After a very busy week back in the midwest, Raoul and I are back out west and starting to get back into the groove of our normal routine. I had the chance to spend some really good time with my family, visit Raoul's parents' new house in Tulsa, and get A LOT of wedding planning done. In Hutch, my Uncle and his family drove in from western KS with my grandma to have a post-Christmas gathering with my central KS side of the family. I hadn't seen some of them in over a year, so it was good to visit for a day. Raoul and I spent New Year's Eve with my sis and her fiance playing Cranium and catching up with some old friends of the family. New Years Day Raoul and I drove to Wichita to meet up with Trina for lunch and re-do our Target registry (they apparently lost our info after our first attempt to set it up in November). Then it was on to Tulsa for a couple of days. In true Mattson fashion, we took some time to relax, enjoyed some great food, and Pam and I got into some Sudoku puzzles. I am very thankful, also, that the case of Washington wines I brought home with me on the plane made it safe and sound, so everyone was able to enjoy them in one piece! After Tulsa, we were back up to KC for the rest of the trip. My sister and I spent a day doing some retail therapy--something I no longer take for granted! Then was the day of mayhem. . . In just 7 short hours, we had our engagement pictures taken, picked out the tuxes, met the reception site coordinator, stopped by the church, met with the florist, met with the cake baker, and finally stopped off at the caterer to get a contract started. I honestly can't remember a more productive day that I have ever had. That night we met up with Frank and Scorbin and got to meet her fiance as well. It's always good to see friends when we get a chance, and maybe sometime when we don't have so much to do we'll be able to relax a little more rather than just put it onto our schedules for that trip. The next morning we dropped Raoul off at the airport and then did wedding dress shopping for my sister. That ended the third of three exhausting days, so I was glad for a break to sleep in a bit on Sunday morning before flying back.
Since coming back we've still had pretty big loads at work, except when the snow came (hence one of the titles of this post). Starting early on Wednesday morning we received a blanket of snow and ice (rare for the valley) that has continued to accumulate over the last couple of days. Thank goodness we learned how to drive in these types of conditions, because there are a lot of people out here who haven't. It's so pretty to look around and see the snow, and the roads are pretty clear, so we haven't had any problems getting around. While most people here hate the snow, I just don't feel like it's really winter until we've had a good round of it, so I'm now content. The snow is staying around because IT IS COLD! Now I know the midwest has had ice storms, so I'm not trying to start an argument about where is colder, but IT IS COLD! So could in fact that Raoul and I were unable to go skiing yesterday. We figured skiing in 10-15 degree weather probably wouldn't be much fun :( I work next weekend, so hopefully the weather will get better because I really need to practice before our President's Day getaway to go skiing in Canada.
Finally, the Jayhawks. Their performance on Wednesday against OSU? AMAZING! Their performance on Saturday against ISU? What the heck? I swear, I'm about ready to recommend sending the team to a psychiatrist because I'm pretty sure they are bipolar or have some sort of multiple personality disorder. When they really play, they look like they could beat anyone. When they don't, I wonder if the local high school team could give them a good run. It really does come down to which team decides to show up to the game. I am glad to start seeing a lot of turn-over in the top 25 though. It's good to keep everyone on their toes. Plus UNC lost so that doesn't hurt my feelings. There has been mixed feelings out here though. . .Gonzaga is really starting to struggle, but WSU has played some fantastic games and was ranked 22nd this week. I love college basketball!!!
That's pretty much the update. I'm just trying to get things cleaned up around the apartment and staying on top of the wedding stuff. Hope you all are having a happy New Year!
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