Where did we leave off? This week has been a string of one event after another, an embrace of summer at full tilt...
Tuesday, date night at Playhouse Square for Fiddler on the Roof, the summer city surrounding us with soft breezes and lights.
Wednesday, Wade Oval, a summer sea of blankets and idyllic family revelry.
Thursday, the Coventry street fair, crowds and dancing and loving our neighborhood and the way we really know our neighbors now.
Friday, Jack's first trip to the pool, and a pizza dinner outside with Melinda and Will, sitting with babies on the deck watching our boy on the tree swing with the sun in his hair.
Saturday, one of our long awaited events, Alumni Weekend. A fabulous day for us in Hiram-- lounging on the green with some of our very favorite friends from the class of 95; a Madrigals reunion, singing with strangers that shared our history and our songs; beer on the back porch of Bowler; little moments like coffee from the vending machine in Hinsdale, or just walking past the library garden and remembering. As is the norm for Hiram, the weather was perfect for the event. The thunderstorms that had been forecast, never materialized, and the dapply shade on campus was perfect. Ivy came along and was also a perfect baby, all day, with plenty of smiling and wide-eyed gazing at the trees, and plenty of sleeping too, as she was passed from friend to friend... And never fear, though he did not attend the reunion, Jack also had a fabulous day, staying with Gram-gram where he went to both the Lakewood Pool AND his very first movie in a movie theater (Toy Story 3). Did very well with it, by all accounts, and told me over the phone, "I watched the guys dance in the movie!!" when asked about his day.
Sunday, a road trip to Strasburg to spend the day with the Cobes family-- including Grandpa and Vovo who are back east for a visit. A classic Strasburg day of sitting and relaxing and eating copious quantities of barbequed chicken, potatoes, corn, chips, and that decadent ice cream sandwich layer cake dessert that we have come to expect when we go down. Not much has changed down there, except that the kids keep getting bigger. Megan is off to college and she and Savannah could both be models, they are so pretty. Carrie just got married; the circle of chairs keeps growing.
While Jack had a blast- running with his cousins, playing with a dollhouse for the first time-- Miss Ivy decided to go on a sleep strike for the afternoon. Too hot? Too many people holding her? Whatever it was, the young lady was difficult. It didn't seem to bother her family, who fawned over her beautifully. These kiddos are so lucky to be surrounded by such love, and from such wonderful people.
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