Spring has finally Sprung
What a difference a day makes!
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| May 18th |
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| May 19th |
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| May 20th |
May 14th Anniversary Party
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| Ana and the girls came home for Uncle Jerry and Aunt Kathy's 50th Anniversary dinner, but first they checked out our camper. |
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| They had a snack before heading to Rugby to swim before the party. |
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| The girls loved the cutout from Andrea and Jeremy's wedding (2004) |
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| Claire, Riley (babysitter), Lydia, Cecelia, and cousins Madisen and Kendra (partly hidden) |
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| Someone clinked the glasses, so Kathy and Jerry had some fun! Uncle Frank, Kathy and Jerry, cousin Roger |
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| Cousins Sammi, Ana, Suzanne, and Jay |
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| Doug, Jerome, Jerry, Wendy, Jill, and Mark |
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| Maureen, Steve and Barb, Brad |
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| Kathy, Reed, Julie, Connor, and Brody |
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| Joni (Jerry's twin), cousins Judy and Roger, Bob, Uncle Frank and Aunt Theresa |
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| Jeremy admitted that he and Andrea bought the kuchen-pies |
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| Jeremy and Andrea 12 years later-- they added the sign for her mom and dad's Anniversary |
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| We headed to the Blessum farm after the dinner Jerry, Joni, Jerry F., Mark, Judy, Kathy, Barb and Jill (backs) |
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| Ana, Julie, Jeremy, Jay, and Sammi |
Bob and Suzanne in a serious discussion
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May 3-8 in New York City
I flew from Iowa to NY on May 3rd,
two days before the girls arrived
for our "Girls' Weekend."
Went for a walk up Park Avenue and
back down Lexington
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| I spotted "Uncle Fred's" surprise business, :-) |
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| found Hunter College, |
and stopped at St. Ignatius Loyola church and heard
a Mass going on. . . did not realize until after
the homily that it was a funeral Mass.
(May he rest in peace)
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| St. Vincent Ferrer on Lexington Avenue (No funeral here) |
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| When Sara came, we just "had to" try the Levain Bakery before the rest of the gang arrived. |
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| Two of the Levain cookies we bought to share when Ana, Trina, Kelly, and Ari arrived on Thursday |
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| We all stayed with Donna at the Park Avenue condo, |
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| and enjoyed lunch before beginning the grand exploration! |
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Flowers bloomed everywhere in NY (Bloom-berg) Good thing the girls knew how to get around  They found St. Patrick's Cathedral  The Lego store was a real treasure!  We headed to Rockefeller Center (no ice) |
Then went to NBC studios where the girls
went to a rehearsal for the Seth Myers show,
and Ari and I ate ice cream and hung out
(we weren't 18, so we couldn't go to the show!)
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| Couldn't get a tour that day, but Trina and Ari went back on Friday. Ari had her picture taken with a "Rockette" |
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| Sara, Jimmy, and a couple of friends stayed at the Plaza Hotel when Sara was working in DC. Donna got them the rooms. She said the doorman was surprised when they walked in wearing jeans and carrying backpacks!  Ana, Sara, and I toured the Tenement Museum  On Friday, we became real tourists--bucking wind and rain!    Don't know what this is, but it was near the 911 memorial         to share 
Constitution Hall where George Washington
took his oath of office
    View from the mezzanine   Fortunately, TJMaxx was across the street, so we spent (literally) the next hour there 
Memorial to immigrants
Battery Park Memorial building
The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island ARE really out there
     for an awesome Lebanese dinner with the cousins  Bud and I sat at the best table--no one else wanted the kibbee nayee!  Jennifer (Susu), Kelly, Trina, and Ellen at back table; Leon (Claude and Susu's son), Donna, Peggy (Phil's wife)  
On Saturday morning, the girls went shopping and walked the high line
    who made the bestest Irish Soda Bread ever for us! On Sunday, Mother's Day, we all left for home(s) in DC, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Dakota Thanks, Donna, for an awesome weekend! :-) |
