Mom celebrated her 95th birthday on February 15, 2014. After some discussion, Sieg offered to stay in Vero Beach with Minnow rather than subject the dog to boarding for 5 days or trying to figure out how to take him with us on the plane. So I booked a flight from Melbourne to Hartford, via Atlanta. That way, Sieg would not have to drive too far (i.e. West Palm or Orlando). The airport is only 30 miles from us and it's a beautiful ride up through Sebastian and Melbourne on Route 1. There are only 5 gates in the airport, so going through security, etc. was easy. I even was issued a pink pass that meant that I didn't have to take off my shoes, belt, etc. (I guess I'm officially old, or maybe just don't look threatening??) Thank heavens I decided to leave on 2/14, because if I had planned to go one day earlier, the 18" of snow would have cancelled my flight. My flight to Atlanta was on time, as was the one to Bradley Airport. Ed and Betsy were en route from Maine, so they picked me up at the airport and we headed to New Hartford. We had a huge pizza from Monica's for dinner and spent the evening catching up and watching the Olympics.
We had decided to cook a special dinner instead of trying to go out. We made Pasta Bolognese and a Rasberry Mousse cake for Mom. We gave Mom new flannel sheets, pillows and a heated mattress pad for her birthday. We all sang Happy Birthday, and if I can figure out how, I will post that here one of these days!!
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| Mom with ther three children, ready for the pasta! |
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| Ed, Betsy and Mom |
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| Angel Food Rasberry Mousse Cake |
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| Ready to sing Happy birthday! |
On Sunday, Tom arrived to spend some time with Nana. He left Dover around 6 a.m. and showed up at 9:30. We had lots of time to chat, and then decided to go the the Chinese Buffet in Torrington for an early lunch. We all had several helpings of everything from dumplings to clams, ribs, coconut shrimp and sushi. The food was much better than I remembered from past visits. Once we got back to West Niles Road, Tom pulled out his school photo for 2013-2014 and proceeded to add it to a prominent site on the fridge. The cousins have always competed for the most photos and the best spots!! Eric has always given Tom and Mark a run for their money :)
We also did a family portrait of them with Nana, and even Tess got into the photo.
After Tom, Ed and Betsy left, we did a quick cleaning and shopping, since we had invited some of Brian's and Mom's close friends over for cake, ice cream and coffee. Mark, Joanne, Ernie and Rob came over in the early evening and we again sang to Mom and celebrated her 95 years!
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| And the cake appears! Rob, Nana, Brian and Ernie |
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| Happy Birthday song--Ernie, Joanne and Mark |
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| Abe watches as Nana blows out her candles! |
Throughout the whole weekend, I was amazed by the huge amount of snow and icicles. It would have been up to my thighs on the deck!
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| Icicles on back deck |
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| Back deck |
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| Early morning looking at front yard and sidewalk |
I had a layover both ways in Atlanta, enough time for me to get a decent lunch both times at the Sweetwater Pub. Food was good, as was the beer!! It's a local brewery.
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| Atlanta Airport, restaurant |
In spite of the snow forecast, my flights were on time, and we actually made it back from Melbourne before it was completely dark.
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