We began our weekend honoring mom and dad with a big celebration of Patrick and Delia's birthdays! How wonderful to be together!
Sunday, after a traditional breakfast at the "Video Cafe" we all headed for the Giants game. It was very exciting to see Barry hit one out of the park.
Monday, Father Greene once again honored dad and mom with his encouraging words. We unveiled the plaque honoring my parents. It is appropriately on the St. Michael side of the altar where dad usually served as a Eucharist Minister. After the blessing of the plaque we had a reception in the church hall. It was great to meet many of their friends. Then we headed out to Holy Cross Cemetary and prayed together at mom and dad's gravesite and left flowers from their garden. We stopped in at "Molloy's" and reminisced about the Irish foot stomping gatherings our parents attended there every year.
After the Pasadena crowd headed south Mike, Dan and I spent a beautiful day at Jack London State Park in the middle of the wine country. We enjoyed seeing and hearing lots of birds and frogs. Then we stopped in Sonoma and had a delightful dinner at a neat resturant.
Dan and I spent the rest of the week walking and enjoying our favorite local spots. Thank you Lord for the blessing of being able to travel across country to be with family!
