Our Connecticut family opened their arms and hearts to us and we had a really wonderful visit. The family arranged for a very tasty buffet dinner on Friday night at one of their favorite restaurants, La Notte. The food was really good and we enjoyed all of the great company. We had a private room which allowed us to move around and visit with one another. There was a prom-type dance going on in another part of the building, but everyone managed to control themselves and didn't crash the other party. We had an opportunity to get some family pictures so the rest of the Woolseys in Washington, California and Tennessee can see their cousins. Mom W was surprised to see how all of the young nieces and nephews have grown into adults with children and even some grandchildren. Uncle Jack and Mary put together a nice photo album with some of the older family photos and after seeing all of the great pictures, each of the families wants to get a copy for themselves.
On Sunday much of the family gathered again at Michael and Susie's home for more family talk and a nice pizza, pasta and salad dinner. Mike and Susie are living in Uncle George's former home and, as Mike says, he's had the same house and same bedroom for over 40 years. But, there have been major changes made to the house. Another bedroom has been added and much of the home has been remodeled. It is beautiful inside and the back yard looks almost like a park, complete with an above-ground swimming pool and deck area. It is really lovely and a very pleasant place to spend some relaxing time. We saw Uncle Jack's former house just across the street....the families certainly didn't have to go very far to see one another when they were living across the street like that.
The cousins that we were able to meet (along with their families) during our CT stay:
Uncle Jack's daughters - Annie and Mary (Uncle Jack's sons, Jack and David were not able to make it)
Uncle George's children - George, Charlie, Michael and Kathy
It was sad to say good-bye, but we were so very glad that we were able to meet everyone and loved spending time with all of the cousins and their families. Thanks for all of the hospitality!
