Thursday, March 26, 2009
Grandma Meehan
9 days after my grandpa passed away, my grandma joined her husband of 65 years! As sad as I am to lose both of my grandparents together, I think it is a picture of true love. I hope they are happy together, free of sickness and hospitals! We will celebrate their lives at a joint service in May! Unfortunately, I don't have any photos of her on this computer!
Our Trip to Florida
Last Monday, March 16th, Felix and I boarded a plane in Hartford, CT and flew straight to Fort Meyers, FL. We met Felix's Opa and Great Grandma on the Roesch side. Felix had his first views of palm trees, sun! (for real), warm weather, the beach and the pool! He loved it all. He ate fistfuls of sand during his first trip to the beach! He was so funny...he would make funny faces and then go right back for more! The pool was so much fun. He didn't mind if we swam him around or if he was in his little floaty thing! Uncle Jacob joined us on Wednesday and Benjamin flew down on Thursday! So fun! Aunt Margaret and Pat also joined us for the weekend. It was great to catch up with everyone, enjoy dinners out, and lounge at the same time. Felix loved donning each new restaurant with his patented SCREECH! We celebrated John's birthday with a dinner out and homemade German Chocolate cake and Strawberry Rhubarb pie. YUM! Felix was a trooper on the plane. He certainly would love to move around, but wouldn't we all when we are traveling on an airplane. We luckily had a seat in between us and he got to lounge! All in all, it was a great trip. Being back home has been good, but we sure wish spring would hurry up and get here!
Friday, March 6, 2009
Grandpa Meehan
Felix's First Visit with Great Grandpa Meehan
I have been thinking a lot about grandpa since his passing and I was trying to remember the first time I met him. I cannot remember the exact meeting as I was probably 12 or 13, but I do remember that he started out as Mr. Meehan because my dad had yet to marry Elizabeth. I remember taking a liking to him right away, as what was there not to like! He was warm, welcoming, and had a fantastic sense of humor. At my dad and Elizabeth's wedding, I won't ever forget the "welcome to the family" that came from Grandpa! Mr. Meehan became grandpa just like that! It was an easy transition to make with someone who fit the role so perfectly. I have lots of great memories of spending long summer days on Latimer Point with Grandma and Grandpa keeping eye on all the happenings around them...always with warm smiles and sparkly eyes.
Lucky for me, that even without Grandpa there...I still get to see sparkly eyes as my dad and Elizabeth have become grandparents at Latimer Point. The legend of (great) Grandpa Meehan will carry over for Felix through his grandma and grandpa at the beach!
I know, I know
So I just realized that it has been two months since we have updated our blog! I am so sorry. I have one word for you: FACEBOOK...the evil being that it is. Sometimes I just want to quit cold turkey...erase my name from it and be done. Or maybe i should start a Facebook Anonymous meeting time. I don't think I would be the only one there!
In all seriousness, things have been fairly good. With the ups and downs of life, we seem to be sustaining here in Burlington. We are getting to the time of year, where the thought of wearing coats, boots, hats, and scarves is becoming quite old and honestly, a burden. March brings more cloudy days with some more mild temperatures equalling lots of puddles and lots of mud.
We just got back from spending a week in Colorado with John, Anita, Maegen, and Jay! I would post pictures except that we didn't take any!!! Parents of the year, I know. BUT, just you wait until I receive the disc of 8000 pictures from Anita and the disc of 600 from Maegen. Believe me, the trip was very well documented. Felix took his first ride in the gondola for a photo shoot at the top of Keystone. He was unimpressed with the whole deal, but was happily sporting his new sunglasses. He was a trooper on all of the flights! He didn't even seem to mind when some creepy guy on the airplane LOVED the fact that I was breastfeeding two seats over from him. GROSS! I did mind, alot!
Upon our return, we were donned with some bad news. My grandpa Meehan passed away! He had been in the hospital and things just got ahead of him. He is going to be missed very much! (see posting)
In all seriousness, things have been fairly good. With the ups and downs of life, we seem to be sustaining here in Burlington. We are getting to the time of year, where the thought of wearing coats, boots, hats, and scarves is becoming quite old and honestly, a burden. March brings more cloudy days with some more mild temperatures equalling lots of puddles and lots of mud.
We just got back from spending a week in Colorado with John, Anita, Maegen, and Jay! I would post pictures except that we didn't take any!!! Parents of the year, I know. BUT, just you wait until I receive the disc of 8000 pictures from Anita and the disc of 600 from Maegen. Believe me, the trip was very well documented. Felix took his first ride in the gondola for a photo shoot at the top of Keystone. He was unimpressed with the whole deal, but was happily sporting his new sunglasses. He was a trooper on all of the flights! He didn't even seem to mind when some creepy guy on the airplane LOVED the fact that I was breastfeeding two seats over from him. GROSS! I did mind, alot!
Upon our return, we were donned with some bad news. My grandpa Meehan passed away! He had been in the hospital and things just got ahead of him. He is going to be missed very much! (see posting)
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