Are you there, sun? It’s me, Heather.

No sign of the sun again today. What a disappointment.

The group woke up sporadically this morning. We finally got everyone together and went to breakfast at Spanky’s. Man, I love going out to breakfast. Blueberry pancakes, homefries… yum.

When we got back to the house, Doug, Vinny, and my mom wanted to go to Skytop to sit in their lobby to use the wireless internet access. All of them were having a difficult time being away from work and needed to check in on some things. Susan, Nina, Michael and I decided to tag along with Tess to take a walk around the grounds. Skytop has a golf course, and a small lake with trails that go around it all.

The weather was decent for us, thankfully. We actually got a little too warm for our sweatshirts and had to take them off halfway through our walk. It was nice to get out and get some good exercise, especially after the big breakfasts we all ate. And Tessa loved it. She was so exhausted that she slept in my lap on the car ride back to the house.

We spent the rest of the afternoon watching a few movies, then made another excellent dinner. The boys grilled up some hamburgers and hot dogs, and I made some oven-roasted red potatoes. Nina and I cut them up into small pieces, then I tossed them with olive oil, garlic powder, fresh oregano, some dried parsley, and salt and pepper. Everything was really good.

After dinner, we sat around the dining room table with beers and glasses of wine, reminiscing about old times. Hilarious memories from years past, when all of us kids were actually kids. So many good times together.