Omaha

While Paul enjoyed spring break with Hayden and Ryker here in Anchorage, I tagged a few days onto a work trip and met up with Mom, Sheri, Crystal, Janice, Nolan and our cat in Omaha for a few days of vacation.

We visited the zoo (the indoor rain forest is fun, the creatures of the night exhibit is scary and as always the stars of the day were the monkeys), Jocelyn Castle (not sure why anyone would need such a big place) and walked around downtown Omaha (Nolan was impressed by the green horse celebrating St. Patricks). The weather was perfect and we had a good time visiting the Christophersons (where mom surprised us with her exceptional pool skills).

My favorite part of the trip was being able to just talk with everyone. I love intellectual book talks and we had great conversations about books that we had read one night as we celebrated Crystal's BD at an Arabian restaurant.

One morning we found this incredible sculpture park downtown that honored the settlers who had passed through the region on wagon trains.

Unfortunately, it was over all too soon and I left for Alaska with Titana stowed under the seat on the airplane--she is a really good traveler.