Just a quick review - here is our schedule for the time that we are in the US. We will be switching between church visits and family visits as we move around the country.
Apr. 26-28 - Vist in New York with Scott’s Mom and family
Apr. 29-30 - Visit with Tornij family in CT
May 1-7 - Time with Woodbury church of Christ in MN
May 8-13 - Visiting Shirley’s family in Omaha, NE
May 13-17 - Time with Muscatine church of Christ in IA
May 17-22 - Visiting Stephan and Natalie and Scott’s brother in Indianapolis, IN
May 23-24 - Visiting family in IL on the way back to MN
May 25-30 - Time with 3 families and 11th & Willis church in TX
May 31-June 6 - Visiting Scott’s family in CO
June 7-13 - Time with Long Beach church of Christ and family in CA
June 14-20 - Visiting with Sean and Jill in NYC
Our first stop along the way will be with Scott’s Aunt Betty. When Scott’ family first returned to the US after having lived in Germany, they moved to Colorado Springs. Around the time that he was 12-14 they traveled back to New York so that his Dad could finish up his military chapter and move on with new things. This visit was also a visit to family who were all in the East.
Aunt Betty is Scott’s aunt on his father’s side - his dad’s sister. Scott remembers playing hide and seek in the high trees and corn fields, playing with firecrackers, shucking corn and racing buggies with lawn mower engines. This was all at Aunt Betty’s house. Now, as we were making our plans and planned on driving up to Rochester (upstate New York) to see Scott’s mom, the idea to spend the first night in Newburgh just made sense.
Scott’s dad still had his sister’s phone number and she still loved at the same address some 50 years later. After a phone call it was arranged. Scott and Shirley will stop in Newburgh to meet and re-acquaint themselves with Aunt Betty. That is what family is about.
After a short stop in Newburgh, we will drive on to Rochester to celebrate Scott’s mom’s birthday (along with most of The Netherlands who will be celebrating the king’s birthday - Mom was first). We are thankful to be able to make this trip and to celebrate 85 years with her. The last time she came all the way down to New York City to spend time with us and Sean and Jill, even designing special “warrior shoes” (see the story here).
We may also get to see another of Scott’s aunts. Aunt Janet is the sister of Scott’s mom and lives in Buffalo, not that far from Rochester. If it all works out we will see her on the way to Rochester or perhaps during the visit with Scott’s Mom.
But we will do our best to get these tales out on time so that you can follow what is going on. Suffice it to say that we will see plenty of New York - the state itself at the beginning of our trip and the city at the end of our trip. Stay tuned.
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