As the girls have mentioned already, after we left my dad’s house in Holcombe, WI, we drove to Rochester, MN to spend some time with friends. We went to one of our favorite restaurants in Rochester, “Whistle Binkies on the Lake” with the Larson family.   Rob and I have known Paul since high school. Paul took his time figuring out what he wanted to be when he grew up, but he has truly figured it out, and does what he does with passion and flare. Paul finished his bachelor of science and he is currently working on his masters in education. He works for Mayo High School in Rochester as the planetarium director. He loves it! It’s a bummer that our paths in Rochester did not overlap.

Our second day in Rochester Paisley had breakfast with Antonella, one of her two best friends from Rochester.  Thank you for making this happen Antonella and Greg!!

Meanwhile, while Paisley was at breakfast, Alese Larson made breakfast at their house and invited some more family friends, the Kimmes’ over. Rob grew up with John and Joe Kimmes in Plymouth, MN  during his junior high and early high school years before he moved to Menomonie, WI. It was so nice to see friends we hadn’t seen in many years. I wish we had had more time. Thank you Larson family for allowing us to park Lenny right in your front yard, for getting to spend some time with your family and for the hospitality. (Doing laundry was a tremendous help!! :-)) Sorry about the potted plant that was decimated when we drove over it with Lenny.

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We then drove back to Rochester to see more good friends, the Yanisch-Jankowski family. Paisley and their daughter, Maria, were in school together at Rochester Montessori. I worked at Rochester Montessori with Janine, who was the music teacher. Chris is a physician at Mayo Clinic. Not even a half hour before we arrived did they arrive home from more than a week away from home caring for family in Milwaukee and teaching and participating in a jazz camp in Door County, WI. As we were driving into their driveway, Maria was picking some beautiful flowers from their yard for an arrangement in the house, and in that half hour before we arrived they put together an amazing meal and most of it pulled straight from their garden! The girls picked fresh lettuce, several different kinds of herbs and raspberries. It doesn’t get any fresher than that. We laughed and had a great time!  You have so much going on and yet you made time to spend with us.  We enjoyed every minute of it. Thank you!!!

We are so incredibly fortunate to have such amazing friends and they are all such GOOD people!!! If you are reading this blog you are among these GOOD people and we are grateful for you in our lives. You have all been so supportive of us at different times in our life’s journey and we hold you in our hearts and thoughts. We look forward to more adventures and memory making with you in Alaska. With Gratitude and Lots of Love – Kim, Rob, Paisley and Olivia