SUNDAY: 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 …

SUNDAY; May 9th, 2010: We went to Bloomington to celebrate Mother's Day. Tessa and Charles prepared a scrumptious picnic, that we took to campus. Things are definitely quieting down as the students have mostly left for summer break. Then we found a few geocaches just for fun.

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Sunday, April 4th, 2010: We gathered in Bloomington on a beautiful Spring day for a superb Easter brunch. Then we went hunting for Easter eggs in Bryan park. Found three out of four which was pretty good.

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November 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.

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Mystic, 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 …

Sunday, June 7th - Charles' 31st Birthday Celebration.
Because of all the comings and goings of everyone, we couldn't get together to celebrate Charles' birthday until now.

But a birthday celebration is great no matter when they occur. We traveled to Bloomington and once again Tessa made a superb dinner, vegetarian …

SUNDAY; MAY 24, 2009: Battle Ground & Prophetstown State Park & Eastburn Farm

Janet just finished reading "Panther in the Sky" by James Alexander Thom which is an excellent novel about the life of Tecumseh and the Battle of Tippecanoe. So on the way to the farm we made a stop in …

December 24th & 25th: Once again, Christmas has come and gone. How sad. What's really sad is sister Joyce went and broke her right femur 2 1/2 weeks ago by falling on a patch of ice in her driveway. But amazingly, she got released from rehab last Friday. They had …

November 27, 2008: We gathered at Chris & Chrissy's house for a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner. Lorri brought Tory and Sarah, which was a pleasant surprise. Tory in on active duty in the Navy in Gulfport, Mississippi and they got a weeks leave. So they drove up to be with family and …

My Father passed away on October 4th, 2008 while we were touring Inca ruins in Peru, South America. This was not a particularly unexpected event as his health had been generally in decline for the past couple of years. We celebrated his funeral upon our return on Friday October 10th …

SEPTEMBER 27th, 2008: We had a party to celebrate my sister Joyce's 60th birthday. Mary, Stephanie and Will were in charge of organizing and they did a great job. And, for once, the weather cooperated. We enjoyed a relaxing afternoon and evening of good food and company.

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August 9, 2008: My niece, Jennifer & Chris got married at the Chapel on IU Campus. Yes, another "Chris" (No. 4) has been welcomed to the family. It was a wonderful day and beautiful ceremony. The chapel was very small, 60 people max seating, but I'm sure it held fond memories …

SUNDAY; JUNE 22, 2008: We celebrated our extended family second annual reunion over the weekend. I think Grandma and Grandpa would be proud and happy. Janet and I hosted this event at our home and even though we had a short period of afternoon thundershowers, I hope everyone had a …

June 15, 2008: Celebrated Father's Day with our family by attending a brunch at Loon Lake Lodge. Very nice spread. Summer seems to be flying by.

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June 24, 2008: Janet and I went to Bloomington to check out Charles' and Tessa's house which they were eventually able to secure …

SATURDAY; MAY 17, 2008: Charles' & Tessa's Wedding. The BIG day finally arrived, or should I say BIG weekend.

For weeks the weatherman had been forecasting terrible weather for this particular weekend -- rain starting on Wednesday and stopping on Monday. And we had already had quite a bit of rain in …

Wednesday; April 16th, 2008: Janet got a call that I know she never hoped to receive. Her father, John, was unconscious and was being transported to a hospital. She caught a flight out east in the late afternoon, but he was gone by mid-afternoon from a massive stroke. John had …

March 22nd & 23rd -- Easter Weekend: We have sure had some crazy weather this late winter. Snow, rain, ice, clouds and very little sun. I guess the ice was right before my birthday and I was able to take a few interesting pictures the next day when the sun actually came …

January 26, 2008: Janet's sister, Claudia, came for a quick weekend visit of continuing education in sewing and embroidery techniques. Of course it was not all work and no play. We wined and dined at Santorini's Saturday night. Followed by Charles and Tessa taking Claudia out for Salsa dancing. Actually …

DECEMBER 25, 2007: We celebrated Christmas with Tessa and her mother, Pat, which made for an extra special and extra fun day. The wedding bells will ring this coming May 17th. Lots to do.

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November 22, 2007: HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

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