Summer of 2015

6/27 – 9/15/2015 –  We started the summer with a family vacation at Normandy Farms in Foxboro MA.  We were joined by the Daniels family, Coleman family, the Senteneri girls, and the Padulese family.  We had a wonderful week full of crafts, swimming, sunning, campfires, great food and shopping, and best of all companionship.  Of course I managed to squeeze in a couple rounds of golf as well.   Next destination was Four Season’s Campground in Pilesgrove, NJ for the month of July where we enjoyed a very large open site, not too much in the way of amenities, but a reasonable rate for NJ.  The next couple weeks were not so exciting with doctor and dentist visits, cataract surgery for Chippy (which went wonderfully), but we did squeeze in a few nights out on the town with friends and family.   First week of August was another family vacation with the Daniels family, Coleman family with grandson Brayden, and Olivia representing the Senteneri family in Pittsburg PA.  We really had a great time with the highlights being dinner at Meat and Potatoes, lunch at Primanti Bros, fun day at Kennywood amusement park, paddle boarding, swimming and kayaking at Moraine State Park and of course the amazing dinners and campfires nightly.  The Steel City and countryside were beautiful as were the golf courses, but biking was out of my league as I could not handle the hills, sucks to get old.  We also wandered the Strip District (no strippers, just shops and restaurants) while the Daniels family made their first University visit with a tour of University of Pittsburg who have a very good physical therapy program which Serena is interested in pursuing. After vacation with the family it was back to Four Season’s Campground, and second cataract surgery for Chippy,  which also went extremely well, now she is 20/20 in both eyes and just needs reading glasses for the really small stuff.  We enjoyed visiting friends and enjoying the grandchildren for the rest of the summer, played some golf, ate, drank and were merry as we tried very hard to work it off with our 3 ½ mile walk each morning but to no avail.  Guess we just have to get used to old Mother Nature slowing our metabolism and getting fat.  We finished off the summer with a really nice surprise from Jack and Arleen who treated us to the Glassboro VFW party featuring the Rat Pack, with great performances from Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr, Jerry Lewis and a special appearance of Marilynn Monroe.  Good food, good friends, good entertainment and good times were had by all.  Now it is time to hit the road once more and head to Florida for the winter.  First stop is Jacksonville where we are really excited to visit with grandson Joe, his new wife Joni and son Justin. Goodbye everyone back home, we love and miss you already, but we gotta keep moving........stayed tuned for more from the Sunshine State………………………..     

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Pilesgrove NJ and vicinity….