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Fourth of July in Norwell, Massachusetts

July 7th, 2011 · No Comments


Lucy & Dallas waving


Dallas & the Luannes! (Lucy’s full name is Luanne.)


Sarah photobombed the birthday candle photo! (Sarah, Luanne, Adam, Ron, Marty, Jan, Molly)


Dallas’s Cake Creation


Lucy tasting whipped cream for the first time.


Of course, she loves it! (She is also doing her signature wave here.)


Adam by the pool.


Adam & Sarah

On the Fourth of July we drove down from New Hampshire with Matt, Molly,Lucy, and Buddy to Norwell, MA. This is where Matt’s parents, Luanne & Marty, live. Dallas has spent many an Independence Day at Marty & Luanne’s house. Looking back, I spent the 2004 holiday and 2007 holiday there. It seems like more. As I told Luanne, in our hearts we spend every Fourth of July there. It’s what we tell people. We go to Norwell/Boston for Fourth of July. In reality, we get there as much as we can. It’s the effort that counts, right?

We spent the day swimming in the pool, playing a little bit of frisbee game, and relaxing. Marty made his kielbasa that he is known for. The secret ingredients are mustard and honey. Then he just keeps it hot in a pot. So good. He also grilled up some delicious cheeseburgers, which were served with potato salad. Very traditional, it sure hit the spot! I hadn’t had a cheeseburger or potato salad forever.

Aside from the holiday, it was Adam’s birthday on July 3 and Molly’s on July 4, so Luanne made her family’s traditional blueberry crumbcake. It was so delicious. She also served strawberry shortcake. Dallas took the strawberries from that and put them on top of his blueberry crumbcake and then topped that with whipped cream. Also, Matt gave Lucy some of the cake with whipped cream. She loved it. They really try to restrict her sugar intake, so I think she was just amazed!

On this holiday the party was smaller, mostly family, a few friends. But that does not mean it was not fun. It was great to be able to see Marty and Luanne again and to hang out in the sun and in the pool and with all of the family for one more day before heading back to Chicago.

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Matt & Molly’s Wedding Ceremony

June 20th, 2008 · No Comments


Matt’s Parents, Luanne & Martin :: Sharon, CT


Matt’s Brother, Adam & Molly’s Sister, Liz :: Sharon, CT


Matt’s Brother, Zach & Molly’s Sister, Rena :: Sharon, CT


Matt’s Friend, Chris & Molly’s Friend, Anne :: Sharon, CT


Matt’s Friend, Ross & Molly’s Friend, Janie :: Sharon, CT


Matt’s Friend, Dallas & Molly’s Friend, Colleen :: Sharon, CT


Molly’s Twin Nephew Ring Bearers, Tommy & Ben :: Sharon, CT


Molly’s Nephew George as the Canine Coordinator, with Buddy & Bella :: Sharon, CT


Molly’s Nieces as Flower Girls, Lizzie & Margaret :: Sharon, CT


Molly’s Niece, Catlin & Molly & Molly’s Father, George :: Sharon, CT


Molly, Officiant Rosina, Matt :: Sharon, CT


Molly & Matt :: Sharon, CT

Everyone was fearful that it was going to start raining right when Matt and Molly’s wedding ceremony was about to begin. But it didn’t. We got through the ceremony and then once we were all under the tent, it down poured. Sound familiar?

Matt & Molly’s wedding was beautiful.. and good thing that it didn’t last too long because it was HOT. There were a limited number of chairs that mostly older guests and people who needed to be up front sat in. Otherwise we all just kind of stood around casually. There was supposed to be a cocktail hour after the ceremony, but everyone started drinking from the bar beforehand, so half the people were standing around watching the ceremony with glasses of wine. .. er.. um… not including me?

