Home again, home again, jiggety j*thud*
Aug. 26th, 2007 08:41 amBack in NY after a rather bizarre week in NC. Yes, I know we didn't tell anyone we were coming... it was
ginkgo's parents' 50th wedding anniversary on Friday, and we went down with the intent of me working, and she working her ass off with the party planning. And that's pretty much what happened. Managed to sneak in a coffee and a dinner, but otherwise it was pretty much a family-only week. It was great seeing the few folks we did, sorry to miss everyone else.
The party was... touching. It really was. It was pretty incredible to realize that they had people there who had attended their wedding, 50 years ago. Over a hundred people, less family than friends and adopted family over the decades - I can't think of a stronger testament to
ginkgo's parents' kind hearts than that. I MC'd, and all I can say about that is, thank god it's over. Yikes.
9.5 hrs down, 9.25 hrs back, and some odd mileage notes along the way... measured from the in-laws' house in Raleigh, almost exactly (as in, the greatest variance was 2 miles):
VA state line: 100 miles
DC, middle of the beltline: 300 miles
Delaware Memorial Bridge: 400 miles
NJ Turnpike/Garden St Parkway: 500 miles
NY state line: 540 miles
Tappan Zee Bridge: 550 miles
Home: 560 miles
How very odd.
Folks in DC area, we waved when we went by at 11:30pm on the way down and 4:15 this morning, but we didn't think you *really* wanted a call at those hours...
And now, I go thud. Night all!
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The party was... touching. It really was. It was pretty incredible to realize that they had people there who had attended their wedding, 50 years ago. Over a hundred people, less family than friends and adopted family over the decades - I can't think of a stronger testament to
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9.5 hrs down, 9.25 hrs back, and some odd mileage notes along the way... measured from the in-laws' house in Raleigh, almost exactly (as in, the greatest variance was 2 miles):
VA state line: 100 miles
DC, middle of the beltline: 300 miles
Delaware Memorial Bridge: 400 miles
NJ Turnpike/Garden St Parkway: 500 miles
NY state line: 540 miles
Tappan Zee Bridge: 550 miles
Home: 560 miles
How very odd.
Folks in DC area, we waved when we went by at 11:30pm on the way down and 4:15 this morning, but we didn't think you *really* wanted a call at those hours...
And now, I go thud. Night all!