Happy Birthday to Nick!

Nick is 19!  It's his final year of being a teenager!

How can this be?

Lucky for us Nick's birthday fell on his week home from college for Thanksgiving break and he got to be home with us to celebrate!  

Nick chose a seafood restaurant in downtown Indy, Oceanaire for his birthday dinner.  Afterwards we came home for cake and presents.  

Nick is having a great first semester so far.  He likes all of his classes and is getting along in the dorms.  It's been an eye opening experience for him to be living so closely to so many people with many different habits.  

At 19 Nick still loves all things soccer and has even played on an intramural team at IU.  He has become a big IU football fan not missing any home games.  He is very loyal to his friends and girlfriend, Phoebe.  He and his brothers seem to have become better friends over the last few months.  Nick is always willing to lend a hand at home, sometimes even before being asked!  

Happy Birthday Nick!

 

A Little Getaway

Eric and I spent a long weekend in Orlando.  We ate and drank our way thru Epcot at the Food and Wine Festival.  It was so much fun!!  I'm always grateful to be able to getaway with Eric, especially to someplace sunny!

 

Family

Bonnie's burial was this past weekend in Indianapolis.   Eric's siblings and Bonnie's sisters from Illinois all came.  We all gathered at our home beforehand for lunch.  It was a beautiful fall day, the tree that over looks Bonnie's resting place was shedding it's golden leaves throughout the ceremony.  Afterwards we went out to dinner.  Later on that night we toasted Bonnie and shared a lot of memories together.  It was a beautiful weekend. 

Late October

We visited Ben at work the other night.  He is bussing tables at Stone Creek, the same restaurant that Nick works at when he's home from school.  He likes his job and the extra money in his wallet especially!

A clean Ruby with the Halloween pumpkins.