On Sunday we entered the last new state of this trip... the picture is super blurry, but it was Minnesota! State #42... or perhaps 48 if I've been to New England. :-D
Some of my good friends from college live in Rochester so we got to visit with them briefly, have dinner, and see the new optometry practice they opened just over a year ago! We think it may have been 12 years since we'd seen each other... and promised it would be sooner next time. After dinner Mom and I drove around near Mayo Clinic since we'd heard about it for years but had never been in the area.
Then yesterday (Monday) we traveled to Galesburg, Illinois, where I grew up. We were there less than 24 hours, including sleeping, and there were SO many people we could have seen! Of course I had to give preference to my childhood-and-beyond BFF and my second parents. Super fun evening having dinner together and playing late night games. I love that every time we're together, we pick up right where we left off.
Got to drive by the house where I grew up (right down the street from the friends...). Looks much the same, except now it's a much prettier gray than the yellow it was when we lived there. The cornfield in the backyard has corn as tall as ever! Oh, memories.
Here we are this morning before we hit the road to drive back to Indianapolis. Two weeks later, and what a fabulous trip it was!
I'll spend some time here before heading home to North Carolina. I don't know what's on the calendar for the rest of sabbatical other than more rest, relaxation, and rejuvenation. The blog likely won't be updated at least for a little while, although I will do a post with trip reflections at some point. I continue to be so grateful for this gift of time away.
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