Our first stop was the Mary Dryden School in Springfield, MA for my nephew Stevie's graduation from Kindergarten. Mary Dryden was a friend of our family who passed away several years ago, and her sister, Ann, is the current principal of the school. It was so nice to be there. My cousin Betsy D. teaches at the school and her daughter, Courtney, was helping with the festivities. Haven't seen them in years, so that was an added surprise. I always find it so interesting to be here in Western Mass. where we regularly run into friends and family.
I was sad saying good-bye to Chris at 5:00 this morning, and it takes alot for me to even feel conscious at that hour. He has a busy week, and I guess that's a good thing.
We're off to the McCarthys tomorrow, then to Niagara Falls. This is the rest of our itinerary:
June 25 - Pittsford, NY
June 26 - Niagara Falls
June 27, 28 - Pittsburgh
June 29, 30 - Asheville, NC
July 1 - Atlanta
July 2-4 - Mobile, AL (anyone remember Kelly?)
July 5-6 - Memphis
July 7 - Lawrence, KS
July 8-10 - Boulder, CO
July 11-12 - Dinosaur National Monument (Berhanu's bday - rafting trip)
July 13 - Moab, UT
July 14 - Mesa Verde NP
July 15-16 - Grand Canyon
July 17-19 - San Clemente, CA
July 20-21 - Yosemite NP
July 22 - 23 - San Francisco - MEET CHRIS!
July 24 - Crater Lake or Bend, OR
July 25-27 - Idaho (Sandpoint, thereabouts)
July 28-29 - Glacier NP
July 30 - Bozeman, MT
July 31 - Custer SP, SD
Aug. 1 - DeSmet, SD (Ingalls Homestead)
Aug. 2-4 - Chicago (Chris leaves from here)
We'll then make our way home from Chicago, arriving back in Kittery on Sat., August 8. Whew!
Now I'm going to see if I can figure out how to upload a couple of photos, because that's really the interesting part.
Happy Summer!
Mary
Wow, the Stevens Family is on their way! Really! Can't quite believe you'll all be so far away for so long, but we talk about you and your trip every day. :) Safe travels, nomads!
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Beth