Quite an Eventful Weekend

Memorial Day weekend is usually a time when nothing really happens. Because everyone goes off on little jaunts here and there. The whole point, in my opinion, is to do nothing and have nothing happen so that you can't relax and unwind.

Nelly and I did our part. We went up to her parent's lakehouse in far north-western CT. It's a very nice house on a very nice lake and I must say we are very fortunate to have the opportunity to visit and enjoy the lake. It's very reminiscent of my summers in New Hampshire at Laurel Lake. And I tend to go on-and-on about how great that was, until Nelly tells me to shut-up about Laurel Lake. But she's very sweet about it.

The weather couldn't have been nicer and Nelly and I had an absolutely fantastic time. Except for almost being killed by a reckless and careless motor-boat driver, it was an absolutely perfect weekend.

Meanwhile, in the rest of the world, people were doing some crazy stuff:

1. My sister got engaged! She called with the good news last night. Her boyfriend (now Fiancé), Rodger proposed to her while they were vacationing in Northern California. Apparently they were in the Redwood Forrest. Very romantic and memorable. The entire Bellin family is aflutter with this exciting news.
2. Laurie flew out to Germany. She's only out there for a month (but what a month to be in Germany). She says that it's difficult (or impossible) to get tickets to see the soccer, but I think she's not being adventurous enough. We'll see. But how can you go to Berlin when Germany is hosting the world cup and not take in a game? There's gotta be tickets. Maybe to the Tunisia v. Saudi Arabia game.

Memorial Day! Very very exciting.