Last night there were 14 of us at dinner in a private dining room at Romeo’s Restaurant in Plainsboro gathered to celebrate our 80th birthdays—Jim’s was in February and mine is coming up in April. We met with the owner on Wednesday to plan the menu. Romeo’s had the table set very nicely with black cloth napkins. Jeff and Susan brought various items to celebrate—like a tiara and sash for me and a cap for Jim. Laura had ordered huge balloons. Our friends the Moorheads were able to join us but sadly the four oldest grandchildren were away at school or work.
We chose a caprese salad and mozzarella sticks for a first course. Jim and I brought wine from a morning trip to Trader Joe’s. There were three entrees, spaghetti and meatballs, vodka rigatoni, and chicken parmigiana. Each person ordered a dessert of choice from the menu.
I had made up a quiz for how well do you know your parents and grandparents and it went well with a lot of discussion and questioning and laughter.
We felt very grateful for being able to celebrate with family.
So happy you were able to do this and be with your adult children...love the picture of the 5 of you. Nancy
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