Spring has arrived in Saint Louis. The daffodils appeared back in February, but are all in bloom now. And the flowering trees, one of which is seen here, are really taking off. I went out and took snapshots of this huge, magnificent magnolia tree (at least that's what I think it is). These flowers never stay around long on this tree. Once it gets windy for a few days, they're gone. Back in North Dakota we have a few flowering trees, but Missouri is loaded with them, which makes spring especially interesting.

As an aside, some construction has already begin here at Kenrick seminary. In May, everyone will evacuate the building for a year while a massive remodel is underway.

-Jason

A while back four of us (Deacons Kevin Vogel, James Weeder, and Marco DeLoera) stayed at a lake cabin / hunting lodge for the weekend as part of our "spring break." We hiked, kayaked, went out on the water, and watched a lot of episodes of "24." Apparently Marco is addicted to the series, so we watched Jack Bauer save the world for a while.

It was a good time. Now, back to the books. According to the countdown timers on my desktop I have 51 days left in the seminary and 98 days until ordination to the priesthood. These last five years have gone fast.

-Deacon Jason