This past weekend I took my first road trip! Mommy, Daddy, and I drove to Rochester, NY, to celebrate Easter. Mom said I was really great in the car (I slept the whole time) — and since we left early both ways — I still slept through the night!
I got to see lots of family I already knew: Nana Swan, Uncle Greg, Aunt Tracy … and I met lots of “new” family for the first time: my namesake, Great Gramma Swan (aka “The Double Gs”), Cousin Gregory and Cousin Josh, Great Aunt Chris and Great Uncle Jack, Great Aunt Jinny, Great Godmother (and Cousin) Linda, and Cousin Geoff. I certainly got spoiled with lots of holding, hugs, and kisses! And I really thought my Cousin Josh was the balls (that’s a Great Gramma Swan expression) — he cracked me up several times with his silly faces and sounds!
We stayed at the Hyatt in downtown Rochester on the 19th floor and had a great view of the Genesee River and Falls. After we checked in and got settled on Friday, the extended family met for dinner at Keenan’s restaurant to celebrate my Nana’s 69th birthday.
Saturday morning Mom and Dad splurged and ordered room service. It was fun to lay in bed in jammies and eat breakfast. Later that day we went out to my Great Aunt Chris’s and Great Uncle Jack’s for an extended family visit. Then Saturday night we went to Guida’s for some Rochester pie — thick, saucey, and cheesy — just the way Mom likes it!
Easter Sunday we all met out at Great Gramma Swan’s for a visit — we brought her an Easter basket full of treats and a Begonia for her room. We later ate Easter dinner at Nana’s — of course we had ham and stuffed shells.
On Monday Mom and Dad took me to Mount Hope cemetery where my Grandpa Swan is buried. It is a beautiful, Victorian cemetery with lots of hills, valleys, pathways, trees, and ponds. After stopping at an antique house parts store, we went back out to see Great Gramma Swan again, and she told me all about her mother, Flora Miller. My Grandpa Swan used to call my Mom ‘Flora Miller, Jr.’ whenever she was fiesty, so the name sure fits me. The Double G’s thought *I* was the balls and I gave her lots of smiles and coos! Then is was back out to my Great Aunt Chris’s and Great Uncle Jack’s for left over ham sandwiches and macaroni and cheese that night. I had quite the conversation with my Great Aunt Chris, even if no one understands what I’m saying!
It’s no wonder I slept like a champ with all my goings on! Happy Easter, everyone!
View Flora’s “Easter” photos
View Flora’s “Road Trip” photos
