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September 2015
We were able to attend a couple of Indy Car races this summer. We enjoyed the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio, won by Graham Rahal. It was good to see our racing friends and great to see Graham win at his “home town” track. The weather was warm and sunny, making for a great race. Here are a few pictures from the race.
Three weeks later we traveled to Long Pond, PA
for the ABC Supply 500.
We camped in the infield, enjoyed perfect
weather and a great race won by Ryan Hunter-Reay.
Tragically, Justin Wilson lost his life near
the end of the race.
We’d met Justin in the past and our hearts go
out to his family and the Indy Car community.
Between races, we spent a weekend at the
Dayton KOA while attending Bob’s 50th
high school class reunion.
He had a great time seeing old friends and we
both enjoyed the Saturday evening event.
Kudos to the reunion committee of Butler High
School Class of 1965!
After the Pocono race, we decided to visit the
National September 11 Memorial and Museum.
We camped at Panther Lake Campground just
outside Andover, NJ, a very nice family-oriented campground with a great staff.
We took the train from nearby Dover to the
museum on a pretty, sunny day.
The memorial and museum are very well done and
we’d highly recommend a visit if you have the opportunity.
Kathy enjoyed a day at the Indiana State Fair
with former co-workers and long-time friends, JoAnn and Gaye.
The following day we enjoyed the fair with
Eric, Kristin and Nora; truly a different experience seen through the eyes of a
toddler.
Both days were enjoyable as we saw animals, rode the
tram, and ate our way through the fair!
Kathy also spent a day
with JoAnn and Gaye in Cambridge City, IN.
They enjoyed the murals, the antique shops and
having lunch at the No. 9 Grill.
Afterwards they visited the nearby Warm Glow
Candle store.
We spent a fun fall day
with Eric, Kristin and Nora at Tuttle Orchard, where we picked apples and
watched Nora play in the Kids Farm play area.
Afterwards we enjoyed lunch at The Mug,
Greenfield’s newest drive-in.
They are known for their farm-to-curb
concept which means there's a very short drive from the farm where they source
their meat to The Mug.
The food was yummy and we enjoyed being able
to dine outside.
August 2015
While in New Orleans this beautiful cardinal and its mate were our neighbors at Bayou Segnette State Park. Unfortunately it was so rainy all week we weren’t able to enjoy the beautiful park, but we did spend a day at the National WW II Museum in New Orleans. It is a fabulous, multi-building museum which was a great way to spend a very rainy day. We started with a 4-D movie narrated by Tom Hanks, “Beyond All Boundaries” which in itself was worth the price of admission. Afterward we had lunch in The American Sector Café, a nice casual place to eat inside the museum. The exhibits were very well done, and we were especially interested in displays of areas where both our dads served during the war.
We spent another day in the French Quarter, where we
managed to avoid rain most of the day.
We walked to the French Market, the oldest
market in the United States, and enjoyed lunch at the Market Café.
Kathy had half a muffaletta (which was huge!)
and Bob had a hamburger…both were delicious and we enjoyed free music by the
Jazz Cats during lunch.
Afterward we walked through the market and
bought a few Christmas gifts.
We walked a short distance along the river
walk, and then walked through Jackson Square.
We finished our day with biegnets at Cafe du
Monde which were delicious...thanks Kristin for the recommendation. While in
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Bob developed some health problems, so we came straight
back to Greenfield rather than visiting Mike and family in Tennessee.
Eric, Kristin and Nora were ale to spend time
with us while Bob recuperated which was great fun.
Unfortunately Bob was unable to attend the
Indianapolis 500 this year, his first miss since 1982.
Kathy went with long-time friends Steve & Jan
while Bob watched from home.
We had new (and better) seats for the race,
right at the start finish line with great views of most of the action.
It was a fun race won by Juan Pablo Montoya.
We were able to spend a morning touring the Carpenter
Fisher Hartman (CFH Racing) garage in Speedway and have lunch with our buddy Joe
at Barbeque & Bourbon, a nice little pub across the street from the garage.
While at the garage we were able to see some
of our friends from the team as well as talk to driver Luca Filippi.
A great way to spend the day.
The highlight of our summer has been the marriage of
our son Eric and the love of his life, Kristin.
Kathy’s sister and niece hosted a very nice
family shower, then we hosted the rehearsal dinner at Eric & Kristin’s home in
Indianapolis.
The wedding was a beautiful ceremony at the
Eiteljorg Museum, filled with love and fun.
Bob is much better now and back to enjoying the summer!