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Once again, it is time for an update.

Kelsey graduates from High School this year.  She's excited, we're excited (and relieved).  Things settle down now, right?  Kelsey spend spring Break in Hawaii with Dom and plans to travel and work after school.  We will have to see what follows after that.

Ashlin is still as adorable as always, she is just a little older and a little smarter.  If she keeps up the pace, she will be our retirement plan. ;)

Krista is still running Krista's Custom Baskets, she had a pretty busy Mothers Day and Fathers day is just around the corner.  She is trying to do a graduation themed basket as well.

I started my own business on April 1st and so far it is going well.

It appears that Krista has taken control of her birthday party by planning with people, despite my attempts to surprise her.  So in the spirit of full disclosure (and supporting her need to be in control of this), these are the plans.  If you plan on joining us for brunch or dinner, please let us know.  We need to make reservations for these.

Come out and join us for any of our moments of celebratory bliss.  We love to see our friends and it would be a great experience for Krista.

As always, be safe, don't drink and drive.  If you need help with this, please ask.

Saturday, January 30th, 8:00 PM till ?
Coasters Bar and Grill
61st & SE Powell
Our favorite neighborhood bar
Bartendress Meghan!
1 pool table
1 big buck hunter(endangered species version)
1 juke box (play 311 for Krista)

Sunday, January 31st, time unknown, close to 12:00 pm?  They stop serving at 2:00
Salty's, on Marine Drive
GIANT buffett @ $30 per person.
Everything you can eat is most likely available.
PLEASE RSVP!  we need to know how many.

Monday, February 1st, time unknown, close to 7:00?
Gino's, in Sellwood.
Rustic Italian food, best Caesar in Portland.
PLEASE RSVP!  we need to know how many.

After some number crunching, time allowance, and much deliberation, we have decided to limit our road trip to Oklahoma by not going south to Austin, which would add about 700 miles to the trip. SO it looks like it will be a 2000 mile trip (each way) instead. I asked the girls if they wanted to spend 2 weeks with us on the road. They said, “uh, no”.

Our goal at this point is to leave on the 24^th arrive in OKC on the 26^th, for the punk rock reunion. The punk rock reunion is actually for a few people that are younger than me. They knew me more when I was getting in trouble and less from when I was a punk. I am looking forward to it. You can imagine what it was like to be a punk kid in Oklahoma during the 80’s.

Following that reunion I will be hanging with friends in OKC, then to Norman to see Simon(MOI, Shows I Missed, StareHard, and Buffering)  sans Ainsley. Ainsley (MOI, Jerk Ethic, and Like It) is off with her Mother being the best daughter a mother could ask for. Simon is tending the farm. It is Oklahoma. He must live on a farm, right?

That will be followed by a slow drive to Tulsa and eventually over to the family reunion. We will visit family in Stillwater and I need to go see a few things on the way. I believe there is a fishing tackle museum on the way. There is also a large whale you can walk through.  I should make a list.  At this point, it is up in the air.

I hope to document as much of this trip as possible via photos and maybe video. Time will tell. I am sure twitter updates will follow. A top ten things I like to bring on my road trips is posted at Burgerfaire as well.

Kelly & Krista

Well here we are on the verge of Summer.  The weather can't seem to figure out what it wants to do.  Cold one day, hot the next.  While we anticipate the coming summer, we think about the family reunion.  This year things will be different.  We are having it in a new location and it will be an interesting change.  While I fought to do something about the old place, it looks like my effort was less than needed.  We will be in Chouteau, Ok this time.  I don't really know much about the area, I have always gone to Lake Texhoma.  I guess we will just have to wait and see.

July 1st~ July 5th.  Camp Chouteau, Chouteau, OK

http://www.campchristianchouteau.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chouteau,_Oklahoma