a bit late, but here is the first of the promised deatils of my trip to NY.
i was able to see my niece quite a lot, spread out over several days during my visit...i made a lot of shorter visits to make it easier on my brother and sister-in-law, as i knew they were worn out from both having a new baby, and endless family visits...i'm glad i did it that way, as it allowed me plenty of time to see them, and was much less stressful on them too...as you can imagine, my niece, Leah, is very very cuter...this is not just my opinion, btw, as total strangers seem to all think so too...i totally lucked out in my timing, as she had just started smiling, and is beginning to focus on things...she seems to like her goofy uncle a bit, as i was rewarded with many smiles, some happy gurgles, and lots of her happily being held...she seemed to really enjoy my singing her silly songs made up on the spot, about her, accompanied with play...she especially liked the feet songs...something my daughter enjoyed too, at that age...bought her a mobile, which she had none of, and she seems to like it...also gave her a print, which she will hopefully enjoy when she is older.
i also spent time visiting with my mom, a lot in fact, as i was staying at her apt...spent a night upstate with my dad and stepmom, and also had dinner with them once in the city...got to see my dad's new office, and he even introduced me to his coworkers, which was both nice and unexpected.
went to connecticut for two days with my mom, one to see one of her oldest friends, and the other with my aunt and uncle, both of which were very nice...her friend has an incredible old house near Lyme, which provided many good photo ops, and it was really cool visiting with her and her husband...they have a great boxer named Luca, who befriended me immediately, and while not a true substitute for our dog, did ease the sting of missing him a bit...had a great time with my aunt and uncle, which is pretty normal...got to see a very old friend of the family while there, who is like a great aunt , which was a very pleasant surprise...she is 92 and fiesty as hell, and still living life fully...hope i age half as well as she has.
all in all, it was a great visit all the way around familywise.
part 2 of the report will be coming soon, covering sights and such.
Posted by Angstman at March 6, 2004 08:51 PM | TrackBack