Birthdays & Anniversaries

Happy Birthday Anna!
 September is always a celebratory month.  Between Labor Day, Anna's birthday, other birthdays, and Joe & Theresa's anniversaries along with the kick-off of the fall festival season, there is always something going on.  Anna officially said goodbye to the teenage years and celebrated her 20th birthday on September 3.  Well, she attempted to celebrate her birthday.  She planned a gathering with friends prior to her birthday only to find out that she would need to work. Then she had to work on her actual birthday.  It ended up being a low-key celebration at home with her parents that included homemade carrot cake and ice cream and gifts of a Roth IRA and car floor mats.  Ah yes...welcome to adulting.  She is planning a celebration later with friends.

Anna did get a bit of a break from work to go visit her grandparents for a few days, which is always a vacation.  The big highlight was mastering driving the 1965 Dodge truck, which is a standard transmission.  This was a proud moment for Grandpa, and he had her driving around town.  She also got to go on a thrifting trip with Grandma and her friend Verginia (they did not drive the truck) among other side outings.  Grandma attempted to fix Anna up with the "nice young man" who was the electrician apprentice that showed up for a repair job.  Alas, it did not work out this time, but Grandma will keep looking.

In other events for the month:

  • The Wolf Trap season came to a close with both Anna and Theresa working several shows.  It was a good season, but both were happy for it to end.
  • Joe & Theresa did a day trip to New York on September 19to celebrate John's 75th birthday.  All the brothers and sisters made it for a fun celebration.
  • September 25 was a family dinner out, thanks to a gift certificate from a neighbor for dog sitting, to celebrate Anna's birthday and Joe & Theresa's 22nd wedding anniversary.  
  • Theresa did a quick visit to Ohio the weekend of September 26 and got to enjoy picture perfect weather, leaving behind the Nor'Easter on the East Coast.  

Fall is in the air, and the election is around the corner.  Lots coming up in the next month!

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