On Our Way Home

It's been a week since we left Connecticut. Wish we could stay - so much more I'd like to do (and I hate to have to return to work).  After nice breakfast, it was time to say goodbye and take pictures (see below). While Lynn and I packed the car, Richard engaged Aunt Carol in one last bout of ping pong.

Carol, Mom, Rick, Amy, Richard (Lynn at camera).

Richard, Rick, Lynn.

During the drive back to West Hartford (about 550 miles), we listened to the New York Yankees devastate the Baltimore Orioles. It was a nice change of pace after having the disappointment of witnessing so many losses by the Indians this week.  After I dropped Lynn and Richard off, it was another 50-some miles back to Stratford.

Wedding Reception

My niece, Hannah, got married in Nebraska earlier this summer. Her husband's family lives there.  So they came back to Ohio for a wedding reception for Hannah's side of the family.  Dave's family also came. Dave and Hannah met at Catholic Familyland.

Hannah & Dave (engagement photo).

My sister Mary's family lives about a 1.5-2 hours drive from my mom's house. They live on top of a hill. You have to go up a winding, gravel driveway. Although my Escape does not have 4-wheel drive, I have been able to get up the drive in the past without much problem. (My sister Susan's family parks at the bottom and walks up). This time it took me two tries but we made it! Didn't want to make Grandma Meg have to hike up the hill.

Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures. So if anyone has some good ones to share, please send them to me. Thanks.

In addition to Mary Lynn & Jeff's family, my mom, my family, and the "happy couple", my sister Susan and her family, my brother Kurt's family (but Kurt was out west at some sort of "green" convention or something), and my sister, Amy (from Baltimore) were there. I had a nice lengthy chat with Susan's husband, Mark.

It's a small world after all. At the party was a friend from my Newman Center days at Cleveland State. I haven't seen Cathy since her wedding. She was there with her husband, Ed. As we talked, the memories slowly started to come back and recalled that not only had I attended their wedding, the Newman Center/St. Peter's group (including me) had sung at the mass. They know Mary and Jeff from Catholic Familyland but had never made the connection (because they never knew Mary's maiden name).