It's been about 6 months since I wrote about what's going on your lives. So here is an update, written on the evening of this winter's first snow storm. You've both stayed busy.
Alex - The closing for your home on North St. was in late August. Wow, you bought a house!! I will write a separate post specifically about that, with some photos of before & after remodeling. Although the house needed primarily cosmetic work, it has been quite an undertaking. There is one final improvement to come soon - new flooring in the kitchen, back hall & downstairs bathroom. Maybe you'll be moved in by the end of January? whatever!! Meanwhile, things are going well at AZEK. During September, you filled in for a week at the Dahlonega, GA facility (unfortunately, it takes most of a day to travel each way from/to Scranton). Good relationships with your HR team and other co-workers, nice year-end bonus, expanded work responsibilities - partly due to a recent organization change that resulted in moving your office (and Scranton location HR files, thanks to you) from Corey St. to the Keyser Ave. facility. See more in this article: Plaskolite Sale. You bought a new guitar this fall. Also, did stuff with friends including Jeff and Tyler.... like fishing, went to concerts (I can't remember what bands) and spent an overnight in NYC just before Christmas. You took this stunning Christmas tree with a sleepy Oren photo a couple weeks ago:
Rob - So exciting, you went back to LCCC for the fall semester and got top grades in 4 classes - including calculus and chemistry. And a speech class in which you made interesting presentations, for example about the 1972 Bobby Fischer chess championship. This is a huge accomplishment, and all because you are Feeling Better!! Thankfully, your headaches seem relatively infrequent (Botox treatments are effective for you) and you're fully recovered from the Target concussion. This is absolutely fantastic, you are going on with your life ! In the meantime, you've continued working at Cracker Barrell on the weekends. Your apron is now adorned with "Robert" and 2 stars 😄 I went to Cracker Barrell's holiday party with you in November, it was a nice event. And we did some shopping together on friends & family days. Plus on a Sunday in December, Laura, Steve and I came for an early evening dinner and visited with you a bit. On a sad note, after a long decline Kyra and Luke's grandmother Lynne Bloom passed in early October and we went to her funeral. Here's a picture of Steve and me when we stopped in to Cracker Barrell to see the Christmas Tree you assembed in July.
On the family front, Aunt Pam hosted you both for Thanksgiving (Alex, she roasted your AZEK employee holiday turkey). Meanwhile, Steve and I spent a few days with Grammie and Grandad. Aunt Pam is doing fine, though challenged with some recent health scares with both Wolfie (who has turned 18!) and Freddy. Our kitties are fine. Steve has been working too many hours at AllOne Health. I've kept up with my goal of spending a weekend a month helping out in Wyncote. Grandad is struggling with late-stage Parkinson's Disease, you each made treks to Wyncote last year and had time with him and Grammie. Martha the cat is good company for them, quite adorable and happy for visitors. Here are photos of Rambo at home, also Martha balancing on the upstairs railing in Wyncote.
We had a nice Christmas. As usual, Christmas Eve at Aunt Pam's house. Then she and Steve's brothers Rich and Joe came to our house for Christmas dinner. Below is a snapshot of our tree on Christmas morning. Alex, your big gift was an amp to go with the new guitar. Rob, yours was a tablet to use for classes. Now it's on to 2024 - Happy New Year to us!
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