Adventures

It's been too long since I posted last! This last weekend, my mommy came to town. I'm so proud of her because most of you who are reading this know that my mom is losing her sight to acute glaucoma, so most of her independence has been taken away. She can't work anymore. She can't drive anymore. And, she often feels out of place in this world (because if you know her, you know there's no more independent spirit than her!)

This last weekend, however, she took her own taxi to the greyhound bus station, boarded a bus in Memphis, and came 10 hours on bus to Cincinnati, where we picked her up and had an awesome time! She did the whole trip by herself, and she's on her way home today. While she was here, we went to Cincinnati's Conservatory (where we saw the most beautiful flowers from all over the world). Then, we went to Newport on the Levee and ate pizza on the Ohio river with the awesome Cinci skyline in the background. We went swimming, had a cookout with some friends from Ohio, and toured around our little town of Oxford. It was very fun, and it was good to spend some quality time just mother/daughter!

Here are some pics from the weekend's adventures...

Music and Hair

Zoey and I both got haircuts yesterday (which was perfect because yesterday was our first 90 degree day in Ohio). To celebrate, we took Zoey uptown to hear some wannabe blues musicians (who turned out to be pretty good). It was funny how they referenced Hwy 61 in the same song as "It's hell in the Cincinnati jail." Here are some pics from the night, including some of Andy and Pepper (our "lost" night friends). Andy and Pepper are both art historians. Andy teaches art history at Miami, and Pepper is working on her dissertation. She's also teaching a class this next year. They're the coolest people!

Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble

So, there was a friggin' tornado in Oxford last night! Poor Charlie had to comfort my shaky self down in our dungeon of a basement as hail and wind and thunder pounded our house. Luckily, we had no damage...just another complete emotional breakdown on my part! I HATE storms...let me repeat...I HATE storms. And, we're in for a bit more rough weather tonight.

Just an aside...we did go to a cincinnati reds game last weekend that was SO MUCH FUN! Here are some pics! Charlie and I singing "Take me out to the ballgame." The awesome "Great AMerican Stadium" which is right on the river. Me with some delicious cotton candy. Brent with an armload of baseball snacks. We had a great time!