Happy 20th Anniversary to Mom and Dad!  Happy Birthday Baby J!

We started this month on Ross’s “College Selection Tour.”  Our first stop was at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia.  Next we stopped at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Mom and Dad are JMU Alumni and our visit just happened to coincide with JMU’s annual Homecoming.  Dad’s brother, who is also a JMU Alumnus, and his family were there too.  We had a good time visiting with our cousins and taking in the Homecoming activities.

Another big event this month was Baby J’s First Birthday on the 17th.  She’s the daughter of Pop-Pop’s brother’s daughter, so she’s our cousin (twice removed we think!).

Pop-Pop celebrated his bionic right hip’s first birthday on the 7th.  He had the surgery on the day after the 2012 Presidential Election.

We celebrated Thanksgiving Day away from home for the last several years, which made Mom happy as she didn’t have to cook a turkey and all the trimmings.  This year we stayed home and had two turkeys to choose from – one roasted and one fried.  Granny, Pop-Pop, Bud, Linda, and all the dogs were here.  A good time was had by all, except when watching the Pittsburgh Steelers lose to their arch rivals, the Baltimore Ravens, 22 to 20.

And last, but certainly not least, Mom and Dad celebrated 20 years of wedded bliss on the 6th of the month.