Aunt Jane's 75th Birthday

Aunt Jane's 75th surprise party gave us a chance to see Aunt Jane one last time. She was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in April. Her son and daughter, John and Stephanie, put together a surprise party. It was so fun to be there to support her, and she spoke to everyone and told us how grateful she was for all of us. She said that she feels pretty bad after her chemo treatment and has to be in bed for a few days. Then she has about a week of good days until the next treatment. She was glad she felt well enough for the surprise party. She then went around and greeted each table. It was really special to talk to her, knowing it would be the last time. 

All of my siblings were in town, so it was pretty cool that we all went to Aunt Jane's party together. After the party, we went to dinner at a nearby Greek restaurant and then had ice cream at a new place called Stella's. The great thing about Stella's is that they have gluten-free ice cream, waffle cones, and waffle bowls. Mmm! Another cool thing is that my friend Katie Broadbent's sister owns Stella's. It also happened that Katie B., who now lives in Washington, was in town for a niece's wedding and arrived at Stella's after we had been there for about 15 minutes. So I got to catch up with her. 

Charlie, Angeline, Betsy, and I enjoyed visiting after, and Sienna was curling her hair with her sample spoon. Look at that ringlet! 

Huge thanks to Katie, who brought my dad to the party and had to take him back home after, so she missed out on dinner and ice cream.