a whirlwind weekend

In some ways it is nice to be back to work today, especially after a very busy weekend. I left early Thursday morning with all of the Bethany faculty, staff, and administrators for the Mennonite Educators Conference in Pittsburgh. We had meetings and workshops Thursday evening, all day Friday, and Saturday morning. The conference was actually better than I thought it would be. It was fun to be with coworkers in a setting outside of school. We ate meals together, played cards on the bus, and even went to see Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat one evening. KP and I got to be roomies for the weekend too! Can't complain about that, although I couldn't get her to get up with me in the mornings to hit the fitness center. She laughed at me when I suggested it!

Last night we invited friends over to watch the Super Bowl. Fridley's, the bachelor pad, Dan, and KP all came over. We enjoyed a close game and felt good about another Manning winning the super bowl. If it couldn't be Peyton, at least it was Eli.

It is going to be another busy week. The girls basketball team has sectionals this week starting on Tuesday, so I could potentially be at games Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday night. I have conditioning and a Cornerstone Evening this Wednesday and a meeting at church on Thursday evening. It is going to be busy!

On another note, this past weekend the trial for the murder of Kari Nunemaker ended, 17 years after the fact. Even though I never met Kari I feel like she has been a part of my life because of the impact her death had on my mom. I was so little when she dissapeared and was later found dead, yet I vividly remember being at a basketball game where they announced that she was still missing. I can only imagine how much this shook a school and church community. Growing up I would sometimes get so frustrated with the curfews and rules my parents had for me, but reading about her story again in the newspapers I can only begin to imagine the terror a parent goes through when their child dissapears. I know my parents just did everything they could to protect my brother, sister, and me. I hope that Kari's family and friends can feel at peace with the conclusion of the trial.