This past weekend, Lori and I traveled to Cincinnati for Easter and to spend time with family. My parents drove down from Cleveland as we all spent a wonderful time at the Gromens. Linda and Berry were wonderful hosts and very accomodating with their house full of people and laughter all weekend.
I was excited to see my parents (The Butlers) because they will be heading out west next week for a 5-6 week adventure/vacation. We spent time catching up and talking about their upcoming trip as well as their new condo. My parents officially sold their home of 30 years, which was in Kirtland, and now reside in Fairport Harbor...a quaint little port town, nestled in on Lake Erie about 25 miles North East of Cleveland.
Papa Butler enjoying a moment in the Gromen kitchen.
Over the weekend, we also managed to contact our respective siblings. My sister Kara is living in California, near the Mexico border. She has a 6-week + contract working in a wildlife management capacity. The temporary work offer seemed to be a mixed blessing because it allowed her to escape the cold north of Idaho for an early spring in southern California. However, the exit from Idaho meant leaving some of her loved ones behind, temporarily. As we were talking, she was en-route with some new friends to a San Diego Padres baseball game. The weather was in the 80s in Cali....conversely...we were stuck with some goofy midwest cold-spell which spitted winter flurries, a frost warning, and a bitter chill in the air.
On Saturday, we attempted to divert our attention from the frigin cold weather with a trip to Krohns Conservatory, an indoor oasis of plants. We enjoyed some of the orchids, lilies, and orange trees.
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