For those of you who don't know already, this past weekend I made a brief cameo in Indiana for about 48 hours before heading back to Texas to finish up my research position. That's right, for just a little sliver of time I was back in the Hoosier state.
This weekend was the celebration of my grandparent's 50th anniversary. I had originally thought I would be around for the party, since I didn't know I was going to be in Texas, but finding that out kind of threw a wrench into things. I put off figuring out what to do about it until recently, though, because I didn't think the REU would be willing to cover the charge of flying home (which is what I would have to do, to make it worth it.) Eventually, we worked things out to where I was able to fly in to Ft. Wayne for the weekend.
The plane ride was relatively uneventful, though a bit cramped. This was the first time I had ever flown by myself before, and also the first time I had ever had a layover (in Cincinnati), so I was slightly nervous and fearful that the process wouldn't go as smoothly as I was hoping it would. Fortunately, everything came off without a hitch, the only inconvenience being that I forgot where I packed my DS, and so I didn't have it for the entire trip up to Indiana. Oh well. That and a bit of a seat mix-up that shouldn't have involved me were all the troubles I encountered on my trip. All in all, not bad.
Once I got to Ft. Wayne, things were very rushed as I stayed at my grandparents house one night, stayed in a hotel the next, and in between I attended my grandparents party, where there were close to probably 200 people. They held the anniversary party in the basement of Anthony Wayne church, which was the church where my Dad used to be youth minister, and long before that my Grandpa was senior pastor. It was like a homecoming for them, getting to see all sorts of people they hadn't seen in many many years, but for a good portion of the party I found myself behind the punch bowl keeping cups filled. It wasn't a bad place to be really, since it gave me an excuse not to have to mingle. It was nice to see all sorts of people I hadn't seen for a while, but it got to be quite tiring after a while.
Anyway, nice trip there, nice trip back, it was a good way to spend a weekend. Now to finish up my Texas time.
This weekend was the celebration of my grandparent's 50th anniversary. I had originally thought I would be around for the party, since I didn't know I was going to be in Texas, but finding that out kind of threw a wrench into things. I put off figuring out what to do about it until recently, though, because I didn't think the REU would be willing to cover the charge of flying home (which is what I would have to do, to make it worth it.) Eventually, we worked things out to where I was able to fly in to Ft. Wayne for the weekend.
The plane ride was relatively uneventful, though a bit cramped. This was the first time I had ever flown by myself before, and also the first time I had ever had a layover (in Cincinnati), so I was slightly nervous and fearful that the process wouldn't go as smoothly as I was hoping it would. Fortunately, everything came off without a hitch, the only inconvenience being that I forgot where I packed my DS, and so I didn't have it for the entire trip up to Indiana. Oh well. That and a bit of a seat mix-up that shouldn't have involved me were all the troubles I encountered on my trip. All in all, not bad.
Once I got to Ft. Wayne, things were very rushed as I stayed at my grandparents house one night, stayed in a hotel the next, and in between I attended my grandparents party, where there were close to probably 200 people. They held the anniversary party in the basement of Anthony Wayne church, which was the church where my Dad used to be youth minister, and long before that my Grandpa was senior pastor. It was like a homecoming for them, getting to see all sorts of people they hadn't seen in many many years, but for a good portion of the party I found myself behind the punch bowl keeping cups filled. It wasn't a bad place to be really, since it gave me an excuse not to have to mingle. It was nice to see all sorts of people I hadn't seen for a while, but it got to be quite tiring after a while.
Anyway, nice trip there, nice trip back, it was a good way to spend a weekend. Now to finish up my Texas time.
