Happy Easter!

Hope everyone had a great Easter!  We had a wonderful weekend in Nashville!  More pictures to come!

Lake Lemon

Craig and I went for a little drive to check out the spring scenery at Lake Lemon.  We will have to go back with some hiking shoes and a picnic.  It has been a beautiful weekend!

Spring!

We planted a two tomato plants, cilantro, and spearmint!  We still need to find some basil!

Our tree was the last in the neighborhood to bloom!  It is beautiful!

DC 2012!

At the airport in Indy - excited to spend some time together and with family!  I was excited to finally be going WITH Craig on a trip instead of just dropping him off at the airport!

Grayson took his first ride in the airplane!

Grayson and Grandma - he is looking at himself in the camera!

Such a cutie  - always entertaining us!

First of all...I must say that his mom asked me to take this picture!  Grayson is very good at finding all the places that his finger fits...including his nose!

Race day!!  Everyone was up VERY early...and not that excited about it!

After the race, Grayson checking out my medal...

...closer for a better look...

...and finally a taste test!

Grayson is so good at standing, getting those legs stronger and stronger for walking!

Uncle Bill, Aunt Gay, and Grayson all wore their Illinois gear one morning.

The cherry blossoms were at their peak while we were visiting!

Looks like spring!

The Lindley family!  LOVE this picture!

EVERYTHING goes straight to the mouth!

Enjoying some outdoor time with Grandma.

The group!  Grayson also had his first ride on the metro!  Such an accomplished young man!

It was a beautiful day to visit the DC Zoo!

Grayson had a good time looking at the animals!

It was a great trip!

Deal of the week!

5 for $15!  Why not!

Winter or Spring?

We woke up Monday morning to an inch or so of snow...but only on the grass and trees.  The roads and sidewalks stayed clear!  The snow was melted with all the sunshine we had yesterday by the end of the day.  Today I will be running in shorts because it is over 60 degrees!  It is hard to tell if it is winter or spring!  I am ready for green grass and longer daylight.

Chicago MidWinter

I work with a great group of people! This picture was taken at Christmas with all the staff! A new "commercial" was recorded recently for our yellow page ad on the web. The very cute 7 year old in the video is my boss's daughter Lauren. There is also a 360 tour of our remodel.

Every February the Mid Winter Dental meeting is held in Chicago.  My co-worker and I drove up Wednesday after work for classes on Thursday and Friday.  This is the view out our hotel room on the 37th floor!



Lisa and Daniele with their Starbucks in the morning on the shuttle on the way to the conference center.



This guy was doing magic tricks and he had everyone sign up to win a XBox360, but you had to be present to win.  My co-worker Shari had signed up so I was waiting with her until he was finally done with his whole demonstration.  I decided to sign up too and eventually he got to the part where he was calling out names.  After about 12 names, with the winner not being present, he called out my name!  You should have seen the looks on the faces of everyone in the crowd!  They were so disappointed to finally see someone raise their hand!  So I gave them my information and even took a picture with the guy.  I have no need for a XBox and I would not have had the patience to wait if it wasn't for Shari, so of course I will be giving it to her.  (If it really does arrive in the mail!)



I had the BEST pulled pork on top of lettuce and avocado at the Fireplace Inn!  We had a great meal with the 8 of us from our office that attended the conference.



The next morning we woke up to SNOW!  Not a lot, but it was pretty!

We walked the floor for all the latest and greatest in the dental world.  I fell in love with a few things that would definitely make my life easier in the clinical setting.  Our boss was nice enough to purchase a few new instruments and some new fluoride products.

Daniele and Shari - on the shuttle back to the hotel.  Great trip, but exhausting!