The Ralstons come to town

Since banks were closed for Columbus day last Monday, my parents decided to come to good 'ol Mississippi to visit. My dad is working at Washington Mutual (which was recently acquired by JP Morgan Chase) so he has been working hard on converting computer systems and is working from home in Indianapolis for a few weeks (my parents live most of the year in Seattle). The best part about the trip was that they brought egg rolls!! I haven't had good Chinese food since I moved to Mississippi and I am tired of fried southern food.

Adam and I came up with the top 3 reason I think they came to visit:

3) Daddy needed to get away from work
2) To see Adam and I of course
1) To see Daisy

I can't blame them, she is really cute and she LOVED having them visit and all the attention they gave her. While they were here, we drove to Natchez to see Antebellum homes which is what the city is known for. There are some in the town we live in but most of them were burned during the Civil War. We didn't go inside any of them since we decided to take Daisy with us, so we only went on a walking tour around. Here are a couple of pictures:

A view of the bridge crossing the Mississippi River at sunset with Louisiana on the other side



My mom and dad with the "grandpuppy" Daisy. The Mississippi River in the background.

On our way back from Natchez we listened to Adam's game on the radio. It was a little stressful for a little bit but the Braves pulled through in the end with a victory over Mississippi Valley State! They play Alabama A&M next week so hopefully they can get a winning streak started!