Mon, 10 Aug 2009

Kansas!
I just got back from my first trip to Kansas. My first time in the Mid-West actually. I flew out on Friday and stayed with my Aunt Laura in Leavenworth Kansas. My mom joined me and we hung out and visited with family until Monday morning. Most importantly we met my cousin Shannon and her husband Jason's new baby Adrian. Adrian's a fantastic little guy who has an endless amount of energy and you can tell he's going to be an adventurous little devil.

My cousin Tom is a pitcher for the Gary SouthShore RailCats and they were playing the Kansas City T-Bones, which provided the excuse to get the Kansas and northeast family together. They won the Friday night game, with Tom pitching, but lost the Saturday game (without Tom pitching... hmmm...). It was a fun time with expensive beer and Northern-League antics.

It was great finally seeing Kansas, the western area is a lot more hilly then I expected. Got to see a wild thunderstorm that let me easily imagine the possibility of one of the notorious tornados touching down. Also got in a short bike ride so I could sample the terrain of the area (thanks Ron!). Mostly it was great seeing family. Thanks so much to Laura, Randy, Shannon, Jason, Kayla and Tyler for putting us up and showing us around.

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