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60th Anniversary Party
Nov. 9th, 2024 08:13 pmPA Anniversary Trip Journal #4
Camp Hill, PA - Fri, 8 Nov 2024, 11pm
This evening was the first of two celebrations for my inlaws' 60th anniversary. ...Or it was the second of 3, or perhaps the 3rd of 4. I know they traveled to see a play yesterday evening; they may have done something the night before, too. But at any rate, this evening they had a small party for family and close friends at their house. Fortunately my workday (I was working remotely from one of their upstairs bedrooms) finished up by 2:30 Pacific, which was already 5:30pm here on the east coast, so I was able to go downstairs and join the festivities just as people were arriving.
My inlaws' brothers and sisters traveled in from wherever they live, some from hundreds of miles away. We, of course, had already traveled in from California, 2500 miles away. MIL's sister surprised them with an unannounced visit from Chicago. Hawk got roped into their plan the night before to make their arrival a surprise. I helped create a distraction in the kitchen (MIL is rarely far from the kitchen when entertaining) while they were walking up the driveway so the surprise could be unleashed at the front door.
In addition to it being my inlaws' 60th anniversary it is also FIL's 85th birthday. Yes, he got married on the literal day of his 25th birthday. What an ultimate man-hack to have fewer dates to remember. 😂
The dinner party went well. The crowd of people were just a few too many to fit around the dinner table even with extra chairs tucked in, but that was okay because a few people were happy to take their plates out to the living room and relax on the sofas. I opened a bottle of wine. The few other drinkers only wanted a splash each, so that left me to finish the bottle over the course of dinner and dessert. 😵💫 Everyone begged off a bit after 10, even though nobody had long drives tonight. Aside from the few people who already live in the area, the rest of us are either staying here (Hawk, her brother, and I) or in a hotel a few miles away. But it's just as well it's not another late night. We'll all get to bed at a reasonable hour so we can get a full night's sleep tonight before the next party tomorrow, a luncheon after morning services at the temple! Oh, and many of us having speaking roles in the service.
Camp Hill, PA - Fri, 8 Nov 2024, 11pm
This evening was the first of two celebrations for my inlaws' 60th anniversary. ...Or it was the second of 3, or perhaps the 3rd of 4. I know they traveled to see a play yesterday evening; they may have done something the night before, too. But at any rate, this evening they had a small party for family and close friends at their house. Fortunately my workday (I was working remotely from one of their upstairs bedrooms) finished up by 2:30 Pacific, which was already 5:30pm here on the east coast, so I was able to go downstairs and join the festivities just as people were arriving.
My inlaws' brothers and sisters traveled in from wherever they live, some from hundreds of miles away. We, of course, had already traveled in from California, 2500 miles away. MIL's sister surprised them with an unannounced visit from Chicago. Hawk got roped into their plan the night before to make their arrival a surprise. I helped create a distraction in the kitchen (MIL is rarely far from the kitchen when entertaining) while they were walking up the driveway so the surprise could be unleashed at the front door.
In addition to it being my inlaws' 60th anniversary it is also FIL's 85th birthday. Yes, he got married on the literal day of his 25th birthday. What an ultimate man-hack to have fewer dates to remember. 😂
The dinner party went well. The crowd of people were just a few too many to fit around the dinner table even with extra chairs tucked in, but that was okay because a few people were happy to take their plates out to the living room and relax on the sofas. I opened a bottle of wine. The few other drinkers only wanted a splash each, so that left me to finish the bottle over the course of dinner and dessert. 😵💫 Everyone begged off a bit after 10, even though nobody had long drives tonight. Aside from the few people who already live in the area, the rest of us are either staying here (Hawk, her brother, and I) or in a hotel a few miles away. But it's just as well it's not another late night. We'll all get to bed at a reasonable hour so we can get a full night's sleep tonight before the next party tomorrow, a luncheon after morning services at the temple! Oh, and many of us having speaking roles in the service.
