Matthew, El and I went to Mason City last weekend.  We had a great time and got to catch up with a bunch of residents as well as 2 couples we had gotten to know while we were in residency.  I have to admit I didn’t realize how much I missed everyone till we saw them all again!  All the kids are SOOO much bigger after a year.  I had forgotten that El wasn’t really fully walking yet when we moved and everyone kept commenting on how long her hair was.  It was fun to watch her play with the other kids and I realized that I really miss having that close knit community.  Made me sad when we had to go home!

We’re still hanging out with folks in town here, although we’ve gotten busy and haven’t had game night for several weeks (gotta get back to that, have to feed my need for games!)  We also are very excited that the son and daughter-in-law of one of my partners moved to town.  We share some interests and their daughter is El’s age (son is 4).  We hope to be able to hang out with them some more, and they’ve both voiced interest in helping out with my theater idea.  Hooray!