It was great to have Nori here for several reasons. First (foremost), she successfully defended her dissertation. Another ABD bites the dust! Second, Jackson had never met Nori. I told him a friend was coming to visit. He asked if she would play with him. When I assured him that she would, he gave his approval. I told him that she to was born in Korea. He said, "Mama, everybody is born in Korea." So we talked about that and he didn't seem to buy it. I also told him that she lived in California. He said, "Like Mac?" Mac is the truck in "Cars." Apparently, this was another selling point to her visit.
The time together was short but Jackson had a great time (Dr. Mommy had a great time) despite a really long trip from the lakeshore campus to the airport. This trip included bribery with McDonalds and the quote that will become a classic, "Mama, I don't want to go to the airport. It is too hard to get there." The visit turned into a mini-reunion and our other good friend Johnny defended his dissertation proposal.
Jackson wouldn't sit still for formal portraiture so this is what we got.
