To my brother Dave and sister-in-law MaryAnne!!

Their house with younger son Patrick before his junior prom last year. Patrick is about to graduate from high school and his older brother David is about to graduate from the Art Institute of Phila. with his degree in interior design. He did the family room at his parent’s house.

I also met Brian exactly 25 years ago today at their wedding. He’s MaryAnne’s first cousin.

For those of you married 4-5 years, it doesn’t take long to reach milestones like this.

I’m feeling somewhat better. My back is still a bit achy. I remember after I moved books and painted in the family room back in 2004, I suffered with arm and foot pain for at least a month. I tend to overdo things. I told Sean not to let me pull one weed in the week leading up to our trip to NYC as I want to feel great for Karin and Michael’s wedding. Poor Michael is having back pain himself and is on painkillers.

Off to the grocery store soon to fill up some bare cabinets.