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We headed down to Charlottesville for Thanksgiving again and enjoyed the regular festivities. The weather was pretty warm and beautiful and we got to spend a lot of time outside. Dave cooked the dinner, with Uncle Doug deep frying the turkey per usual. It was a delicious feast like always. This year Chris joined for the first time and Quinn came in from Arizona, which was great. Becky’s boyfriend CJ was also there. It was a great crowd.

the chef!
Lauren and her favorite part of the turkey – the leg!
The Thanksgiving gang!

The rest of the weekend we enjoyed activities around town including holiday lights at Boar’s Head, hiking to the quarry, and wine tasting at King Family Vineyard.

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In November we all went down to St. Pete Florida to celebrate Dad’s 70th birthday. It was a nice warm break from the cold weather back home. We stayed in a resort right on the beach that had pools, a huge blowup slide on the beach, and activities for the kids like paddle boats and zip lines. It was a really nice, relaxing getaway and a fun celebration.

the beach babes
Lauren and Ari
Cousins!
Not the best family photo

For Dad’s birthday dinner we went to a seafood restaurant that had a huge aquarium in the dining room.

The birthday boy
The whole fam

I think Dad enjoyed the weekend having the whole family around and just chilling on the beach. Happy Birthday, dad! We love you!

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In October Nana rented a beach house in Ocean City again to celebrate her birthday. The house was beautiful and huge and was right on the boardwalk. The girls and I came down on the weekends but most everyone else stayed the entire week. The summer season was definitely over, so there weren’t many stores open, and we went to Wonderland on the last night it was open, but we still enjoyed the time.

Kishore, Ari, Ashwini and Lauren on a deserted boardwalk
Manco and Mancos!
Last carousel ride of the season
cool kids with their Kohrs
Nana celebrating her 97th birthday!
Enjoying some beach time and soaking in the sun
One day all 5 siblings were there to celebrate
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After a summer of training, I finally competed in my first Olympic distance triathlon the first weekend in October in Rock Hall. The weekend also coincided with Hurricane Ian, which made conditions pretty miserable. But I did it and ended up taking first in my age group – which was a total surprise. It was definitely one of the hardest physical challenges I’ve done and on the last 1/2 mile of the run I knew what it felt like to be completely depleted. But it was also really fun and the training paid off!

On November 19th, Dave, Don and I did the Philly 1/2 marathon. This was my first half since 2019 and longest distance I’ve run since my leg surgery. It was a very cold, but clear day and the run was really fun. The course takes runners throughout the city and hundreds of people come out to cheer you on, which is really fun to experience.

Starting corral
post-run trying not to freeze!
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We celebrated Dave’s 43rd birthday a few times throughout the week – as one should! First, the weekend before with dinner at the Guard House, on his actually birthday with a family dinner at home, and again the next weekend at the ULYC fall regatta with the Townsends, Joe, and ULYC friends.

Happy Birthday, Dave!

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This year, instead of Ocean City, the Rainer Fam came to Rock Hall for the week. The end of the week also happened to be Pirates and Wenches weekend, which was a bonus I guess 😉

The Sharps were out of town that week, so Doug, Vicki and Nana sayed at their house, and everyone else stayed at ours.

It was a nice, pretty low key week. We did some days at the beach, some days at the pool, and some just hanging out at the house.

Dinner on the porch
Harbour Shack
Nana enjoying the Bay
Sunset at Haven Harbor South

And we did most of the Pirates and Wenches festivities as well.

Pirate Petunia
Sophie the pirate princess
Dinghy water fight in the harbor
Mini pirates
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Claire Marvin, Sophie’s friend from preschool who moved to Hawaii in first grade came back to Philly for a visit this summer. We got together with them for a day in Philly, along with Rachel Cornejo, another preschool buddy who Sophie is still friends with. The girls had a blast catching up – even recreating a picture taken about 9 years ago.

Recreating a picture taken at one of the Core States bike races when we used to have a big BBQ on Lemon Hill.
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My birthday was on a Friday this year and we spent it (big surprise) in Rock Hall. The kids had spent the previous week in Va. with my family and then drove up to spend the weekend with us.

On Friday night, Dave’s dad’s band, Unknown Legends, played at Waterman’s, so we all went there for dinner and to hear them. They’re pretty good and they even sang me happy birthday!

Afterward we went back to the house for some cake.

And we celebrated again the following night with the Townsends as well.

This birthday sure beat last year’s where I was 3 days post-surgery and laid up on the couch in the living room. It was a great weekend, filled with family and friends. What more could you want!
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