Going Home to Ohio!

I was raised in Ohio, lived there for 21 years,  

went to school there, met Tim there...
and now our boy lives there!

My family planned a reunion in Ohio this year...
first in 10 years!  So it was awesome to go back!
30+ people together for a week in one house in Marblehead, Ohio!
It was absolutely perfect!

All 9 of us from Arizona flew back for it. 

The amazing thing is we ended up on the same flight ...
(unplanned) from Phoenix to Chicago. 

It was the best flight ever!  All 9 of us sitting near each other! 

This gramma was in heaven to be traveling with
the most adorable babies on earth!

        From Chicago the kids flew on to Cleveland.                              

Tim, Beka and I flew on to Columbus
 then drove to Cincinnati to pick up James after work!

  We had two extra hours ...
so we decided to explore Columbus - what a special treat!

First stop was lunch at "Friendly's" where Tim used to work! 

Then to the OSU campus and found the house where we met in 1974! 

Such a blessing...we hadn't been back there since we left in 1977!

               This is where I used to live...on the third floor!                 

 Tim lived in the attic of this house close by!

Not much had changed!
I'm sure we looked silly to Beka and anyone else
...two old people taking pics and getting excited
at seeing a few old houses!

Then we drove two hours to pick up James

and back 4 hours to northern Ohio for the reunion!

What an awesome time that was...
All 32 of us stayed here at "The Rock of Ages". 

A great house built in 1861 right on Lake Erie!
 Read more on Sandy's family page ...

And see lots of pics and videos!!!

After the reunion - Tim, Beka and I drove down
to Cincinnati to visit James! 

He spent a couple nights with us in the hotel
- a great family slumber party! 

James' job for the summer is performing in the show:
Signed, Sealed, Delivered at Kings Island!

We spent a day there and saw his show four times! We loved it!

 Links to the show here!

Then we had a day to just hang around Cinci and see the sights.

James showed us around the University of Cincinnati campus,

especially CCM (College Conservatory of Music),
 where he spends most of his time.

Our two "babies" loved having some time to be together!

We loved being together! We all miss you James!