June 3 - June 6, 2023 - Rick Glazer's Funeral

Saturday, June 3, 2023

Mindy was early to pick me up and then we picked up Terry.  Our flight was delayed, we didn’t leave till 1 o’clock when we were supposed to leave a little after 11. The pilot was supposed to fly to New Orleans but that flight got canceled so they brought him in to fly to Philadelphia. We were on the plane for an hour while we waited for the pilot, no air conditioning, about a half hour.  Also, passenger lights did not work!  In Philly, our bags were at baggage claim!  Shortly after Jeff picked us up.

Happy Birthday Jeff!

Jeff’s flight was a little delayed also and he went to Dollar Car Rental to pick up the car he ordered, and they were out of cars except they finally found him a car and he picked us up at United.

We made it to Springhill Suites, in Ewing Township/Princeton - really nice hotel.  A room with a toilet and a sink in one room and in another room a tub and sink, nice closet space, microwave, refrigerator, coffee maker, desk, sofa bed, in addition to the two queen beds!  We are very impressed

We got unpacked or started unpacking and then met everybody in the lobby to go for a Greek dinner (Mykonos) to celebrate Jeff’s birthday..our treat!  Yes we ordered dessert - Henry really liked the dessert, especially the chocolate.

Henry is so cute and a good eater.  He liked the dessert - see his face!

After dinner, we came back to the hotel and finished unpacking and watched a little TV.

Sunday, June 4, 2023

We met Jeff for breakfast, and it was a full breakfast. Very nice.

After breakfast, we took a ride on some of Jeff’s favorite roads and saw some beautiful scenery, and stopped for lunch across from where his first office had been in a place that had been a diner. It is now a crab restaurant.  I think there may have been one other table of patrons in the restaurant.  However, a number of people picked up take out.

Our lunches were good.  The music was strange and distracting, they did turn it down a touch at our request.

We came back to the hotel to rest because we are Glazers, and then got a text message from Brian that they were hanging out in the lobby and so we met them in the lobby.

We then went to dinner at Marcellino’s.  We met Rick’s friends Mort and Judy.  Mort looks a little like Billy Joel and Judy had been a pediatrician. They’ve been together about eight years and met on J date.

We came back to the hotel and rested for a while.

                                                             Playing with Henry

                               Think we wore him out.  Rori and Brian were taking him to bed.

Monday, June 5, 2023

We all had breakfast at the hotel.

  

                                       Henry is looking for us after breakfast.

We all were in our better clothes.

At the funeral, at Orland's Funeral Home, Ewing, we sat in the little room off of the parlor room as people came in they came through the room to express their condolences.  About 20-25 people were present. Jeff was the officiant and he and Marilyn delivered eulogies.

After the services, Mort, Rick’s friend, who is a Kohan, and could not be in the same room as the body, delivered his comments from the edge of the parking lot while we all stood in the lobby of the funeral parlor.

We then went to the Greenwood Cemetery, where Rick was buried in the Glazer Family Plot, with his parents.

At the lunch, at Bonefish, there were about 15 people.  We sat at the same table with Elaine’s two sons, their wives, and one daughter.  Jeff sat at our table too.  Brian, Rori, and Henry sat with cousin Judy’s cousins and Mort and Judy.

We rested and met the family in the lobby at 5:45.we went to Yardley,PA for dinner - just the 6 of us. Venezia Pizza

                                               Jeff (Pops), Henry, Terry, Marilyn

Tuesday, June 6, 2023

We all had breakfast together for one last time on this trip. Brian, Rori and Henry were driving back to D.C., and Jeff, Terry, and Marilyn headed to the airport in Philadelphia.  Fortunately, there was little traffic.  Jeff dropped us off and went to put gas in the rental car and then return the car, and his flight to Savannah was a few hours later.

Our mission for the trip was sad, but how fortunate that we all got so much quality time together.  We are blessed.

On The Road Again - Day Three

 We were both up around 5 a.m. and dressed and went down to have a quick breakfast and left the Baymont a little after 7 Eastern Time just in time to see the sunrise!!!!  Neither of us recall seeing a sunrise in many years.

