around the gate. But this is the seating area for 2 gates, so I don’t really know how many people are on our flight and how many might be on another flight at the other gate.

Now they’re saying we should be taking off at 9:15, only 45 minutes late. At this rate we should be getting into Sacramento at about 10:45 and getting to my sister’s by about 11:30. A little bit later than I had hoped, but what can ya do?

Just to find more to complain about, I’m still sick and keep coughing. I just feel bad for whoever ends up sitting next to me on the plane, because I’m sure I’ll be a hacking and coughing the whole way. I have cough drops, but they only last so long. Oh well, we’ll see how it goes.

Quick run down of my day: woke up, got my laundry started, went to work, went to lunch with co-workers, came back home, finished my laundry, packed, Erica stopped by for a little bit, headed to the airport, ate at the airport, and now I sit here waiting for our flight.

There you go, now you’re in the know.

Okay, today was mostly uneventful so this post should be relatively short.

Woke up about 8:30 after sleeping in a recliner; it was actually quite comfortable (I’m sure the air conditioning helped too). Ate breakfast, showered, packed, and headed to the airport. The car ride was a little long because we literally hit stop-and-go traffic on the way up. We ended up getting to the airport with about an hour until boarding time. My dad dropped me and my mom off at the terminal to check the bags in while he took the car back to the rental place. That would have been all well and good except the rental car return was in a totally different terminal and he had to take the trolley back to the terminal where we were, then get through security to meet us at the gate, all within an hour. Needless to say we were all a little stressed about getting it all done in time. It all worked out in the end and dad made it in time. The only thing worth mentioning is we decided to get something to eat, but as we were eating they started boarding the plane 15 minutes early; so that kind of added to the stress.

Got on the plane, watched Scrubs for 3 hours and then just sat and watched the scenery. We landed, got our bags, my brother picked us up and to home we went. We got home and I barely got settled when my mom sent me to the store. I kid you not, I was sent to the store within 15 minutes of being home. But it was worth it because we ended up having a good steak dinner with scalloped potatoes.

Now, here I am, unpacking and resting while watching the Padres trying to win it in extra innings. I’m thinking it’s gonna be an early night for me. I am very much looking forward to sleeping in my own bed tonight.

Yet another good day here in the midwest. Even though I didn’t sleep very well, I felt refreshed enough when I woke up at 8:30. Got up, did a little work, got dressed, and met Michael and Gaile for breakfast at their hotel. In case you might care, I got three slices of a cinnamon french toast roll; it was actually pretty darn good.

After breakfast we headed out to the cemetary where my grandparents (dad’s parents) are buried. The Creans have a pretty big monument because my grandfather’s side of the family is all buried there, and rumor has it my grandfather donated the land to the church for the cemetery. Being out there was pretty cool, eerie, and sad all at the same time. It was rather pleasing seeing my grandmother’s grave well-kept and not forgotten. My sister laid some carnations on the headstone and we all got a chance to pay our respects.

After the cemetery, we headed down to the farm where my dad and his brother grew up. We also drove by some of the places they used to spend a lot of their time, like Lura Lake and whatnot. We didn’t really stop because we’re planning on spending a whole day just sightseeing on Sunday. After the sightseeing, we went down to my aunt Sheila’s house in Pemberton (town population: 246). Spent a little time at the house visiting, and then we went to the bar. My aunt and her husband Jamie own a bar in Pemberton named “Jamie’s Pemberton Pub” (clever name, huh?) ;o) So we headed to the bar a little bit before my dad and I decided to walk around the town a bit. So we spent about an hour to an hour and a half walking around the town. We walked to the Pemberton School where it was apparently boarded up and isn’t really used anymore. Then just walked around the streets (there aren’t that many) and ended up back at Sheila’s house where we met up with my mom and went back to the bar and got some food before heading back to our hotel in Mankato.

Got back to the hotel where we all showered (separately) and got ready for the anniversary party. The entire night was spent celebrating Sheila and Jamie’s 25th Wedding Anniversary. I gotta say though, my mom’s family sure knows how to throw a party. The party started out at the Bandana Brewery where we had dinner. Then the party migrated a little bit away from the brewery to the Kato ballroom where more dancing and drinking occurred. All in all it was a great night and everyone I know had a great time.

That brings us to here, me sitting up in bed again, blogging. I’m going to watch some Scrubs season 1 DVDs to unwind some more and save the 350+ pictures I took tonight to my hard drive.