Boy, time flies when you’re having fun (not). It’s been a hectic couple of weeks – work sucks, and I am ready to make a change (yes, Virginia, there is life after 7 years at one place). Last weekend (the 9th thru the 11th) we journeyed to Atlanta to attend Sarah Jeanne’s wedding to Sam Cox. It’s a 9 hour trip up (and, true to the laws of nature, gravity and time), 9 hours back. We went with Robin, Colter and Emily – which actually wasn’t as bad as it sounds. Five people in a Honda pilot, driven by Erik who has his accustomed places to stop and need to GET THERE (who needs to go to the bathroom?) We had reasonable meals along the way, a reasonable room at a reasonable hotel, and relatively few mishaps. There was a short time when we thought we lost Colter’s video camera. Yes, Colter has become our resident videographer, and I must say he’s quite diligent about it, with lots of spontaneity and stealth…necessary ingredients for good video making. Emily was as well behaved as an almost 8 year old can be on a long trip. But the one thing that became clear was: Susan, alias Grandma, needs a new I-phone. Trying to navigate around Roswell with an Iphone’s GPS that takes about a week to load because the phone is 3 1/2 years old and has about ten thousand apps on it (hey! Most of them belong to Emily), is not good. But – we made it to the wedding and it was, of course, beautiful and terrific and the bride was beautiful, and the groom actually looking happy to be there! We reconnected (isn’t that a modern word – gawwwly!) with old friends Steve and Ethel Hurst. It’s been 11 years since we’ve seen each other, and we all agreed we should make it more often than weddings and funerals. They look the same – never age – and of course are doing well with 7 grandchildren and a happy marriage. I had 3 (yes, count them 3) glasses of Pinot Grigio, but the food was good at the reception so I did not swing from the chandeliers. The parents of the bride looked great, got to speak briefly (very briefly) with nephew Aaron and nephew Matt … so all in all, a good time was had by all. Next day we stopped by for a light breakfast at Richard & Janet’s, and I had another brief conversation with Aaron. We talked about the business plan for Erik’s company (Aaron has come up with another name – which I forget at the moment). This is the company designed to sell stuff in northern Iraq when Erik returns from Afghanistan. Speaking of Erik – he’s due for leave next month, so for the next month, keep him in your prayers as we await the winding down of current hostile activities in that God-forsaken corner of the world. That’s enough for today.