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Here are a few pictures that capture, far better than I ever could with words alone, the essence of my Spring Break in the Red River Gorge. Enjoy! One of our friends - others included Fluffy McSlithers and Dave (both snakes) ROCKS Melissa hard at work belaying - this was the day we invented the MPC Kelsey helping Chloe slackline at Miguel's Charlie and Logan slacklining at Miguel's  Post pizza dinner workout Ice cream treat - that Cassie is my kinda girl! CHARLIE What else does one do when she has a tub in the middle of the loft she shares with three others?! Cabin Art More art That might be Mickey Mouse...or a deformed child riding a deformed lizard  Andrew searching for his Easter Skunk treat The girls in search of their goodies  Thanks, Easter Skunk! He's excited.  Can't you tell? Melissa finally found her Easter Skunk goods And she was so excited to have searched forever

I recently returned from what can only be described as one of the best Spring Break trips ever.  I left for the Red River Gorge, KY on Good Friday and did not return home until this past Sunday - that made a total of 10 days in one of my favorite places.  The weather was perfect for hiking and climbing; it was in the low 60s each day and the sun was always shining.  Though we did get a bit chilly a few days when the wind was especially fierce, we were able to basque in the sun and get in some really good climbing.  Left behind as reminders of how hard I worked are a number of bruises and scratches on my arms and legs, but they were all totally worth it. Having been especially busy and stressed lately, I was excited to get away.   The Nimmer family, very dear friends of ours, agreed to take me on as an honorary family member for the trip, so I joined Mark, Patty, Alex, Andrew, Melissa and Kelsey in a cabin decorated with some very interesting and eclectic art (pictures to come soon --

Here is a recap of my previous two weekends, in pictures.  Despite it being a very busy time of the school year (I've been tending to an immense amount of final exam preparation and grading), I enjoyed so much fun, love and laughter.  To quote myself and use my new favorite word, my weekends have been amazeballs lately!  Two weekends ago - Mom, Lainey and me a trip to Johnson's Creek resulted in a few new items for me, including this fabulous duo   Lainey, Mom and me out to dinner at Botana's - three pitchers of margaritas, tons of stories and lots of love (pardon my wide shoulders - bad angle, I blame the photographer) Lainey and me  - Thank you, Lainey, for the wonderful things you said to me.  I will NEVER forget them! Last weekend - play with Katie and Star, shopping and grading with Amanda and family bowling event Great show put on by great kids -- a number of former and current students Mandy and her fab 'headgear' New sca