WR: Dad's Distinguised Alumnus Award

After TwinsFest, I dropped Kelly off at her apartment, and then headed home with Christine to pack up the car and pick up Adam and Chester. We were running a bit late as the Buxton line messed up our plans, so didn't get on the road until 6:30.

In Roch, we picked up Erbs & Gerbs, and were to my parents around 9. Adam still wasn't feeling well, so I got to drive. The roads weren't horrible, but they weren't great because of all the black ice.

Sunday, we enjoyed sleeping in. My dad made corned beef hash for brunch, which was delicious. We mostly lounged and worked on dad's speech all day. At 5, we headed to the Aquinas Founder's Day Awards at the Radisson. Dad won the Distinguished Alumnus Award. Lots of my family was there, so it was nice to see them.

It was a lovely program, and Mary Jo and Shawn did a great job introducing dad. 

Dad's speech went very well, and he got a lot of laughs.

I'm so glad we were able to join the family for this as I know it meant a lot to my dad.

However, it made for a long day Monday for us. We got up early and were on the road by 7. The roads back were supposed to be treacherous, so we took the river road. I dropped Adam off at work at 9:30, dropped Chester and our stuff off at home + got ready, and then dropped Christine off at her dorm and helped carry her stuff up. I made it to work by 11:30. I'm so grateful my job is flexible and allowed me to do this!