Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog

Launching of the balloons.     This past weekend our friends, Ann and Mike, invited us to join them at their place at Eagle Ridge Resort in Galena, IL for The Great Galena Balloon Race.    We've never seen so many hot air balloons at one time and the expression, "eye candy," seemed like the perfect metaphor.  It was a perfect day for a balloon fest.                                           We watched as the balloon crews set up and inflated the balloons, then flew them.  There was a lot of buzzing around by crew members to get a balloon upright and in the air.  Piloting must require loads of knowledge and skill.  After landing the crews packed up so quickly.  The fabric the balloons are made of must be thin and light because the deflated balloons were folded up and packed into large duffel bags, which were carried away...

                                                            ...is that it goes on.   The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of joy for our family.  In late May, our niece, Becca, her husband, Devin, and their son, Hyat, welcomed little Nora.  She is a sweet and easy baby and we are so very happy for them all.  I'm sure Nora already knows what a great family she has been born into. A hearty CONGRATULATIONS! to Becca, Devin, H-man,  grandparents:  Debbie, Michael, Mariette & Tony, and both GREAT-grandfathers: Joe and Herb!     Then in early June, our nephew, Larry, married the love of his life, Leslie.  It was a beautiful wedding and a very fun rece...