Way too short

We had a great visit with Cari and Ben in Houston over the Mother's Day weekend. Megan, Lizzy, and I are sitting in the George Bush Int'l airport waiting for our flights to Salt Lake and then on through to Anchorage. Wish us luck, our flight is 30 minutes late here departing and we have 10 minutes in SLC to get from the B to the D gates. Not much of a chance but we'll see . . .Worst case Delta is paying for hotels and meals in SLC if we miss our connection because the delay is due to mechanical difficulties.

It was really interesting to see the Proton Therapy machine. First, Cari walked over to the bed with Ben and they injected him with a sedative, about one second later -- flop, he is out like a light. They put the mask on him that holds his head in place and he looks like some little psycho hockey goalie laying there. They showed us the 12X12X2 inch solid brass plates that they use to direct the proton beams and the same size plastic looking plates that focus the depth of the beam. Pretty cool stuff.

On Friday we arrive late because of delays and did not get to see Cari and Ben until around 330pm. We picked them up and headed for Jim and Melissa Kellers house. The Kellers are some AMAZING neigbors from when we lived in Clinton, UT. After we hooked up with them we headed to the beach at Galveston. The wind looked like it was howling so we were worried it might be cold. When we stepped out of the car we remembered where we were. The wind, though blowing, was very warm. The water too. We hunted for seashells, jumped waves, built sand castles and played for hours. That night we had crawfish for dinner. My first time having crawfish. They were pretty good. We ate a ton.

Saturday, we spent a great day with the Kinneys at their pool. We swam, ate, swam, ate, you get the picture. Though we sunblocked pretty good we all ended up getting pretty fried. The girls were pretty miserable with sunburn that night.

Sunday, we double dipped and went to Church with Kinneys and then ate lunch. Then we headed to Kellers for dinner. It was great fun to hang out and relax both places.

Today, Monday, went way to fast. We went to Ben's treatment as I noted above and then pretty much ate lunch and headed for the airport.

Well, they are going to board soon. Hopefully we will make our connection in Salt Lake. We are already missing Cari and Ben more than I can describe. This was a good visit, but, again, being apart may be one of the biggest challenges of this whole adventure. We love you Cari and Ben!!

See you in a couple of weeks!!