Oh, the places we shall go-

Hello family:

For once, the Givan’s have actually gone places..

In September, I went to the State Fair.  Hey, it was somewhere.  It was a great 10 days spent with many people.  Jeni, best friend since Junior High, came for the 1^st weekend.  She really got into it and think it was good she left when she did as she was starting to be lured in by many products.  I introduced Theresa to more of the fair and think she could become a convert (Sorry, Chris).  My themed Christmas tree won third prize.  When I went to pick it up, the workers were apologizing that I didn’t get any prize money.  I assured them I was fine as long as I got my ribbon. 

My Sunflower Benny Tree.

K-State Booth with Jeni.

At the end of September, Kate and I flew to Chicago to visit her friend and see Dr. Beth (her therapist) present at the National Eating Disorder Conference.  Gus did great with all the public transportation.  Thanks to Andrew for all the help with planning the subway and etc.  We enjoyed a nice dinner with Andrew and Katie and in fact our hotel was within blocks of Katie’s work.   I, however, did not enjoy driving in Chicago.  The not knowing where I was or going kind of freaked me out. 

In October, Tim, Theresa and I went to the Buddy Walk in Wichita.  We really enjoyed it and it was a beautiful day.  Since it wasn’t miles and miles long, I didn’t have to do a lot of prep work to be able to make it.

Walking for Emmie Roo's Crew

We returned to Wichita a week later for Family Pictures.  It was a windy day, but with the help of a talented photographer we ended up looking pretty good.  Here’s a sample.   There’s 104 total so if  you’d like to see more, just let me know.

Bartlett, our van, made a trip to Missouri for a wedding with Chris and Theresa. The following weekend Bartlett headed to Colorado with Kate and Tyson for a dog show.  Coming up is Tim’s trip to Colorado to visit his mom. 

I think we are now back to our stay at home ways.  Looking forward to seeing many of you over the holidays.