Queens, New York (Brother's Wedding)

We got home from Branson and had almost a week at home before we headed off to New York for my brother's wedding. On Saturday, Jim, me and my mother drove from VA to New York. We had a wonderful beautiful day for traveling. We had no traffic and sailed right into New York; however, to get to Queens we went through Manhattan. I'm so glad Jim was driving. It was so crowded with traffic and people you could hardly drive. People kept walking out in front of us. It was exciting but nerve wracking too. Anyway we arrived at our hotel just fine and caught up with Butch and Debbie and some of our other relatives. That evening, Butch and Debbie hosted a dinner at their favorite Greek restaurant and we had a great time and a great meal. The wedding was on Sunday, Sept 21st. Butch married his fiancee, Debbie Thomas. Debbie is Greek and they had a wonderful Greek Wedding. It was also like a family reunion. My aunt and cousins (Aunt Bev, Jodi and her husband David) came in from San Jose, CA; my Aunt Sharon and Uncle Jim from Venice, Florida; my cousin, Doug and his family from Rhode Island; my cousin, Sherry and her family from Rhode Island; my cousin Nini and her family from Conn; my niece, Shaunna and her son from Las Vegas, NV and my nephew, Ned and his wife Lisa from VA. It was wonderful to see everyone and what fun we had. The pictures above are of course my brother and Debbie after the wedding; next is my brother, Debbie, me and my sister Kathleen; next is Butch with his daughter, Shaunna and her son Jordan and Butch's son, Ned with his wife, Lisa; next is Jim, me, Butch, Debbie and Kathleen and George; last is Debbie's parents, Debbie and Butch and our mother, Barbara. We departed from New York on Monday headed for home with Mom, Aunt Bev and Jodi. We stopped off at the Pentagon 911 Memorial that had just opened earlier that week. After, we met our son Donnie for dinner before we actually got home. Tuesday morning, Mom, Aunt Bev and Jodi headed off for a visit with my mother, in Bracey, VA and Jim and I and the dogs left for Myrtle Beach, SC. We'll be in Myrtle Beach for a month. It's one of our favorite camping trips of the year. We are looking forward to visiting with friends, sunning, reading, and fishing. Until next time.........