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Jul. 30th, 2024
Buffa-long way from home
Jul. 30th, 2024 07:34 pmThe year of road trips continues, with two back-to-back trips to Buffalo so far this month, and a third coming up this weekend.
The first two trips were to deliver Dan to Buffalo so he could participate in the Erie Canal Ride, and then the following week to fetch him and bring him home.
Did I need to do it? no.
Did I want to do it? sure.
I got to spend some time with his family, including a big family dinner the night before the ride (in which custody of Violet was transferred to her Uncle Doug the Science Dude), and again the next day at his twin nephews' surprise birthday party. The following weekend I got to be the hero by providing Paula's Donuts for the assembled crew, and then arrived on time to collect Dan from the [correct] pickup point.
this coming weekend, we're heading up for his parents' 60th wedding anniversary dinner celebration. I think most of the grandkids will be there, with only Dylan missing out, as he's in Atlanta. and by grandkids, I mean the now-all-adults younger generation. And with this being the 60th anniversary, that means Dan turns 60 next year. how???
He asked me about this a month or two ago, the first time I've been invited to a family thing. I thought it was something mentioned in passing on their weekly phone call. Nope. His mom hand-wrote invitation and mailed them, and while the envelope was addressed to him only (fitting, as I don't live there), the note inside was addressed to us both, as if we were a couple. Judy was quite miffed when she realized he'd never showed me the invite! So the last time I was over there, I made him show me. He got all flustered over it. for some reason that amuses me.
The first two trips were to deliver Dan to Buffalo so he could participate in the Erie Canal Ride, and then the following week to fetch him and bring him home.
Did I need to do it? no.
Did I want to do it? sure.
I got to spend some time with his family, including a big family dinner the night before the ride (in which custody of Violet was transferred to her Uncle Doug the Science Dude), and again the next day at his twin nephews' surprise birthday party. The following weekend I got to be the hero by providing Paula's Donuts for the assembled crew, and then arrived on time to collect Dan from the [correct] pickup point.
this coming weekend, we're heading up for his parents' 60th wedding anniversary dinner celebration. I think most of the grandkids will be there, with only Dylan missing out, as he's in Atlanta. and by grandkids, I mean the now-all-adults younger generation. And with this being the 60th anniversary, that means Dan turns 60 next year. how???
He asked me about this a month or two ago, the first time I've been invited to a family thing. I thought it was something mentioned in passing on their weekly phone call. Nope. His mom hand-wrote invitation and mailed them, and while the envelope was addressed to him only (fitting, as I don't live there), the note inside was addressed to us both, as if we were a couple. Judy was quite miffed when she realized he'd never showed me the invite! So the last time I was over there, I made him show me. He got all flustered over it. for some reason that amuses me.