<p>See you tomorrow!
Hey- who ordered the rain mixed with snow?? Could you please fix that?</p>
<p>Yes DH will attend too. I am still swamped with details to take care of so if I don’t stay for more than an hour , please don’t take offense, anyone. </p>
<p>Looking forward to some fun times. Dealing with an aging parent is not fun.</p>
<p>Hi Gang,</p>
<p>Not going to be able to make it. We have received an unexpected houseguest (I finally have something to write about in the get it off your chest thread).</p>
<p>I hope that you have a great time and I am looking forward to the follow up stories.</p>
<p>Oh, so sorry we will miss you, Sybbie! I will watch out for that other thread…;)</p>
<p>Awwww, Sybbie – I wanted you there.</p>
<p>Next time.</p>
<p>bummer, sybbs!!! I was looking foward to another big bear hug since I would know who was giving it to me this time!!! :)</p>
<p>Hi all. Another bummer. I woke up with a horrible stomach ache – virus perhaps, or maybe not. So I’m not going to be able to come either.</p>
<p>Regrets to all.</p>
<p>I really wanted another one of mathmom’s name tags too!!! </p>
<p>Have a wonderful time and love to all of you.</p>
<p>Oh, Sybbie and Mythmom … I was looking forward to seeing both of you!</p>
<p>I’ll be there! Looks like the weather won’t be a factor. I know I’m chiming in late on the RSVP so won’t feel bad going nametag-less.</p>
<p>So. According to mapquest, assuming I can manage to find the Hutchinson River Parkway North (via the GW Bridge, the Major Deegan, I-87, the Bronx River Parkway, and the Cross-County Parkway, oy), I’m supposed to get off at Exit 17, make a right onto North Avenue, and then a left onto Quaker Ridge Road. On the map, there appears to be a shopping center near the start of Quaker Ridge Road. Is the restaurant in the shopping center, or someplace else?</p>
<p>Anyway, I’m looking forward to being there and meeting everyone. Of course, I’m notorious for getting lost in unfamiliar locations, especially when my son isn’t with me to navigate. So, don’t be surprised if I’m a little late. Or end up in New Hampshire. One or the other.</p>
<p>Donna</p>
<p>Good luck, Donna. See you soon.</p>
<p>Take the hutch and get off at Mill Rd . Go Rt to North Ave-- Rt on NOrth and Left on Quaker Ridge. Its in the Shopping center with Harmons (which accepts BB&B coupons!)</p>
<p>If the weather is bad and my flight is cancelled, will someone possibly pick us up at Westchester and get us back to New Rochelle? We have to return the rental car-- dont know what theyd charge for an extra day.
Thanks!!</p>
<p>What a great group of people!!! They were still going strong when DH and I had to leave to finish things up at my dads and (hopefully) catch our plane home (weather is a little yukky with low cloud ceiling). I ama so glad to have had an opportunity to visit with everyone, and thanks to VeryHappy, CNP55, mathmom, twinmom, speckledegg, Runnersmom, cptofthehouse, DonnaL and anyone I might have accidentally omitted (apologies if I forgot anyone!) , for making it such a nice end to a challenging few days. Special thanks to veryhappy and mathmom for organizing and making the nametags! Oh, and Thumper, I had the picture of Sidney Rice’s shorts just before he tackled me last month. I’ll try to get it downloaded to my computer.</p>
<p>It was, indeed, a fun and interesting afternoon. Safe travels jym!</p>
<p>It was so wonderful to meet everyone, even though I did end up getting somewhat lost on the way (hey, what’s a little driving around in circles in the Bronx!), and arrived almost an hour late.</p>
<p>Because I was so late getting there, I ended up hanging out until around 5 pm with mathmom and captain of the house. </p>
<p>There was lots of interesting conversation with everyone I spoke to, and I’m only sorry that I didn’t have a chance to talk more with everyone. It would be great if we could have this sort of gathering again, maybe even without waiting another whole year for it.</p>
<p>And it’s definitely a small world, as it turned out. (You know who you are!)</p>
<p>Thanks to all of you.</p>
<p>Donna</p>
<p>It was a fun gathering, indeed! No celebrities this time though! ;)</p>
<p>Definitely was a good time. And now I have an easy place to stop for quick sandwich on the way home from … anywhere south of NYC!</p>
<p>Thanks for organizing, jym, and for the nametags, mathmom. It was fun.</p>
<p>Thanks, speckllledegg-- but I am giving the organizing credit to veryhappy, mathmom and cnp55-- they took it off my hands and finalized everything.
We seem to somehow have brought the NY weather home with us-- its in the 20’s here this morning!!! Brrrr!!!</p>
<p>*** Forgot to thank momof3sons too, especially for starting this thread!!</p>
<p>Serious apologies to momof3sons for omitting her in post # 152</p>