David and Janet Best got tired of Rochester, NY temperatures below zero, decided to head south on Friday, March 8, 2014, and arrived at Willow Valley about 2:30 PM. Their plans for the following week began with dinner in Baltimore, MD that evening, and then a stop in Virginia Beach, returning next Sunday to Rochester.
Al and I got a chance to hear details of Matt’s adventures in Utah the past week, and his trailer without running water or electricity but a solar panel to charge his iPhone. He has Saturday and Sunday off and expected to spend some time in a motel and get a good shower. He seems to be enjoying his experiences, and will be leaving March 15 to begin a leisurely southern route home.
Nancy and Gary Bennett arrived for their usual 4 PM Happy Hour with us before Friday night dinner.
It was fun to be together and hear all about their busy lives. Elly and John enjoyed a trip to Texas last weekend to a formal company event, a relief from Washington, DC snow.
On Saturday Suzy and Meghan Talarowski arrived about 2 PM with 11 week old Amelia. Andy is busy studying for his last actuarial exam next month, and Fran had work to catch up for his teaching job at Springfield High School. There is nothing I like better than holding new babies, and I had a wonderful time. She loves to stand, make sounds, and smiles easily.
We decided to order take outs rather than go to the dining room, and that worked out well.
Amelia needs lots of changes, and can be appeased with walking or a change of holder when she gets fussy.
Meghan starts her new job with OLIN in center city Philly on March 31, and will be able to nurse her at a day care at noon nearby. She also plans to start renovations in their first floor bath room before that time, so she will be a very busy Mother. It is good that Suzy and Fran live nearby and can do for them what my parents did for us when our children were little.
It was a wonderful family weekend being together, and Al and I both enjoyed our glimpse into the life of the newest generation.