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birthday party

Yesterday afternoon, we had Jake’s “family” birthday party. We’re doing things a little different this year–no kid party! But, later this month (or once the weather turns nice), he’ll have a few of his friends over for a sleepover and some other activities. All of the grandparents, along with a …

amici’s

It looks like I’m turning into a weekend blogger. I should remedy this. There’s plenty of stuff going on during my weeks, just nothing interesting. But, since it’s the weekend… Brian’s parents invited us out to dinner last night to celebrate Brian’s dad’s retirement. We went to Amici’s in Ebensburg. …

baby shower

My friend Carol, whom I’ve known since she was younger than I currently am (going on 17 years now–do the math) is about to become a grandmother. Her daughter’s baby shower was this afternoon. I knew it was going to be a good one when Carol announced, “We’re not playing …

bd party

This time the party wasn’t for Brian. This afternoon, we headed to our friends’ house for a surprise 30th birthday party for the female half of the couple. That’s right–30. We might be getting older, but our friends sure aren’t. It was a nice way to spend the afternoon and …

the last celebration

We had the last of Brian’s many birthday dinners this evening. I don’t know how this guy rates. My mom cooked a delicious Italian dinner. We had lasagna, chicken parmesan, garlic bread and a salad. Followed up by an ice cream cake roll for dessert. And, we even got to …