visitor in the night

Look who showed up while we were sleeping last night!



My brother, Ike, texted me yesterday asking if we wanted a visitor for the night. Sure thing brother!



He was on his way to Minnesota from Texas to drop off his car at our mom's house to store while he is in Iraq. He leaves on Wednesday.






Muwahaha, blinking while taking photos must be a family thing.

Sooo happy that he stopped, otherwise I would have been the worst sister in the world (okay, in North America), by not making the trek up to Minnesota this weekend to see him before he leaves.



Even though his visit was short, we had fun. Our activities included a trip to the vet, drinking numerous mugs of coffee at Dodici's Shop, indulging in scones and biscotti while sipping on coffee, purchasing graduation gifts for our mom, the Master (she just got her Masters on Thursday!), and then grabbing lunch at Unc & Nephs before he hit the road.



I love my brother Ikey.



He loves me too - especially after I told him that while he is in Iraq he has to train for the 2012 Stockholm Marathon. Hehahah, yep - that's right! Our next sibling marathon will be this one. Maddie and Ike are sooooooo excited.

Our last sibling marathon was the 2009 Twin Cities marathon*. Ike was home from Iraq for like a week, so we snagged him a last minute entry. With very little training, he kicked my ass - what a punk.

Never again brother, never again.

*Read that post. In the first 12 words I proclaim that one marathon in life is enough. Here I sit two years later ready to embark on my third marathon ever and first of three this summer. Funny.