Monday, August 17, 2026

Let's Go to Florida!

Last Sunday, Amy, Aden and I set off on an adventure.  It was time to move him to college!  He said goodbye to the twins.  
He said goodbye to Ariel.  

He said goodbye to his car and contemplated life.  
He said goodbye to Amy's parents.  

Then we flew to Florida!  There were some crazy clouds.  It's a little over 2 hours away so not too bad.  
We got the rental car then met our friends that we shipped all Aden's stuff to.  It was so nice of them to collect everything then bring it to us.  
We loaded the car and headed out.  
We stopped by the Aventura Mall for dinner.  
This was the same restaurant I just ate at in New York.  This is actually the original one.  



Dinner was awesome.  
Nice Ferrari SUV.
84 doesn't sound like a lot but it was so humid.  Ugh.  
We checked into the hotel in Coral Gables and ran into a ton of incoming Freshmen.

 

Ariel is Back!

 Last Saturday was a big day.  We got Ariel back!  We woke up to some pics from Ariel's last night at camp.  


She will always remember these days.  
And she's back!  She's always a mess for a while.  So disoriented.  She just had 7 weeks of free time with her friends!  Now she came back to rules and little brothers!
And of course Honey.  
Eva and Gwen were back too!

Bye Emily!
She got hugs from her big brother.  
Then Taylor and her mom came for more hugs!

Ariel got a much needed haircut.  


Then she got her Fionna back.  

Crazy clouds


I grilled dinner.  My dad and sister came to eat.  
Then the cousins came to say goodbye to Aden.  
It was a nice night to sit outside.  

We caught up with the girls and gave Aden advice about college.  




Awwwww.


It's going to be different without Aden around.  



Thursday, August 13, 2026

Mixed Signals

Last Thursday was a big day for Aden.  He finished working on his short movie and released it.  I posted it on Facebook and my Youtube page and as I'm writing this, he has about 1000 views and some great comments!  
We printed the world's smallest World Cup tro. hy. 
I had a big meeting at work.  
Then I drove to Makefield Highlands Golf Course to meet Howard.  There was a big scary cloud.  
Here we go!  They paired us up with a couple.  We did the front 9.  My first time there.  
I had a handful of good shots!  I think I'm getting better!  Don't get me wrong, there were still plenty of bad shots.  

It was so hot and humid.  I was very uncomfortable.  
Of course I went right into this water.  
I got a mixed drink on the course.  
I rushed home and got Aden.  We then drove an hour and half through traffic to the Phillies game.  
We met Larry, Eric, Noah and Jake.  
Spending quality time with the boy before he goes away.  
This vet was 100 years old!
The Phil's dominated.  Lots of scoring.  

Hey Phanatic!
We finished the night with some Manco's pizza.  
Last Friday, we got more camp pics.  




Ariel actually wrote and letter and it was one of her best!

On the other hand, Eva sent a blank envelope!

Mark Rober box.  
Eli sat outside watching the thunderstorms.  
Have a great weekend!