We celebrated out 50th anniversary on June 18th. Our daughters and
their families gave us the best gift possible - a celebration
without any of the work! |
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Brett - son-in-law; Jenelle - granddaughter; Kristin - daughter
enjoying the lunch they brought. Afterwards Ruth, Brett, Jenelle and
Dustan went off in our car and later we were delivered to the
"party restaurant" in the green Prius. |
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First guests arrive - Bob and
Bev McGaughy |
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Elaine gets a welcome from daughter Ruth |
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Marv, Ione (sister-in-law), Claire (sister) |
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Anita and Ken Kulman |
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Larry and Mary Weiler |
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Jim and Jo Paoletti |
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Bill and Gayle Withun |
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Meanwhile Ethan Uslan entertained us on the piano. The kids
imported him from North Carolina - a great ragtime, jazz pianist
with a great sense of humor. |
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Owen and Carolyn Compton |
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Karen O'Steen, Winifred Roberts, Jim Todhunter |
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Kris and Andy |
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Sarah Andrews and Eric Nelson |
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Alison and Jenelle |
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Conductor discussion - Frank Erk and Bob Shafer |
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Brian Sutton and Martha Newman |
continue with
Time to Eat |
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We had no idea what they had planned, but did know that Ruth,
Brett, Jenelle, and Dustan were all coming from Austin, TX. They
began by arriving with lunch in Alison's lime green Prius. |
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They found this amazing Italian Restaurant downtown Silver Spring
that we didn't know existed - Vincino's Restaurante Italiano. They
filled the downstairs room with over fifty of our good friends from
a wide variety of places many of whom we had not seen in some time.
Brett's mom flew in from Texas and Fred and Becky (nephew) drove
down from New Jersey. They even hired a bus to bring friends from
Riderwood! |
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Bob and Sharon Shafer |
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Claire and Ruth |
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Liz d'Entremont |
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Brett's mom, Sally (on right) and her DC friend
Cecilia |
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Ruth and Ches Looney (Andy's parents) |
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and Bev knew most of the words to the songs! |
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Marv, nephews Gary & Fred, Claire, Ione |
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Fred, Becky and brother Gary |
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David Weisbrod and Trudy Downs |
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David Robinson |
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Jim Todhunter and Ruth Erk |
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Jenelle, Marv, Jo and Lois Todhunter |
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Jerry Miller brother-in-law (photographer for most pictures) |
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