Not having anything specifically planned has its good points and its bad but at least it allows us to "go with the flow". We had received an invitation to Gavin's 1st birthday party and I think we may have even RSVP'd it. So that was pretty much a given. Then we heard that Dick Hart had died and that his funeral would be on Saturday morning. We decided that would be an even better time to visit with friends in the area that Sunday morning meetings would be. Besides, we're getting of an age when we need to start considering how we want our funerals to look. We even had enough time to do some laundry at the Hotel while we ate breakfast there.
Both the funeral and the birthday party went well. Philip was worried about the party because so many people were planning to come. He kept the menu simple - hot dogs and veggie trays - so that worked well. The other secret was to have the pool as a ready means of entertaining the kids. I even managed to jump into the pool and have some fun with some of my grandkids. We also enjoyed seeing old friends like Eric, Gail, and Scott and Jenny's folks.
Carolyn had arranged for a summer hair cut from her usual stylist at 5:30 but it took until 6:30 because of a backup in the salon. By then we hadn't gotten any other invitations, so Carolyn took me out to dinner at Polly's Pies followed by pie and ice cream at our Residence Inn room. It was a good day with a chance to visit with lots of family and friends.
It was great to see you having fun in the pool. Always nice when the family gets together. Personally, the chips are my favorite at a party. I thought Gavin was the best behaved baby for a 1 year old party. Thanks again for coming down :)
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