nebraska..

yes we went to nebraska for the weekend

when telling people where we were headed everyone asked why?

well i grew up visiting my great grandma every summer in nebraska

so many wonderful memories of such a beautiful land

we ventured out again this year with all the nieces and nephews

almost all siblings

to relive the past and make some more great memories

lucky for us we flew instead of driving like we used to

double lucky we volunteered to be bumped

(why were three flights to omaha overbooked??)

we earned 2 400 dollar plane vouchers! and got to fly first class

lucky for us our first day was overcast

we visited 3 cementaries in one day

and the church my great great grandpa helped to build

we purposely went during the saunders county fair

enjoyed seeing all the animals

especially the petting zoo

especially getting licked by the dogs with worms

memories flooded through me as we visited dolores' house for dinner

some smells never change

... don't worry it was a good smell

my nieces and nephews got really good at catching frogs and fire bugs

marijuana supposedly native to nebraska

we shot off fireworks

played at many parks

and of course enjoyed the famous 'hot roast beef sandwich' from Rezac's

visited winter quarters on our way back home

we loved sharing our memories with the nieces and nephews

sam was such a sport being the only boy besides my dad to join us

it was wonderful to show him where everything happened.

thanks for the wonderful weekend nona and pops.