Ohio

Last weekend, I had the opportunity to go to Ohio to visit with my sweet daughter, Laurie. It was her Master of Fine Arts Show. Since I will never have another daughter graduate with her master in fine arts, it was a must see.

It was wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. And guess what? My daughter is now a professional artist. A major collector sent a scout to the show and purchased one of her pieces for......drumroll.......$3500! How wonderful is that?

But more than the sale was seeing the culmination of her two years of hard word in Ohio. Laurie's art has a beauty and a softness that is inexpressible. She is most modest about her work; but, trust me, she is genius. And that's not just her mom talking. We went to the Columbus Museum of Art; and I chose as my favorite painting a Matisse, which was probably the most expensive painting in the room. I tell you, I have taste. And my taste tells me that my daughter's art work was the best; far better than the student who made a drinking fountain out of duct tape or the one who froze meat in an ice block.

I also got the chance to see her and her honey together. They are so cute, just like an old married couple. We also went for ice cream at her favorite place in Ohio, Jeni's. I had an ice cream sandwich made out of banana curry ice cream with cashews. I know, it sounds gross. It was not. Yes, it was out of this world...the kind of taste that I will now crave every once n a while.

We also went to the North Market, which is an indoor farmer's market. It was very fun.

Last of all, I got to see the apartment she and Clint will be sharing. Laurie has definitely put her touch on it. It is tasteful and artistic, down to the pillows on the couch.

What a great weekend.

And this weekend, Laurie flew here for her bridal fitting. We have many gatherings planned this weekend. Family gatherings...it really, truly doesn't get any better.