The end of my trip was also full of gorgeous architecture and enchanting walks.... and also the most dramatic bit of it all, which was a covid complication. Nevertheless, I made it home (healthy) and it was a really great trip. (No jet lag even! It turns out it's much easier to avoid jet lag when you're not traveling with children who will wake you up at all the odd hours.)
The main reason for my trip was to visit with my friend Heather, who has lived there for several years now. It was good to be able to see her in her natural habitat! Our big adventure was to hike the coastal path from Anstruther (her village) to Pittanweem, the next village over. So picturesque! It was rather windy, but pleasant all the same.
.... All by myself! The last time I traveled internationally there were, no cell phones, no GPS, no apps, no Euro, etc., so this time felt like a breeze! There was a small learning curve as I figured out all the new systems, but overall the Lord made my path very easy.
I thoroughly enjoyed my days in Edinburgh just walking everywhere and exploring:
Banner day for us in Grove City this weekend!
First we were able to watch Jodi and JT Brown SKYDIVE to celebrate JT's 18th birthday. They are way braver than I am!
Then we attended the wedding of a daughter of our friends and it was such a beautiful afternoon.
'Tis the season of track meets around here. Colsen is on the high school team and Miles is on the middle school team, and they both have had stellar seasons. Colsen ended the season with PR's of 4:46 for 1 mile and 10:13 for 2 miles, while Miles finished with a mile PR of 5:36.
Colsen was thrilled to attend the state track meet as an alternate for one of the relay teams. As he said, he got a whole weekend full of fun, good food, staying in the dorms, etc., and none of the stress!
One of the good things about living in a small town is that you can walk to your child's art show and then walk right over to your other child's all-county track meet and you only might miss him running a couple laps in his 8-lap race!
Jinna and Colsen both had pieces in the art show, which was run by their art teacher, aka our next-door neighbor:
We always love the opportunities to be around the GCC students, and this week was no exception. Many, many students attend our church every Sunday (to the extent that people have to sit in the aisles and the hallways) and we realized just what an asset that was when the youth group held a bake sale to raise money for their missions trip.
We set up all of the goodies on a bunch of tables outside the church one Sunday and as soon as the service was over, it took approximately 30 minutes (combined for both services) to sell $800 worth of baked goods! College students are hungry after church. I've never seen anything like it.
