Adam Graduates from UWO*

Our nephew, Adam, graduated from Western University (*formerly known as UWO) in June of this year. We were in Ontario for his graduation party on June 14, and coincidentally Adam's 23rd birthday! Right after Carolyn's graduation weekend, in May, Adam started his full time job with Coca Cola and by all accounts it's going great!

Adam - the man of the hour!

Past grads - Bryan, Jack, Barb

Future grads - Eric & Michael

The family and neighbors

I didn't do a very good job of capturing everyone in my pictures! It was a fun day nonetheless. Congratulations, Adam!

We also had a great visit with Nana!

Bryan & Nana at The Keg

Carolyn graduates from PSU - May 2014

On May 10, 2014 Carolyn  received her PSU college degree with a Communications major and IT minor. We're so proud of her!

Tommy, Carolyn's boyfriend, graduated on the same day and was able to join us in the celebrations.

Carolyn & Tommy, BA 2014

With lots of family visitors from Ontario, her graduation weekend was a lot of fun  and we will remember it forever.

First gathering! Dinner at the Gamble Inn and a celebration of Barb's 50th birthday!

Post graduation dinner for our graduates! 

Post dinner photo opp outside The Penn Stater

Another pay raise for Don and I with Carolyn's graduation! Yah! We're done! Carolyn will be working for Verizon in Philadelphia, starting mid-July. Congratulations sweetheart.

Singer Island visitors in February

Catching up on some of recent trips to FL. Don and I came down for two weeks at the end of Feb. We worked from the condo for part of the weeks and enjoyed a couple of long weekends. 

Carolyn and Jim were visiting her dad near Orlando and came down for a quick visit. Great to see them down here. This Carolyn was my roommate at Western and for a year afterwards ... and my Matron of Honour! She's now a Vice Principal at a Burlington school. Jim is a music prof at U of T.

The following weekend was a mini Nestle reunion - not the full gang - but a nice contingent! Craig and Linda were down the entire week, staying near Orlando, and Steve and Vera drove over from Fort Myers where they live for the season.

Both got the first-day tradition: Walk to the inlet, up the inlet to the walkway and over to the Sailfish Marina for breakfast. A route and destination that never fails to please! And it never gets old for us.

P.S. One more visitor in Feb:
A big fur ball who was good company until we started cleaning and preparing for our March rental.

And a photo of an interesting couple we spotted by the mall - couldn't resist:

Christmas 2013 - In Ontario

Christmas morning we drove to Mississauga in time to enjoy a Christmas dinner with Mom at the Marriott again. It was very nice, although we missed the Walnut Creek family!

The next day - Boxing Day - was Toronto Marlie day at the ACC! We had a bunch of seats all booked together and enjoyed a good game with free ball caps, followed by a post-game drink at the Real Sports Bar for the >19 years olds, and a shopping spree at the Real Sports clothing store for the <19 and="" nbsp="" p="" parents="" their="">

The following day, we were back at our fav morning coffee spot, Tim's, with our fav coffee drinker, who is now a whiz on her tablet, which was a gift from Christmas 2012.

And then we were off to Ingersoll for some Gill family Christmas cheer at Kathy's home!

Don & I, sisters Barb & Kathy with chocolate earrings, Doug & Barb
Delicious turkey dinner a la chef Kathy!

Having fun with "kids" and post-dinner antics!

24 and there's so much more ...

Bryan turned 24 years old this past week! Since everyone was in a different town last weekend, we celebrated this weekend. Carolyn and Tommy joined us from PSU. And we had a short overnight visitor, Andrew (a friend of Bryan's from school who is recently engaged).

It was a beautiful spring Saturday - perfect for a late afternoon fire. This was followed by a delicious tuna dinner, thanks to chef Don, and a creative birthday cake, thanks to baker & icer, Carolyn.

Happy 24th Birthday Bry! 24 candles throw off a lot of light!

 On Sunday, today, Bryan started his first batch of homemade beer. Here's hoping its a success!

Christmas Eve - 2013

Celebrating Christmas Eve at home before an early start for Ontario on Christmas morning - gifts, good food, fine wine, fun, and best of all, being together.

Thanksgiving 2013 - One more photo

Love this photo of Don with the VT gang, taken during the annual tree trimming party.

Annette, Barbara, Don & Cathy