New Year's Weekend 2010 / Annie

This was a busy weekend. On Friday, Chris, Adrian, Katie Rose & Stephen, Teddy, Patti, Bridget & Timmy, Leo, Kristen & Tyler came to our house to celebrate the new year. It was nice to have three out of four families together. On Saturday we all traveled to Chip & Shannon Maruca's house in Hainesport to celebrate our annual New Year's gathering with Rocky Maruca, Betty & Ray Wheeler, Maria (Maruca) Brown, Tracy (Maruca) and John Schoene and loads of grandkids and even more food. Rocky & Jackie, Betty & Ray and Anne & I started this tradition in 1976 and have continued it ever since. It was a real nice time and I know Jackie was there in spirit also.

Sunday, today, Anne & I went to the Forum Theater in Metuchen to watch the musical Annie, in which Katie Rose had several parts. The cast was mostly children, but there were a number of professional actors and actresses as well. It was very well done and a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon. It is always amazing to me how much talent ordinary people have, both kids and adults. I wish I had some of it, because it looks like a lot of fun.