...from vacation. Actually, we have been for a few days, but my goodness, I have been trying to avoid the computer like the plague. After being completely away from it for a few days, I had NO desire whatsoever to re-connect. We are back at work this week, and the motivation still hasn't seemed to kick in (I'll speak for myself...Drew's seems fine, as he's been working long hours since we returned and will continue to do so through September). Hey, so...it's August, did you know? The college classes I'm teaching this fall start at the end of the month....eep! I'm nervous...and still have a lot to do to prepare...so just a heads up that posting 'round here will continue to be light.

But enough of the jumbled mess currently running through my mind. We went on vacation last week! That is a more interesting topic. We drove up to the U.P. and spent a few days in Houghton. While we were there, we had some good family time with my parents, brother Phil and his girlfriend Abbi, and sister Becky and her husband Justin, out at the Kuiper's beach on Misery Bay (I swam in Lake Superior for the first time in, probably, eight or nine years!); visited McClain State park (where my parents were camping) and ate some yummy campfire-cooked food and learned to play Rook; bummed around downtown Houghton and bought Columbia jackets for 50% off at Surplus Outlet (score!); ate creamy onion au gratin soup at the Library; ate tostada and garlic/broccoli/chicken pizza at Ambassador; visited my alma mater's campus...the list goes on. We had planned to do some Copper Country Cruisin' on our last day, but we were rained out.

I posted a new photo album of pictures from the Yoop as well as a few of the nieces and nephew at the family wedding (Drew's side) this past weekend (click on one of the 'Recent Photos' on the left).

-Em