Sunday was a fairly mellow day, with much eating involved. Ellen, Mer, and I went to church at New Baltimore, and then onto the Sheraton Hotel in Cuyahoga Falls. They have a restaurant that serves a great brunch buffet, so we wanted to take Ellen there. It also served a second purpose. Mer was the class advisor to the Class of 2007, and so this year was their fifth reunion, and they were holding it at the Sheraton. So we were able to have a huge breakfast, and Mer was still able to put in a fifteen-minute appearance at the party. I was a little disappointed at how thinly attended it was – there were probably not even thirty students out of a class of about 160. I expect the tenth will do better, once people get more distance from high school and college.

After brunch, we wandered over to the walking area of downtown Cuyahoga Falls. The three-block pedestrian area is where the city hold festivals, and this weekend it was the Italian Festival. I wanted Ellen to see a festival, so we walked one full block of it and back. It was mostly food vendors, and we had already eaten, so we did not stay long (plus, it was really hot in the sun).

We went back home, where I took a nap and Mer watched Olympics. I think Ellen did both. In the evening, Ellen gamely tagged along to another grad party, this time for two of Mer’s students. The girl whose family was hosting was the youngest of five students, all of whom Mer had in class. The mom graciously let us bring Ellen along, and we had a great seat in the back yard, where we munched on various grad party foods (tacos and cake).

Sadly, my vacation was over. Not a bad little vacation. I went back to work on Monday, and when I got home, I found that Ellen had left earlier in the day.  I don’t blame her – once I make up my mind to head home, I generally like to get home as efficiently as possible.