By Scott:
Katie and I flew up to Chicago this past weekend to meet our new nephew Nicholas and spend some time catching up with Johanna, Brent and our Chicago area relatives and friends. We arrived Friday night in cold snowy Chicago at Midway airport. Chuck came to pick us up and said he couldn’t recognize us because we were so covered up by hats, scarves etc. Good thing we are headed to a more tropical climate because neither of us is good with the cold weather. We stayed with Chuck, Twila and the girls and send them a big thank you for the guest room use, use of the car and also for coordinating the Sunday brunch with relatives from both the Koclanes and Spetter side.
We got to spend a quiet day Saturday with Johanna, Brent and Nicholas. In the morning we went with Jo and Nicholas to a pediatrician appointment and then over to see Aunt Catherine at Sunrise in Naperville. Aunt Catherine seemed to really enjoy seeing Nicholas and we told her all about our pending move to the Cayman Islands. After about 45 minutes it was time for her to head to lunch so we headed out. We had lunch at Rock Bottom Brewery where the waiter recognized Jo and asked her if she wanted the usual (must be a real Cummings trait as there are several restaurants in Fort Worth where people recognize me and ask me if I want the usual). Nicholas was struggling with a cold and with the snow falling and temperatures in the 30’s we headed back to Jo’s house and spent the afternoon and evening inside playing with Nicholas when he was awake and watching movies while he slept. We ordered in pizza for dinner and all in all had a great time meeting our nephew and catching up with Jo and Brent.
On Sunday morning it was back to Jo and Brent’s and a more active though still under the weather Nicholas. We got to take several really cute pictures and will try and post some later on through Yahoo photos. From there it was on to Grandma Sally’s pancake house in Naperville for brunch with Chuck, Twila, Cory, Christy, Julia and Nick from the Hughes/Koclanes relatives and Donnie, Denise, Sue, Phil, Mary Kay, Uncle Hank and Aunt Mary from the Spetter/Wolfe and Kaminski relatives. Uncle Hank looked really good and Aunt Mary is planning a trip to the boats so all is right with the world.
After the breakfast it was back to the Midway area for our flight home but not before a stop off at White Castles and a quick visit to Tina. Jenny is knee deep in wedding plans and we got to hear about the wedding expo and the plans to date. One of the nice things about staying in the Western Hemisphere is that for big family events like Uncle Hank’s 90th Birthday, Jenny’s wedding, and Katie’s sister’s graduations from High School and College, we are just a short flight away.
As we post this entry, Katie is already working on registration items for the spring quarter. We don’t yet know the exact date we will head down as I am waiting on what happens with my law partner but we will definitely be down there by May 26th and hopefully sooner. I will be headed back to Grand Cayman sometime in April to attend the board meeting where some planning details will be discussed. Meanwhile, Katie starts taking Access courses through the Tarrant County Community College in a few weeks.
Thanks again to everyone we got to spend time with this past weekend.
Katie and I flew up to Chicago this past weekend to meet our new nephew Nicholas and spend some time catching up with Johanna, Brent and our Chicago area relatives and friends. We arrived Friday night in cold snowy Chicago at Midway airport. Chuck came to pick us up and said he couldn’t recognize us because we were so covered up by hats, scarves etc. Good thing we are headed to a more tropical climate because neither of us is good with the cold weather. We stayed with Chuck, Twila and the girls and send them a big thank you for the guest room use, use of the car and also for coordinating the Sunday brunch with relatives from both the Koclanes and Spetter side.
We got to spend a quiet day Saturday with Johanna, Brent and Nicholas. In the morning we went with Jo and Nicholas to a pediatrician appointment and then over to see Aunt Catherine at Sunrise in Naperville. Aunt Catherine seemed to really enjoy seeing Nicholas and we told her all about our pending move to the Cayman Islands. After about 45 minutes it was time for her to head to lunch so we headed out. We had lunch at Rock Bottom Brewery where the waiter recognized Jo and asked her if she wanted the usual (must be a real Cummings trait as there are several restaurants in Fort Worth where people recognize me and ask me if I want the usual). Nicholas was struggling with a cold and with the snow falling and temperatures in the 30’s we headed back to Jo’s house and spent the afternoon and evening inside playing with Nicholas when he was awake and watching movies while he slept. We ordered in pizza for dinner and all in all had a great time meeting our nephew and catching up with Jo and Brent.
On Sunday morning it was back to Jo and Brent’s and a more active though still under the weather Nicholas. We got to take several really cute pictures and will try and post some later on through Yahoo photos. From there it was on to Grandma Sally’s pancake house in Naperville for brunch with Chuck, Twila, Cory, Christy, Julia and Nick from the Hughes/Koclanes relatives and Donnie, Denise, Sue, Phil, Mary Kay, Uncle Hank and Aunt Mary from the Spetter/Wolfe and Kaminski relatives. Uncle Hank looked really good and Aunt Mary is planning a trip to the boats so all is right with the world.
After the breakfast it was back to the Midway area for our flight home but not before a stop off at White Castles and a quick visit to Tina. Jenny is knee deep in wedding plans and we got to hear about the wedding expo and the plans to date. One of the nice things about staying in the Western Hemisphere is that for big family events like Uncle Hank’s 90th Birthday, Jenny’s wedding, and Katie’s sister’s graduations from High School and College, we are just a short flight away.
As we post this entry, Katie is already working on registration items for the spring quarter. We don’t yet know the exact date we will head down as I am waiting on what happens with my law partner but we will definitely be down there by May 26th and hopefully sooner. I will be headed back to Grand Cayman sometime in April to attend the board meeting where some planning details will be discussed. Meanwhile, Katie starts taking Access courses through the Tarrant County Community College in a few weeks.
Thanks again to everyone we got to spend time with this past weekend.
