Easter Blessings

The Ulkus had a wonderful weekend celebrating Easter. Rick's mother Jeri joined us for the weekend and it was so nice to catch up and relax together. She enjoyed sitting in the corner chair by the fireplace reading and occasionally napping. She had recently returned from a trip out west visiting Rick's older sister Gail, so it was nice to relax.We attended a upbeat Easter service at Timberwood Church on Saturday night which allowed us to go to Antlers in Breezy Point on Sunday for their Easter brunch. Jeri's family tradition of dying eggs in beet juice proved to be interesting. They were definitely pretty but I wouldn't say edible. Emilee and Austin were spending Easter in Austria since they are both studying aboard in Italy this semester and Andrew was celebrating in LA. As much as we missed all the kids we cherish the quality time we had with Jeri.

It's good to be home!

Even though it got as cold as 20 below  over Presidents Day weekend, neither the cold nor the snow stopped us from having a great dad/daughters long weekend getaway at Corona Lodge. We made great use of the wonderful fireplace where we cozied up for hours of Monopoly and other board games. We ventured over to PrimeTime, by Breezy Point, for a fun afternoon of tubing and enjoyed visiting other area sites. We were want for nothing on this trip because the home was so wonderfully furnished. Every time we returned to Corona Lodge the girls exclaimed "It's good to be home".

Jeff Houdek