Dave's In Town & Happy Birthday Elizabeth

Henry's younger brother, Dave was on his way north from Florida and stopped for the night to visit with the family yesterday.  Henry likes to party, so they invited the 4 grandchildren and spouses along with Gerry and me to come over for pizza and beer.  Say no more, we will be there.

Dave is always the life of the party and spins some great tales about his work.  He is an EMT and some of the situations he finds when he arrives on the scene are hilarious.  I passed on some of the more gory photos he had on his Ipad, but did enjoy seeing his new boat.  I think I see a fishing trip on the horizon the next time we are in the area where he lives in Florida.

Shawn, Stephanie, Taylor & Uncle Dave.

 Dave likes to keep up with the latest computers, phones, ipad and such.  I think he has time when he is on duty to do some things with them and really enjoys the technology.  Here he is showing the kids photos of his new boat or possibly some gory auto wreck  to which he responded.  You know Dave is in town when the Pepsi bottle is in evidence.  The rest of the clan all prefer Coke products, except Gerry, Dave, Barbara and me.

The previous evening Henry brought his boss and two co-workers to the house for a couple beers after a sales meeting.  Gerry and I had met one of them, Ben, back in Las Vegas for a food show and it was nice seeing him again.  We did meet Doug, the boss, and Craig, a fellow sales manager.  The one beer turned into a couple and we wound up swapping yarns for a couple hours.  I had a good time listening to some of their stories and adding a few of my own.  Great bunch of guys.

We've been on the go with family visits so much lately that we are worn down and need a break.  We really enjoy the visiting and catching up on what everyone has been doing the past year and wouldn't trade the time for anything.  It does tire us out a bit traveling back and forth every day, though.  Tough on the ol' bodies.

Our granddaughter Elizabeth ( Lexa ) turns 16 today and we wish we could be there to celebrate the big event with her.  We will be in the Maryland area in the early part of July and I am sure we can celebrate the birthday a little late.  

Happy Birthday Red!