Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Easter with the Nelsons

Here's a recap from mine and Dan's trip to Alton, Iowa to visit Dan's parents (Dan and Carol) over Easter.

Thursday, March 20th:
- Woke up at 4:15 a.m. to catch our flight
- Flew in to Omaha around 8:15 a.m.
- Ate breakfast and shopped around Omaha
- Played Wii
- Started the Snoopy 500-piece Easter puzzle
- Watched Bee Movie

Friday, March 21st (Good Friday):
- Finished the Snoopy puzzle
- Went to see Horton Hears a Who
- Played Wii
- Ate dinner at Blue Mountain (upstairs)
- Watched No Reservations
- Stefanie (Dan's sister) and Thomas (Stefanie's husband) arrive late that night


Saturday, March 22nd:
- Toured Dan and Carol's new house (still under construction)
- Played Wii
- Watched August Rush
- Played Wii
- Ate Carol's delicious coconut cake (that she make from scratch)

Sunday, March 23rd (Easter):
- Went to a 10:30 a.m. church service
- Opened Easter baskets
- Ate chocolate and other candies
- Played Wii
- Watched Michael Clayton
- Played Wii
- Ate a fabulous Easter Dinner (steak and ham with all the fixings)
- Played Wii
- Watched Dan in Real Life

Monday, March 24th:
- Dan went to visit people he worked with last summer
- I slept-in
- Played Wii
- Ladies went shopping and ate out
- Men played Wii and didn't stop to eat until the ladies came home and made them lunch
- Played Wii (ladies took over)
- Stefanie and Thomas went home (Minnesota)
- The rest of us left for Omaha
- Ate dinner at Ruby Tuesday
- Dan and I flew home
- Landed in Chicago around 9:30 p.m.

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