November was a busy month for us here in Lincoln. We had Zac come visit for a whirlwind weekend where he was recognized at the UNL rec center for his officiating. Zac was an all-American official 2 years in a row for intramural flag football and volleyball. Now his name can be seen at the rec center on the other side of the coliseum where the girls play volleyball near the racquet ball courts! They had a nice ceremony for all of the University's all-American intramural athletes/officials on Friday night to dedicate the wall.
Paul and I spent Thanksgiving with his family and friends in Wichita, KS. His sister recently moved there for a job as a Spanish teacher. Since this is not very far from Oklahoma, we made a side trip on Saturday down to Ponca City, OK to meet up with my parents and dad's family for lunch and a tour through the Marland Mansion. The mansion was modeled after a Tuscan villa and Mr. Marland (an oil baron) spent millions to build it in 1928. He unfortunately was only able to afford to live there for about 18 months before he lost his fortune to New York banker J.P. Morgan. The city now owns the mansion and grounds and gave us a lovely tour. It was all decorated for the holidays and really got us in the Christmas spirit following our delicious turkey dinners.
Thanks to Joan for stopping in Target while I was working and saying hi (she was doing some Christmas shopping)--sounds like she had to work on Thanksgiving Day but Connie was nice enough to make mashed potatoes for her to bring and share. I also get to see Debbie at Target quite a bit and she said everyone had fun in Yutan for Thanksgiving. We will be in Yutan for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (mom, dad, me, elissa and matt) see some of you then!
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