In honor of Cinqo de Mayo (today), we plan on having fajitas, and I got my haircut by a Latina yesterday, which is, sad to say, the only time these days I get to practice my Spanish.
In honor of Passover, we went to our first seders this year, one at a friend's home and the other at the Episcopal Church. Both were very special and filled with overdue learning moments. I had to provide some food for the latter one, including gefiltefish. We learned we were not big fans.
In honor of Easter, we went north and weathered our last snow storm of the year. Margaret and Dan (and D) joined us for the occasion. The Easter bunny found us three times: at our under-construction home, at Sunday mass (!!) and at the Red Lion Inn, where we had a special dinner, evoking memories of dinners and brunches at the Harvest in Pomfret. Those memories were spurred by the Bloody Marys consumed!
In honor of Mothers Day, we have big plans, that we don't want to give away since it's this Sunday. But they do include heading north to Hightstown for Saturday evening.
Speaking of Mothers, I stopped by to see Grandma last week, minutes ahead of David and Paula, and then Peter. The Fairport crew was down for a couple of days which included some work in New York and taking in a play called "Million Dollar Quartet" a play about Elvis, Johnny Cash and others at a recording studio. Sounds like fun.
We spent lots of time in front of TV, next to radio, reading newspapers and checking on the Internet these past few days, trying to get as much info as possible on Sunday's raid into Pakistan. Joe texted me well past my bedtime Sunday night telling me to turn on the TV which I did and stayed up as long as I could. We saw lots of comments on Facebook and elsewhere which we liked, including Janet's evoking of the Wizard of Oz song (Ding, dong...) which Steven Colbert must have read since he used it the following night. We also liked a friend's quote of Mark Twain: "I've never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure." But, once we came to our senses, we liked this one which was posted by a Facebook friend who was an intern and a graduate of Wesleyan: http://www.revelife.com/746839071/the-death-of-osama-bin-laden-and-the-christian-reaction/
Other news: Joe finished his final exams last night and is heading to Jordan this Sunday for a week of work. Margaret has found a new place to live, down closer to her workplace. Annie is starting a Hamilton alumni chapter in Beijing!
We got a full read-out from John and Marilyn of their trip to China, and saw a lot of photos (but not all of them!) The trip sounded fascinating; after India, they remarked especially on how clean everything was in China. They gave us lots of tips on what we should try to do when we go there. (Got to get my visas done!)
We were also following Jeffrey and Melodie's trip to Florida on Facebook (social networking again?) Their goal was to see the shuttle launch (what a great idea) but unfortunately, as we all know, due to mechanical problems, the launch has been delayed. I hope the delay meant they had time for "South of the Border" on the way back.
We did also talk to the folks out in Dundee a few times, but for the life of me I can't remember the news. Must have been Seinfeld-type conversations - wonderful.
I'm sure there's much more, like baseball and spring flowers and house renovations, but it's a beautiful day, and the weeds in the flower beds are calling me.
Saludos, abrazos y besos from down here!
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