Hornucopia 2009

We had a great time last week and the beginning of this with my family in town.
I just wanted to get all our activities into a blog post for posterity...
I'll try to get some pictures up soon.

Friday
Jessica and Mark and Mimi and Pa arrive
Dinner at Monterrey
Jessica, Mark, and Juliet to "Avenue Q" at the Brooks Center

Saturday
Jessica and Juliet drive to Atlanta to meet friend Christine at the Original Pancake House for the best breakfast ever.
The three of us head to IKEA
Juliet and Jessica pick up Jeff, Jenny, and Naomi at the airport
Drive back to Clemson for the official beginning of Hornucopia.
We ate chili while debating about Papa John's
This may have been when the "Wild Animal" game for Naomi and John started. (They dress up in animal costumes and run laps in the kitchen and dog den)

Sunday
Unorganized morning at the Pennas. Relaxing morning at the hotel.
Denver Downs in afternoon. The corn box is filled with wheat this year. Naomi sampled and loved everything. John liked swinging on the rope in the hay barn.
Brought in Cracker Barrel for the family "Fakesgiving."
Kids to bed, board games and football on TV.

Monday
This was our biggest, most successfully planned and executed day.
Jenny, Juliet, John and Naomi went to Abernathy park.
Jessica and Mimi went to clinic for Jessica's lips.
Mark and Pa on motorcycle ride.
Tony at work.
Moe's for lunch.
Nap for Naomi.
Rockin out with Clemson Boys, with Kerri, James, Andy, John, and Juliet; with special guests Jenny, Jessica, and Mimi
'55 Exchange on campus for ice cream.
Papa John's for dinner
Monday night football with special guest Mark K.
Board games

Tuesday
Not sure about the morning.
Coin games in the afternoon.
Photo session in afternoon.
Jessica, Jenny, and Pa built geodesic dome
Texas Roadhouse for dinner
(Tony at rehearsal)

Wednesday
Cracker barrel for breakfast
(Tony at work; Jeff asleep)
Jessica and Mark depart
Mimi, Pa, Jeff, Jenny, Naomi, Juliet, John to Pennas house for hanging out.
Naomi and Jenny and John do small Geodesic domes with pretzels and gumdrops.
Mimi and Pa drive Naomi, Jeff, and Jenny to ATL airport.
Hornucopia 2009 ends.

Whew!