Blue berries

 I have no idea what these blue berries are called, or the plant they came from, but it is such a vibrant blue. The plant is grass-like and very close to the ground, so they are hard to see unless you may be looking for them.  

Wedding Bells

Son Joseph wrote an email with attached photos and this note:

BTW, thought you might want to know. 

He has asked his long-time girlfriend to marry him and she said yes!  Not that that is a surprise as we did see it coming.  They were not planning to get married until Christin finished nursing school, but for whatever reason, it seemed the right time, so they picked out the rings (3-ring wedding set) and he popped the question.  The date is probably June 29th, Saturday, but we are not sure exactly yet.  They met on the 27th in 2005 and have kept up a long-distance relationship since.  We are rather excited about this, as you can imagine.