{"id":40247,"date":"2018-11-12T17:00:59","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T22:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=40247"},"modified":"2018-11-12T15:40:19","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T20:40:19","slug":"a-memorial-and-a-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=40247","title":{"rendered":"A Memorial and A Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"NYC\"<\/p>\n

(view from our hotel room)<\/p>\n

Hello, everyone.\u00a0 We took a few days off from the blog to attend to some family matters.\u00a0 We attended a memorial service for Yankee’s mother in New York City where Yankee grew up, and then we all gathered once again in Washington, DC for Baby Girl’s baptism.<\/p>\n

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\"NYC\"<\/p>\n

Yankee’s mother passed away suddenly last month, and he organized a beautiful memorial in her honor at the Riverside Church.\u00a0 She was a remarkable woman and will be greatly missed.<\/p>\n

\"NYC\"<\/p>\n

We were in NYC for a few days so we also did some fun activities like seeing Broadway shows. While Jordan and her crew attended Aladdin<\/em>, Mike and I went to see The Book of Mormon<\/em>.\u00a0 It was as filthy as we had heard but also hilarious.<\/p>\n

\"NYC\"<\/p>\n

On our walk to the theater from our downtown hotel, we got caught in the middle of a political protest in Times Square.\u00a0 It was just two days after the election, and people were venting their feelings.<\/p>\n

\"NYC\"<\/p>\n

A few years ago, I was in NYC during November and went to the Holiday House.\u00a0 It is an annual fundraiser put on the raise money for breast cancer research.\u00a0 since our timing was good, we decided to go see this year’s version.<\/p>\n

\"NYC\"<\/p>\n

Mike, Jordan, Little Miss and I caught a subway to the upper east side to go see the house.\u00a0 Little Miss loves pretty things and loves looking at her mom’s decorating magazines, so she was totally in favor of our activity.<\/p>\n

\"NYC\"<\/p>\n

In the past, each room of the Holiday House was decorated to represent a particular holiday.\u00a0 For instance, there was Super Bowl Sunday, Mother’s Day, Thanksgiving, Winter Solstice, Easter, etc.\u00a0 This year’s Holiday House was held in a five story townhouse plus basement, and none of the rooms had a holiday theme.\u00a0 Though not my style, the rooms were lovely.\u00a0 I took lots of photos and will show them to you soon.\u00a0 The house was for sale for $38,000,000, if you’re interested.<\/p>\n

\"NYC\"<\/p>\n

We love walking in NYC – especially the neighborhoods where people live.<\/p>\n

\"NYC\"<\/p>\n

We were meeting friends for lunch on 87th Street and loved just walking and looking as we headed north.\u00a0 It was still very much fall there, and I loved seeing the beautiful decorations.\u00a0 You all know that Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, and I’m celebrating it and fall next week.<\/p>\n

\"Little<\/p>\n

Saturday we took the train to Washington, DC.\u00a0 Train travel is my favorite way to get around.\u00a0 The Europeans have it right, and know how to use the train system there to its maximum efficiency.\u00a0 I wish it was more readily available and more efficient here.\u00a0 This was Little Miss’s first train ride, and she made a trip to the snack room.<\/p>\n

\"Baby<\/p>\n

Sunday we worshiped and celebrated Baby Girl’s special day.\u00a0 Here she is getting a first look of herself in her beautiful baptism dress.<\/p>\n

\"Baptism\"<\/p>\n

Little Miss takes her “big cousin” duties seriously.<\/p>\n

\"Baby<\/p>\n

Many friends and family members were there. This is our son who ran the marathon<\/a> that we wrote about two weeks ago with his wife, and Baby Girl.<\/p>\n

\"Baby<\/p>\n

After the church service, we all gathered for brunch at a local restaurant.\u00a0 Baby Girl changed into her party dress.<\/p>\n

\"Baby<\/p>\n

It was a wonderful day for all.\u00a0 Even the grandpas had fun!\u00a0 We all made our flights home safely, and I’m turning my thoughts toward prepping for Thanksgiving.\u00a0 With one arm in a cast, it takes me three times as long to do anything.\u00a0 I need to get started!!!<\/p>\n

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Take care.<\/p>\n

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