Queenee and I had a very nice weekend in PA. The drive down sucked — we hit heavy rain and fog in western MA, but once we got into NY, it wasn't too bad. Not much traffic, thankfully. Then in NJ, I somehow managed to go west on Rt. 22 instead of south on Rt. 202, adding more time to the drive. Regardless, we got to Uncle Ed's in one piece.
DB is staying with Uncle Ed for a while. I was trying to give Queenee a little privacy with her brother, and DB was great company for me; smart and interesting, and we were both surprised at how much we have in common considering the age gap. Some clever and lucky girl is going to snap him up.
Friday we met Aunt Dottie at Aunt Flo's. It was good to see them both, especially Aunt Flo. She's lost a lot of weight, but she is as feisty as ever. We went out for lunch at a local eaterie, then got to say hi to Shirley before heading out to meet Uncle Ed and DB for dinner.
Saturday was the cousin's party at Gerald's house, where we met Aunt Dottie again. What a fun time we had! Lots of food, a lop-sided volleyball game (no, I did not play), and good company and conversation. We're going to try to organize a bigger reunion next year, hopefully in July. More on that later.
Sunday the four of us went to see Sharon and the girls. Erica had D with her and Laura brought M, who is just past two months old and is a gorgeous baby (no surprise there, right?). She smiled and gurgled and snoozed the whole time we were there, nary a whimper or cry. She's such a good baby! Laura looks great, but she always does, just like her mom and sisters. I missed seeing Em this trip, but hope to see her in a few weeks. One of the cousins from Saturday's party has a painting show opening in mid-August and I want to drive down to see that.
We ate at the Pineville Tavern Sunday night. It's very different from the last time I ate there, which is several years ago. Much more rah-ha-tra now, but they still make a good pizza.
The ride home was much better and we were back in MA in six hours flat. We hit a couple traffic jams and were unlucky enough to get behind a funeral procession crossing the Tappan Zee bridge.
I've got photos, of course, and will get them edited and add names (once I know how to spell everyone's name) eventually. For now, you can see the raw images straight out of the camera.
Ebony kept me up most of the night last night, very happy to see me and looking for love, petting and songs. She's becoming quite a singer. The fox seemed happy too, she came early last night! PopPop said he didn't feed her at all while we were gone, but hope springs eternal and she came by anyway — this time she wasn't disappointed!
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
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Sounds like a wonderful trip... So glad that traffic and such weren't worse due to that weather. I'd love to meet the "other" relatives and refresh with the ones I haven't seen in sooooooooo many years. Your lucky to be up there staying in touch. All good.
ReplyDeleteWell, I'll look forward to the pix, and more about the trip.
I have no clue who some of these family members are. I just love the beautiful woman in the white hair wrap, she is powerful. The pic at the end with Uncle Ed is so Uncle Ed.... great shot!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a wonderful day was had by all.
I cried when I saw Queenee's hand at her Mom & Pop's gravesite.
The woman with the white hair wrap is Caroline, Queenee's cousin. She's going through chemo and it was too warm to bother with a wig, but I thought she looked very elegant with the wrap.
ReplyDeleteI'll get all the names attached to photos eventually. I want to be sure I've got them all spelled right first!