We are fast approaching the departure day. There is an energized feeling of chaos and 'how did this day arrive so quickly?' After months of anticipation and general planning, we are now confronted with the reality of final decisions and compressed packing!
The last two weeks have been busy ...... which is maybe why we are rushing down the home stretch. On Sunday, September 4th we had a wonderful celebration with Benny's christening at Trinity Chapel on Kennebunk Beach. It was a beautiful day and a small, intimate service ....... at a special place where Parker was also christened and where my Mom and Dad used to attend ....... with their memorial markers in the Chapel Garden. Afterwards we had a fun romp at Mother's Beach and headed home. This past weekend we returned to Kennebunk again ....... this time for a gathering to note the passing of Ann Berry.At 90 years old, she has been a surrogate grqandmother and wonderful friend to our family for almost 40 years, and she was my Dad's 'fiance' for the last 10 years of his life.
Following the 'celebration' for Ann, we all (Caroline, Alex, A, G and B) got sandwhiches and went down to the beach for a late afternoon of crab-catching and body surfing ...... Grady caught a couple of crabs, and Addie was a fanatic diving into the waves ...... and dragging me along with her. It was a long day, but a great adventure in the end.
Quite the emotional roller coaster ...... but in the end a week of 'celebrations.'
Having written this, it reminds me that this is all part of a continuum. Our trip is just a chapter in what has become a fun year with friends and family. We have had a great summer, visiting the cabin New Hampshire a couple of times, a great wedding in Lake George, Alex surviving another Iron Man in Lake Placid, all with the family ....... and have ample time to complain about the drought here in Wayland, while trying to keep the flower and vegetable gardens from wilting away. Just so we don't forget, these images will remind us of the summer of 2022!
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