DARA AND MADELYN IN SCOTTSDALE

We had a great visit with Dara and Madelyn in Scottsdale over Memorial Day weekend! They stayed at the Westin Hotel down the street from our condo, making the various excursions for food and drink easy and fun (we do not, unfortunately, have a spare bedroom!). Both of them are doing extremely well in their jobs, and they love what they are doing in the Central Kitsap School District (Madelyn is head of the Math Dept at Olympic High School, and Dara is in the district office where she manages the student-funded accounts).

Madelyn cooked us a delicious French toast breakfast one day, and we treated ourselves to several tasty meals at restaurants in nearby Kierland Commons--particularly appreciating the uniqueness of Tommy Bahama's and PF Changs. They took advantage of the Agave Spa at the Westin, and the Etch Salon in the Commons for spiffy hair coloring.

They called Derek while they were here, and learned that he is also really enjoying his new job in materials management for the Iowa Department of Transportation district where he is located. He spent part of his Memorial Day weekend playing golf, which he thoroughly enjoys as well. He obviously appreciated getting a call from his younger sister, and Dara liked catching up on his life!

The weather cooperated pretty well for them, with temperatures under 100 degrees most of the time. Even so, it was a good deal warmer than they are accustomed to in Washington.

Cheers,

Bill and Marie