We just returned from a week long trip to the Philadelphia area over the Thanksgiving holiday. It was a combination of visiting family, friends and seeing a few sites in between.
We spent Thanksgiving with Rich's cousin, Alyce, her husband, Michael and their daughter, Megan. In addition was Rich's brother, Jim, his wife, Jeanne and Rich's mother, Mary, who recently celebrated her 90th birthday! We also drove to northern New Jersey to visit my cousin Steph, her husband, Bill, their daughter, Anneliese and my aunt, Bert.
We spent Thanksgiving with Rich's cousin, Alyce, her husband, Michael and their daughter, Megan. In addition was Rich's brother, Jim, his wife, Jeanne and Rich's mother, Mary, who recently celebrated her 90th birthday! We also drove to northern New Jersey to visit my cousin Steph, her husband, Bill, their daughter, Anneliese and my aunt, Bert.
Besides family, we planned to attend Rich's 45th high school reunion on Saturday night. Unfortunately on Saturday afternoon, during a visit with Mary, Rich checked Facebook on his IPhone to verify the time and location of the reunion. He emitted the F-word, the queen mother of bad words when he saw the reunion pictures on Facebook. The reunion had been on Friday night and we missed it while we had gone out to dinner with Rich's friend, Alan and his wife Cherie. Luckily we were able to visit with some of his high school friends before we left including Joann, Wilda and her husband, Jim.
While of the crowds were out shopping on Black Friday, we instead drove the other way and went to Cape May for lunch. Cape May is a bedroom community and a popular summer destination on the New Jersey shore. It has many large older homes, some which are now bed and breakfast inns.
Before leaving we spent the day in Philadelphia. We took the high speed train into the city and stopped at Macy's and watched the light show on one wall of the interior atrium along with a short concert on the historic pipe organ. They clear the floor of the atrium and lay down a carpet so many folks, especially with children may lie on the floor and watch the light show.
While of the crowds were out shopping on Black Friday, we instead drove the other way and went to Cape May for lunch. Cape May is a bedroom community and a popular summer destination on the New Jersey shore. It has many large older homes, some which are now bed and breakfast inns.
Before leaving we spent the day in Philadelphia. We took the high speed train into the city and stopped at Macy's and watched the light show on one wall of the interior atrium along with a short concert on the historic pipe organ. They clear the floor of the atrium and lay down a carpet so many folks, especially with children may lie on the floor and watch the light show.
Tuesday we caught our plane back to San Francisco. Our 2:05pm flight did not depart until after 5:00pm due to: late arrival from Charlotte, NC due to weather, an arriving passenger had a medical emergency, maintenance issues with the air conditioning, maintenance issues on the exterior of the plane (not sure what this was, someone mentioned holes on the wing !?!), late push back, being first in line to depart on the wrong runway, then being 20th in line to depart on the correct runway. Me thinks the thrill of flying is gone.
Now that we are back, we are preparing to have the boat hauled out on Monday, Dec. 6 to have the bottom painted.
We hope that everyone had a good Thanksgiving holiday. Happy Channukah to all.
No worries,
Elaine and Rich
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