Ohio: Days 1, 2, and 3

On Friday, I fly to Ohio for a week visit. Saturday was Isaac's graduation from UC. His friend and groomsman Mark also graduated. I am DONE with graduations for 2009!

Anna (Mark's fiance), Mark, Isaac, and me

Isaac decorated his mortorboard with NASA emblems, including a shuttle!

On Sunday, we drove down to Newport, Kentucky to meet up with Bethany, my life-long friend that we consider cousins. We had a yummy lunch at Johnny Rockets and then went to the Newport Aquarium. The aquarium was HUGE, and lots of fun. The best part was getting to visit with Bethany and catch up with her. We won't see her again until August when she comes to Texas to be my bridesmaid!

Frog exhibit at the aquarium. :)

Bethany and me with the sharks.

All of us.

Today Isaac and I went to a castle in Loveland, Ohio that was built by a Boy Scout leader in 1929. It is very authentic of an 11th century English castle. We had a lot of fun exploring and eating lunch in the beautiful gardens.

Chateau LaRoche

Another view

In one of the garden walkways

After the castle, we went to the Cincinnati Zoo. We saw so many cool creatures God made that I had never even heard of before! This zoo has done a great job of collecting very exotic animals. And, they let you feed giraffes, just like in Florida! It was as exciting, but for a program that's just launching, it was pretty good.

Even polar bears have to scratch their ears sometimes. :)