We did our usual stops and had lunch at Arby's (I had hoped for a Cracker Barrel and their turkey dinner, but it just did not work out).

Our GPS took us on I-90 instead of 80-94 because of a crash on 80-94,   We decided to reprogram her to go to my house and then to Terry's.  Dropped everything off at my house and then dropped off all of Terry's stuff at her house.

We both then went to our respective post offices, and grocery stores.

We are now prepared for a snow storm.  One day it's in the 80's, and the next day is in the 30's and 40's.  

If you are a faithful reader, I added some material to the past two- days posts.

On the Road Again - Day 2

 We had breakfast at the Hyatt Place and left Atlanta about 8:30 a.m.

Fairly easy ride to Elizabethtown, KY except for some road construction on I-24.

We stopped for lunch at McDonalds and made our usual washroom breaks.

We checked into the Baymont Hotel.

We met Ethel and Steve at Ruby Tuesday for an early dinner (we met at 5 p.m.)

We were going to be watching TV, however, you cannot see the TV from the couch!

All day has been mild weather - in the 80's.  Tomorrow will be colder.

Major rain storm!!!  

Night Night

On the Road Again

 We left the rental about 8:20.

We thought we would listen to the book that I got at the second hand bookstore.  I thought it would be funny - by Amy Schumer.  OMG - it was all about sex!!!  We are not prudes, but really???  Terry tossed it into a garbage bin at a rest area!

We stopped at Cracker Barrel for lunch.  Service left something to be desired.  Getting napkins was a challenge.  

We then continued on  I-75 until there was a tie up and the GPS took us off of I-75 and we saw more of McDonagh, GA that we ever wanted to see.

We are at the Hyatt Place in Smyrna, Ga and had dinner at Carrabas.

We watched Barry Bradford's end of  month recap of the top stories.

Night Night

Terry Issued a Challenge

 We took our box over to Diane and Tom's and left it on the front porch, along with a bag of stuff they may be able to use.

We then rode by the house we used to rent - 1094 Napier Court.  They took the wreath off of the garage and it looks as if they painted the outside.

We thought we would go to Sumter Landing and sit by the water, but it was very crowded and there was no parking.  

Plan B was to pack the car and then take a nap - Plan B was the winner.

Terry said I should write the blog today without mentioning that we needed a 300 lb man to close our suitcases (too late used that yesterday).

She did not want me to mention that everything fit in the trunk - it did.

Guess I flunked the challenge.

Need a 300 lb Man to Sit on our Suitcases

 We started packing and it is amazing how much we brought and how much we bought. We need a car extender!

As we were eating lunch, we got a text from Mindy asking us, and Stacy, if it was a good time to talk.  We all said yes.  Miranda was on the phone telling us that she passed her test and is an official RN!!!!!  We are so excited for her.  We did not doubt for a minute that she would pass on the first try.  We thought she'd have to wait longer to know that she passed.  We mailed our congratulations cards today!

She is with Zach, at his school, so I'm sure they are celebrating.

We went out to get gas, recycle newspapers at the Temple, and then stop at Publix for some chicken and sweet potatoes.

When we got home, Terry got a message that Oksana called and she is in Chicago!  Oksana was our mother's caregiver and we've stayed in touch.  Her husband stayed in the Ukraine to watch the dog. We plan to see her when we return to Chicago.  It's been 15 years since she left the U.S.

Patchouli

 After breakfast, we headed to the Clay Arts Show, where we each bought some earrings, and I bought a necklace from the lady I've bought a number of items from.

From there we went to the Yalaha Bakery to hear Patchouli.  Diane and Tom came after golf, and Gloria, Lynn and Gloria's daughter, Patty, came too.

Gloria, Lynn, Patty

Diane and Tom

Before the second set, Julie and Bruce decided to take a photo with all those wearing Patchouli shirts.

Then two ladies decided they wanted to be in the photo too and bought shirts.

I bought one of Bruce's paintings.

There is a lot of symbolism within the painting.  

After resting and eating our Chinese leftovers, we changed clothes and headed to Mulberry Recreation Center for a De la Vista Neighbors night of entertainment.  

Impersonator & Comedian, Mark Verselli