{Pretty, Happy, Funny, Real} - Grandparents edition!



"capturing the context of
contentment in everyday life"



What could be better than a four-day weekend?  A four-day weekend with granparents! We had the pleasure of houseguests again this past weekend when Peter's parents flew in from Denver. As excited as we were to see them, I think the kids had us beat (by a lot!) with their delight that Gran and Grandad were around! It was a fun-filled weekend with lots of adventures, to include dinner at the local Japanese Hibachi steakhouse, a trip to the pumpkin patch and corn maze, the playground, and strolling around the island in the river near our house.

{Pretty}

It's probably cheating to use the beauty of fall for this category for a second week in a row, but I can't resist. Especially since it involves pumpkins and darling girls with sparkling sunglasses [emphasis on the darling girl].

{Happy}

Playgrounds + gorgeous fall days = happy kids.
Playgrounds + grandparents + gorgeous fall days = elated kids. And parents!

 {Funny}

Also happy was the fact that Gran and Grandad let us sleep in and got up with the kids in the morning! Especially funny was the fact that Grandad became Erik's new best friend after Grandad rewarded him with the Goldfish he requested for breakfast one morning. Possibly the new breakfast of champions?

{Real}

Maybe we're lucky, but it seems that with grandparents always come good tidings (like awesome weather!). This time they brought with them sun and 70 degree days and another stroke of luck--a call from Denver University saying Peter was accepted into their MBA program! Plus the backing to go with it: a generous financial aid offer that would allow us to live off of slightly more than beans and rice for the next few years. Still waiting on decisions from the other four schools (Rochester, Dartmouth, Wharton, and Harvard) which should be rolling in over the next few months. But the fact that we have at least one option for our quickly-nearing future transition--and can actually picture ourselves somewhere for real--is fabulous!