Pictures!

Inspired by Elizabeth, I've opted to finally post some pictures of these summer months. Unfortunately, I don't have any of the cabin, where I've spent a week now this summer, but they'll just have to wait. I miss you all!!!!!! And I'm counting down the days till I'm in DC saying hi to at least a few of you :) HUGS!

So, to start out with, here's a picture of Martha Markuson, my mom and Karmyn in her Swan Lake costume. I got back just in time to see her perform in May, it was beautiful! Martha, to the left, is a most amazing woman, my mom's college buddy. She was the first female President of a major law firm in Greater Minnesota (aka the Minnesota not centered around the Cities). She also reads super fast (like Elissa) and is now retired, working on healthcare policy stuff as an advisor to political folk. Super cool.

Yes we can! Yes we can! My mom and dad got in line at 3pm the afternoon of Obama's winning speech. It was /amazing/. My dad, always enthusiastic, teemed up with some people who were sitting to our left to start a wave - it traveled across about half the Xcel center before dying out. Awesome!


Almost as thrilling as the Obama speech, we watched this giant coal stack topple like a tree (and towards us!). I think it was 554 feet. To zero feet. In 20 seconds. At 7:30 am.


And, to close: cuteness.