Moritz Life

Some of you may know that I was in Ontario for 9 days last month. I had the privilege to go and help out my brother Doug, whose family has been going through some serious health issues. I flew from Seattle to Buffalo on the 15th of April via New York City. I was able to see Manhattan and its skyline as well as the Statue of Liberty (although it was just a tiny speck from the air). When I arrived in Buffalo, Doug met me and we drove back to Kitchener. I was very fortunate to get to attend a few of Elisabeth's rugby games and believe me, you don't want to get tackled by Lis! She is always one of the tallest players on the field, and she will take you down! It was fun to watch her cream the other teams and their team placed 2nd in the tournament we saw.
On the weekend, while Doug spent time with Gisela and Rebecca, (I was able to spend a little time with them too) I took a whirlwind trip to Zurich/Bayfield to visit Ken & Ginny and their family. I was able to meet my great-nephew Bryson who is 1 1/2. What a character! He reminds me a lot of his dad, Jeff. The next morning we went to the Zurich Mennonite church where I was able to see some friends from way back ( and I do mean, way back!) as well as some extended family. Lunch was hosted by Ginny and my Uncle Dave & Aunt Carol were able to be there. (Thanks for all the great food, Ginny!) On the way back to Kitchener, I stopped in for a couple of hours and had supper with my mom and dad. It was really good to see them again. Did I mention Ginny made three kinds of pie - rhubarb, pumpkin and raspberry and that my mom made her famous crumby apple pie! Wow! Lloyd was really jealous...
During this week, there was the regular things around the house to take care of as well as get Lis ready for a trip to Chicago with her school as well as to spend a day with my parents. Then as quickly as I went, it was time to return home again. Doug and I spent my last day shopping and had a lovely lunch at the Cheesecake Factory before I got on the plane once more. My return flight stopped in Philadelphia and when I was looking at the map of the continent I realized that I was flying almost coast to coast. I'm so glad for the opportunity to go out there and do what I could to make their lives a bit brighter.

SCHOOL UPDATE: I've finished the spring semester and am on to my last two glasses. At the end of this semester, I will have my degree, a Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Management. I am looking forward to being finished, but also wondering what I'm going to do with all my spare time! I'm not going to worry though, Lloyd said he'd be able to find something for me to do! :)