Marine Update

Colin has signed a contract to attend Marine OCS. They have sent his application in for their flight program and Officer Candidate School - we will anxiously be awaiting the results. If all goes as planned, he will be attending OCS starting in October.

Colin, Bella, and the perfect banana

Flight to Brainerd, MN

Colin and I flew up to Brainerd this morning for lunch! It was really windy and turbulent on the way up there (I joked I wanted to rent a car and drive back), but the flight home was relatively smooth. We ate lunch at a local bar close to the airport and the food was really good. We were both stuffed on the way back. I actually beat Colin to sighting two planes nearby to watch out for as well!

New Pictures of Bella

Katherine's First Flight

Today, Colin took me for my first flight. We were trying to make a trip up to Brainerd for lunch, but the weather didn't work out for us to travel up north. Instead, we flew to Glencoe, Mankato, and then back to Flying Cloud. It was a little turbulent, but a good first experience. I'm looking forward to going up again soon.

Private Pilot Basil and Surprise Party!

It has been an exciting week! Colin passed his private pilot's test this week and is now a licensed pilot. It has been a long journey, but very well worth it. To celebrate, I threw him a surprise party and he was extremely surprised! My brother took him out for a drink and when he got back our friends and family were all at our house. Congrats Colin on an amazing accomplishment =)

Ford and Katherine

Cake

Katherine's New Job

Katherine has been promoted at Capella! She accepted a new job this week as an Associate Project Manager in their Enrollment Operations Hub. She is very excited to begin this new challenge and will begin transitioning into her new role soon.