animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

baptism

Brian’s sister had her 4th child this summer (this time a girl!) and the baptism was today, so we headed in that direction yesterday afternoon. We spent the night in a creepy little motel in Milford PA and then drove to the church in the morning. After the service, they …

wedding

One of Brian’s high school friends had a beach wedding last week. The reception for it was yesterday at the Imperial Ballroom in Ebensburg. It was a nice, low-key affair. Brian gave the toast or his “speech” (as many people there called it). We had to leave a little early …

pool party

Jake had his annual birthday pool party yesterday. It was a nice day for swimming, but not quite as nice if you were sitting in the hot sun all afternoon. I don’t know what it is about the sun, but it exhausts me even if I’m not doing anything. But, …

birthday

While my official birthday might be today, we did our bulk of celebrating over the weekend. Friday night was the Polka Fest. We almost didn’t make it there due to the storm, but things let up and I was able to get my pierogi fix. On Saturday we had a …

birthday dinner

My Mom had the annual birthday dinner for my brother and me on Sunday. This dinner historically occurs on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, but had to be moved up a week this year for whatever reason. We had a delicious Thanksgiving-themed dinner (thanks to my brother’s love of …