Last Thursday (the 29th), I was honored that a couple of students wanted me to tag along with them to a local restaurant for wing night. I was delighted that a couple of seniors in high school wanted to have a meal with a computer nerd, so I was strongly inclined to go, as long as it was okay with Meredith. She was fine with it, so I went.

The restaurant is a mom-and-pop place called Eddy’s. I got there first, and they were fine with seating me at a table for eight, even though I was alone at the time. The guys trickled in, and in the end, it was three seniors (two of whom are in my Connections group) and one other faculty member, also called Matt. We all ordered wings (I felt the peer pressure, even though I thought the burgers looked good), and we all started eating and talking.

I have to admit, the wings deal is a good one – we got a roll, soup (really good!) or salad, fries, unlimited wings, and a dessert for $8.00. It was fun hanging out with guys – we talked food, music, food, a little sports, and food. We were at Eddy’s for about two hours, and I had a really great time. I was even invited back for next wing night.

Last weekend-plus, Mer’s parents stayed with us on their way home from Maine. Ohio is not the most efficient way to get to Florida from Maine, but they like to swing out to see us and Aunt Mary. They arrived Friday and left last Wednesday morning. I’m afraid it was not the most exciting visit we could offer – Carlene had a very bad cold, and Dale had a gimpy knee from so much driving. As such, it was a low-key visit, with almost no outings to speak of. I cooked a lot in an attempt to be a good host, and we got to chat a fair amount.

We did watch one movie – Mer and Dale and I watched our DVD copy of Letters to Juliet, a cute movie about a love coming in Italy. It was a feel-good film with gorgeous scenery. Carlene was interested in seeing the film, but was sick enough that she fell asleep near the start of the film.

Aunt Mary came up on Monday, and we all had dinner together and watched Jeopardy as a family. We’re all trivia nerds, so that is always a fun time.

Dale and Carlene dropped by CVCA to visit Mer’s classes on Monday during the day, and they were impressed at what a tight classroom Mer runs. I’m biased, but I think she is an extraordinary teacher.

So, although it was not a pulse-pounding visit, it was good to see Dale and Carlene. They got safely back to Florida Saturday after four days of driving.