Well, last night we had a huge surprise 60th birthday and retirement party for Kristen's dad (John) at the Safari Bar in Meadville, Pa. Dad had a ball working the room, shaking hands, and telling everyone how he broke is left arm a mere 24 hours after he retired! I guess retirement really can he rough.... (PS: Dad broke his arm when he tripped on a rock pulling grandson Spencer around the yard in a sled - hazards of being a grandparent I guess.). Fortunately, the arm is healing and he has plenty of time on his hands to rest after 40 years working for the telephone company - this literally was his first and only full-time job. Amazing, especially today!!
Lots of friends, family, and former co-workers came to the party to help John celebrate. He was beaming all night and we loved watching him soak it all up. The food was delicious, as was the cake (you can't have a party without a cake,
after-all). The only rough part of the evening was the drive Kristen and I had to make back to Pittsburgh. It snowed a good 4 or 5 inches while we were at the party and didn't let up the entire drive home. We were crawling along I-79 at about 40 mph, stopping to allow the occassional crazy truck driver to pass at 60 or 70 mph!! Insane. Oh, well, it was worth it. Enjoy some pictures from the festivities and of the snow piling up around our house in Wexford.
