Today it's official, but last Sunday we had friends and family over to help me celebrate my 60th birthday. Janet made a wonderful dinner featuring a few of my favorite foods and everyone brought some great cards and gifts to help me remember the day. Time marches on.
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read moreDecember 25, 2012: We celebrated Christmas day at home with Charles, Tessa and Patricia. Jane, Brett and Emmaleigh came over about 11 am and we all shared many presents. Patricia and Tessa prepared a wonderful Christmas dinner. It was a very good Christmas just ahead of the blizzard of 2012 …
read moreDecember 23, 2012: We had my sister, Joyce, and her family over for a Sunday afternoon pre-Christmas party and it was great to see everyone. This is the first Christmas for Benjamin Freeman so it was a very special time. Needless to say, there are a lot of baby boy …
read moreSaturday; June 23, 2012: EASTBURN FARM SUMMER PICNIC
We had a picnic at the farm today and got to welcome Benjamin Thomas. Will and Stephanie brought their son up for his first farm experience and he seemed to take it all in stride. The weather cooperated; although I think we …
read moreMay & June, 2012: This is going to be a multi-part post in order to try getting caught up on a few things.
May 13th: We went to Bloomington for Mother's Day and got to visit with Charles, Tessa and Patricia. It was a beautiful day. I think I took some …
read moreApril 7, 2012: My sister, Sally gave my brother-in-law Jim a great surprise 70th Birthday party at the Rathskeller. Her kids had done a great job of setting the mood ... complete with 8-track tapes. I think Jim was really surprised, too.
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read moreSunday; Dec 18, 2011 - CHRISTMAS PARTY. Since it seems to be getting harder and harder to get everyone together, and as my Uncle Bill had done in the past generation, my sisters and I decided it was time to move our family Christmas gathering to the Sunday before Christmas. This …
read moreNovember 23rd to 28th: We spent Thanksgiving in Newcastle, Delaware with Patricia, Charles, Tessa and Bob. Then on to Mystic and Sleepy Hollow.
Photos at Wintertur
Photos - Thanksgiving
Photos at Fonthill and Mercer Museum
Photos at New Castle
Photos at Mystic
Photos at Sleepy Hollow with Jane
October 9th, 2011: We took Virginia down to Bloomington for a visit with Charles and Tessa. Tessa served a scrumptious yellow pepper soup for a starter course and a wonderful tomato and cheese tart along with a spinach salad with orange dressing for lunch. I really think she and Charles …
read moreSaturday, July 23, 2010 - Joyce and Mary hosted a 90th Birthday Party Memorial for our mother at the Carriage House of the Palladium. Mom's good friends Dave and Elizabeth joined us as well, which was quite special. They are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary which is very special. They had …
read moreJune 5th, 2011: We celebrated our 35th wedding anniversary and Charles' 32nd birthday. It was a good day.
read moreDecember 25, 2010: Merry Christmas, everyone! What fun.
December 24, 2010: Joyce hosted a very nice Christmas Eve party. Unfortunately, Charles had come down with a nasty cold and couldn't make the party. But everyone had made some tasty treats and we enjoyed catching up with one another and …
read moreJune 19th, 2010; Saturday: It was another hot June day, but at least the rain came early in the morning and was gone by time for the Reunion. We hosted the Brandt-Rosenstiel Family and, I think everyone enjoyed seeing each other. We missed the last of the elder (2nd generation …
read moreSUNDAY: June 6, 2010: Tessa; her Mother, Pat: and her Grandfather Bob came for a quick visit before heading back home. Of course Charles was here, too. Bob had missed the wedding so it was nice that he at least got to experience a little bit of where it was …
read moreNovember 26, 2009: HAPPY THANKSGIVING! This year, Joyce hosted the big dinner. As usual, way too much food, but it was all delicious. We got to see Steven's video of his Golf Digest "Ambush" this past summer. Very cool. The article about the event is in the November issue.
read moreMystic, Connecticut; June 13th, 2009 -- JOHN I. CARIJA LIFE CELEBRATION.
Family and friends came from near and far to pay tribute to the life and times of a remarkable man, or as John, Jr. so aptly called his father -- a "Gentleman Engineer." Of course it was also an emotionally charged …
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