St. Paddy's memories

I'd like to tell you a bunch of St. Paddy's Day memories...but I don't really have any. If I every drank green beer...it was long ago, and not too memorable. There was a big parade in DSM today. I thought about walking down to check it out - but how fun would that be? Seeing all the fun havers, during a break from work by myself. So I didn't. Sure was a nice warm day though...

I enjoy St. Pat's though - of course our son is Patrick! And it's a low maintenance holiday - no pressure. People are happy. And green - good environmental color.

March Madness started today - and I do have a memory from that. Back when the Clones were good - in 2000, we got tickets to the first game in Minneapolis at the Dome and took Amy and Jud. It was pretty cool - even though from where we sat, the team looked like tiny little dots.

The Clones - with Marcus Fizer made it to the Elite Eight that year, and should have gone farther, but ran into Michigan State in their own back yard, along with a crappy reffing job. It should have been Final Four Baby! Ah but that's the story of my Cyclones...woulda, shoulda, coulda.

More news from Amy in Turkey:  took a bus from cappadoccıa last nıght to fethıye. beautıful cıty on the harbor wıth mountaıns ın the backgroundç ıtis a free day so weire takıng a bus to a beach somewhere. ı slept a lot on the bus last nıght  whıch ıs weırd. tomorrow weire takıng a tour to a few ancıent places and hot sprıngs ın the mıddle of the countryö same as saturday and then a saturday nıght bus back to ıstanbul.our trıp has been better than ı could ever ımagıne so far.

News from abroad

or at least a couple girls in Turkey...Amy and roomie Carrie.

They arrived yesterday: the first note was on Facebook saying she'd arrived - and had already had a guy want to take a pic with her at the airport because of her blond hair. 

here!  (the font is a bit strange, due to the translation I suppose) just thought ıid emaıl you guys agaın. thıs place ıs gorgeousç our hostel has a rooftop cafe and ıtis overlookıng the bosphorous straıght...so pretty. lots of colorful boats out there and the sky ıs super blue today. all the buıldıngs are really colorful but modern lookıngç goıng to see some mosques today but rıght now we have to talk to a tour guıde at the hostel to fıgure out our plans for the nıght.

Next she sent a short note: about to get on a nıght bus to cappadocıa.

I've become email buddies with Carrie's Mom Nancy. We've formed a support group while our girls are overseas. Stay safe baby girls!

Jud has arrived in Breckenridge and is spring skiing. Hope he had a good time today - takes me back to my spring break trips!
Year 1 - Vicki and I stay with Cindy in Vail
Year 2 - Vick and I see a sign on the 'vator in the dorm looking for girls for skiing. Turns out to be 1st floor girls. CA Nutt, Jolene, Jane Ertl, Deb E, and Terry
Year 3 - Big 4, Jennifer, Moose and Steve to Breckenridge
Year 4 - Everyone and their Bro go to Breckenridge! Including Pablo, Vic/Fred and like 18 others.
Jud is jammed into a tiny condo with 3 guys. Kara is there with 2 girls. I hope they're having a good time! Break a leg (as in don't break anything, or fry your tender white skin)