Last Friday, Sylvia’s father had another birthday. He’s been doing that for several years. 😀 We’re hoping that he will continue for several more.
Sylvia and I drove nearly an hour to Dad’s house where we met her sister and brother-in-law. The five of us then drove for almost another hour to a restaurant in Mt Pleasant where we met with her brother and another sister and brother-in-law. They had driven nearly an hour to meet us halfway. This has become a tradition of many years standing. After a nice meal, we purchase ice cream and head to the park. One of the sisters brought cake . . . and you know the rest of the drill.
Our favorite spot is by the river and next to the Michigan Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial. We talk a lot. And we laugh . . . a lot. :ha: And we also take pictures.
Sylvia, Karen, Dad, Joyce and Bruce
After pictures, we all take a walk and talk. And then we talk some more. This year Dad decided to wait for us in the car, he was feeling cold. We walked over the foot bridge and looked down on the river. Checked out the ball fields. The gals checked out a bench.
I mentioned that we might want to start back. It was starting to rain. It wasn’t much at first, but it was slowly increasing. Maybe if we stayed under the trees. That didn’t work very long. :rain: We said our goodbye to one another, got in the cars and watched the rain begin to fall heavily as we were leaving.
Two hours later, Sylvia and I arrived back home. It had been another great day. We enjoy traditions like celebrating Dad’s birthday. Do you do something special like that in your family?
That is so nice that you still all get together for Dad’s birthday! 95!! WOW. He looks GREAT! You’d never guess he is 95!!
We see family every so often–less now that the kids are busy every weekend. Joe’s family is out of town, so it takes a lot to get there. We used to go more when we had less obligations on the weekend. We see my family periodically too and it’s always loud and fun.
Chuck and Sylvia- This is so great! I’m always fascinated by families who continue to do things together. I have no relatives to speak of, and Om’s sister Loretta is the only one on that side who speaks to us. I do like her a lot, and we love spending time with her. I have hopes of going to Missouri to visit my whatever-level-cousin Jean who I reconnected with through FB. I saw her last when we were 14.
Sylvia’s family is particularly strong when it comes to doing things together. It happens often over the course of a year. Here’s hoping you manage to make that visit to Jean. That’s too long between visits.