All of Molly’s nephews and nieces had parts in the wedding except for the youngest, Annie, who is only about 4 weeks old. Buddy and Bella are Matt and Molly’s dogs and they were also a part of the wedding. .. whether they knew it or not. Matt’s good friend Bo read a Native American Prayer and Matt’s sister-in-law Sarah read the Song of Solomon (2:10-13). Molly’s friend Emily played cello during the ceremony. Matt is half Jewish so his grandmother, Shirley, read a Jewish blessing and then he did the thing where he stomps on the glass. The bride and groom kiss and then we were out of there. Even though we only had to walk about 10 steps to get drinks at cocktail hour and then 20 more to get to the big tent set up in the yard.

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Matt & Molly’s Wedding Day Lunch

June 19th, 2008 · No Comments


Matt and his mom, Luanne :: Sharon, CT


Matt and his parents, Luanne and Martin :: Sharon, CT


Matt’s family: Zach, Matt, Martin, Luanne, Adam :: Sharon, CT


Matt’s family (with the wives): Zach, Matt, Molly, Martin, Luanne, Adam, Sarah :: Sharon, CT


Matt, Molly :: Sharon, CT


Rachelle, Dallas :: Sharon, CT


Adam’s Sunglasses :: Sharon, CT


Don’t know how George got up there :: Sharon, CT


Backyard :: Sharon, CT


Front Yard :: Sharon, CT

On the day of Matt and Molly’s wedding some of the gusy… Dallas, of course… went golfing with Matt in the morning. Molly’s father George took them to a half course at Hotchkiss, the school Molly attended. I chose instead to just rest up because I knew it was going to be a long day and night. Matt & Molly’s wedding was to take place at 4:30 p.m. which meant that everyone needed to eat lunch then get ready for the wedding. One of Molly’s mom’s friends graciously invited everyone to her house for lunch. House… err. . Estate?

For days we’d been driving down the same small roads through Lakeville and Salisbury and Sharon and commenting on the architecture and how beautiful it was and the size of the yards and the enormity of some of the houses. There was one in particular that Ross was admiring every time we passed it and wouldn’t you know it. .. that’s the house we had lunch at. To call it a house, though, seems like an understatement. This was one of the biggest houses I’ve seen let alone been inside and the sweeping vistas and views in the backyard were breathtaking. Everyone just spontaneously started lining up and taking photos back there. Oh, and the big pool and hot tub and separate pool house? That’s where Matt & Molly were going to stay the night of the wedding. Later on I heard they were totally set up with candles and champagne and everything there. So nice.

Our hostess couldn’t have been more down to earth and kind. She walked around barefoot with a Corona Light in her hand making sure everyone was taken care of. We had an appetizer of endive leaves with smoked salmon and capers on them. For lunch we had a dilled cucumber salad, a lettuce salad with tomato aspic, and a pastry chicken bake. It was just enough to satisfy our appetites, but not make us too full for the rest of the day. A good way to relax before things started getting crazy!

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Matt & Molly’s Wedding Rehearsal

June 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments


Molly, Matt & Wedding Officiant Rosina :: Sharon, CT


Dallas, Ross, Chris, Zach, Adam, Rosina :: Sharon, CT


Tommy, Liz, Adam, Rosina, Molly :: Sharon, CT


Parents & Grandparents – Front – Irene, George, Shirley, Louise – Back – Martin, Betsy, Luanne :: Sharon, CT


Adam & Liz :: Sharon, CT


Buddy & Bella with Canine Coordinator George :: Sharon, CT


Wedding Party :: Sharon, CT


Emily :: Sharon, CT


Catlin, Molly, George :: Sharon, CT


George :: Sharon, CT


Molly, Rosina, Matt :: Sharon, CT


Molly & Matt :: Sharon, CT


Rachelle & Dallas :: Sharon, CT

Matt & Molly got married in Molly’s mom’s backyard and that’s where they rehearsed the wedding ceremony the night before the event was to take place. The yard is so green and plush and beautiful. Too bad that the sun was so severe and some of the photos are kind of strange. Luckily the next day was a big more cloudy, even if it was just as hot. Everyone’s dressed up for the rehearsal because immediately afterwards we went out for rehearsal dinner at the country club which required a jacket and tie for the guys and dresses for the ladies.

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