9.27.2009

60 years of wedded bliss

Precious. That is the word that comes to mind when I think about my grandparents and their 60 years of marriage. Kuka and Papa are the foundation of the family and have asked for only one thing from everyone. To foster a close knit family. Mission Accomplished. This weekend was spent laughing, and smiling, and touching, and hugging, and eatting, and dancing together as a family.

Saturday was the big day. At an early service on Saturday morning, Kuka and Papa renewed their vows and recieved a blessing at their church. (After brunch, I am proud to say, I ran 5 miles!! Way off topic, sorry!) Saturday night they hosted a party for 75 of their closest friends and family. After a wonderful dinner, and touching toasts, we danced the night away. Kuka and Papa couldn't have been happier.








Most of my best memories are in the company of my family and I have no one to thank for that but Kuka and Papa. They have are more than words can describe and an inspiration to us all.

9.16.2009

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Joel Bolt!!
Joel Bolt!!
Joel Bolt!!

This weekend Joel ran the Crystal Lake 1/2 Marathon. His goal: complete the marathon under 1 hour and 28minutes. Pfffffhhfff - He blew that outta the water. At 1 hour and 23 minutes, I heard his brother Jake yelling that he was on his way to the end. I quickly grabbed my camera and was amazed to watch him cross the finish almost 4 minutes faster than he had predicted. It was a proud moment :)

Jake and I could barely keep up with him - on our bikes!

Look at those awesome Crystal Lake runners

Coming around the 4mile bend

My Tori moment ;)

Unbelievable

:)

9.07.2009

Practicum

No clue who the little girl is but...Google did it!

Practicum has begun. Practicum is the semester before you student teach. We spend 4 days a week at a school from 8-11am. Seeing as we are spending so much time at these schools, where we got placed was a big deal. There are so many of us that we were told that some of us would be placed as far as 90miles a day. I did not want to deal with a super long commute so I had been anxious about "placement day" for the entire 3 weeks they made us wait. Well, the time has come....I am so happy to say that I will be in an IOWA CITY school district in a 5th/6th split classroom. Let's go Lemme Leopards!