The Times, They are A-Changin'

The Election is over. The long election is over. After my evening class last night, I was glued to CNN watching as Obama claimed state by state. It was emotional. We elected our first African-American president. I also felt bad for McCain. He conceded with such grace and as I told Ryan you can't help but feel bad for all the sweat and heart that has been put into his campaign. I do not want to delve any further into the issues or what my beliefs are because when it comes down to it, it doesn't matter anymore.

On another note, Ryan and I had a visitor this weekend, Matthew (Ryan's brother). He has not been to KC since we moved here so it was nice to show him around. He took the Greyhound from MN. I will not go into details, but I will never ride or promote anyone riding on Greyhound again. Customer service is terrible, I could go on and on.

Matthew arrived on Friday morning at 6 am. We showed him the highlights of the Downtown (Crown Center, Union Station, WWI Museum, and of course Arthur Bryant's BBQ). Because it was Halloween, we decided to go out and enjoy the beautiful weather and have some fun. We headed to Worlds of Fun for their "Spook Fest". Worlds of Fun is the amusement park of KC. It was quite entertaining to say the least. We rode all the rollercoasters and walked through a fog filled park. Matthew and I were creeped out because they had these "goblins" walking around trying to frighten you. One jumped out in front of a girl dinging a loud bell and she freaked out to say the least, I'm sure I would have had the same reaction. Ryan wanted us to walk through the especially spooky walkways and Matthew and I resisted. I was especially scared of the man dressed as "Jason" from Friday the 13th movies... that was a little too much for me, but we made it out alive :) Thanks again Dad for the tickets!

On Saturday we ran errands in the morning before we headed to the Plaza for lunch. We attended a beautiful church service before we enjoyed the fresh, evening breeze of the night sipping hot coffee on the Plaza. Ryan gets a new energy to him when Matthew is around. I feel bad that they can't be together more often, but I guess it makes these visits that much more special. After enjoying our evening on the Plaza we came to our apartment and had a nice steak dinner over a glass of Cabernet.

We had a rather stressful Sunday morning, mostly because I was stressed that Ryan was being "putzy" as I call him. We had plans on going to the KC Chiefs football game and tailgating beforehand. Needless to say, we ended up being about an hour late but we really didn't miss much. The Chiefs lost in OT to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Maybe they'll win next time (chuckle).

It was a wonderful weekend, I didn't want it to end. Matthew has a kind spirit and is not opposed to having an intellectual conversation which I appreciate. As Matthew said, life is ultimately about finding a community and having meaningful relationships with people. I couldn't agree more.

The other two in the pictures are some friends of mine from school. From L to R: Matthew, Chris (from Florida), Ryan, and Ashley (from Kansas)

♥

R