Glimpses of Easter
We have spent Easter with Lauren and Adam in Inman, Kansas. We arrived on Saturday afternoon, and immediately went with Lauren for lunch at a delicious barbecue restaurant in Hutchinson called Danny Boys. This place was like heaven for Nathan because they offer at least 20 different sauces to try with the meat, and Nathan loves variety! After lunch, Lauren and I dragged Nathan to the Hutch mall to find him a nice Easter outfit. This was not Nathan's idea of heaven, and he probably felt a bit bullied as we dragged him from rack to rack and forced him to try on multiple items of clothing. We succeeded though, and he looked pretty stellar for the celebration of Jesus's resurrection the next morning! For a late dinner, we went (with Adam as well) to a new Italian restaurant in McPherson which was delish.
We woke up soooo early on Easter morning since the church service at Groveland Christian Church began at 7 am (6 am Colorado time). They did, however, serve us a wonderful breakfast after the service! We took a few snapshots of the four of us after breakfast and then headed home for a badly needed nap. A couple of hours later, we awoke and headed to Adam's family's home for Easter lunch, where we ate some more delicious food and spent time exploring the farm. Adam and his father are both farmers. Farm life is foreign to me so it was quite an education to sit in the combine, ride the four-wheeler, traipse through the barn, and visit baby calves. I don't even know how long it has been since I have heard a real cow mooing. That evening, Lauren and I made another late dinner and we all sat around and watched Big Brother.
Monday morning was relaxing. Lauren and Adam (sadly) attended a funeral so Nathan and I were on our own for a while. We sat around in the morning and then headed to Danny Boys for a repeat of the tasty lunch on Saturday. When Lauren returned, she took Nathan and I to McPherson and we had coffee and walked around downtown. In the evening, Nathan and I went to visit a special friend, Kenneth. When Nathan lived in Kansas, he worked in a home for mentally disabled adults and became especially close with Kenny. When we have come to Kansas in the past, we have often discussed fitting in a visit with Kenny, but this was the first time we actually had the time! It was so great for me to be able to put a face to all the Kenny stories! Afterwards, we headed to Nate and Kendra's for drinks. It was such a nice visit and we returned to Lauren's house much later than we expected!
This morning Nathan and I have said our goodbyes and are getting read to pack up our belongings. After a final cuddle with the baby kittens, we will spend 8 hours in the car to return to Colorado and real life. But, happily, I still have some spring break left!
