Part 2:
Surprise 90th Party
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The
Trip
Kathleen's mom Marguerite was turning 90, so the kids had to
organize a surprise party for her. Carmine's near Times Square
was the chosen venue and preparations were made, invitations
sent. The "long distance award" went to the Kathleen and I as
we traveled from California to attend. Others came from
Delaware, Washington D.C., New Jersey and Long Island.
The
Photos
The
photos below are what we saw.
The
Birney crew: Uncle Frank, Aunt Mary, Mary and Vivian at
Carmine's bar waiting for the special room to become available
for Marguerite's surprise party.
Marguerite
arrives and yes, she was surprised.
Kevin, Marguerite
and Kathleen.
The
Birney girls: Aunt Mary, Mary, Karen and Marguerite.
R.A., Patty, Frank and Dee telling jokes.
Sara and Edie sharing their smiles.
Eileen and two of her three girls.
The Birthday Lady and her oldest nephew.
Marguerite reminisces with her brother Frank and sister in law
Mary.
Neighbors that lived in Melville, New York.
Marguerite and Alan spoke about great neighborhood
memories.
R.A. with Carole and Karen sharing memories.
Grandma Jones and R.A. sharing some good cheer.
Frank, Kevin, Kathy and Eileen.
Cousins together thinking about a cake food fight.
Surrounding the birthday lady with love.
Uncle Frank, Aunt Mary, Marguerite and the
cousins.
More family smiles.
Marguerite blows out her birthday cake candle.
Bill wishes Marguerite a Happy Birthday while he
listens to her wisdom.
Weeeeeeee! Have a shot of Southern Comfort.
The girls read
Marguerite a poem.
Dee reads the poem closer to Marguerite so she can hear over the
restaurant chatter.
Supporting your family.
Family sisters together.
Bill and Dee. Cheers.
Marguerite makes her way
over to the table for a group photo.
Getting a photo with
everyone. Quite the challenge.
Here is the whole crew. Can you place the name to the
face?... Aunt Mary, Uncle Frank, Marguerite, Dee, Niki, R.A.,
Patty, Sean, Kathleen, Bill, Kevin, Mary, Alan, Sara, Edie, Frank,
Vivian, Naimh, Aileen, Eileen, Karen, Carole
and Norbert
After the party
concluded at Camine's, the after party began nearby at the
Marriot Marquis with a view of NYC thru floor to ceiling
windows. Here is a shot from inside looking up at
the elevators.
Marguerite, her great niece and Uncle Frank enjoy telling
stories about these black and white photos
.
Everybody is having a great time at the after party.
Marguerite and one of her many grand daughters.
The smiling and lovely Karen and Michael.
R.A. and east coast friends.
Eileen and her daughter.
Uncle Frank and Aunt Mary at the after party.
Here Mike and Bill are checking out cosmic items by reviewing
Bill's website.
Karen got Marguerite a
super nice room at The Chadwal, a boutique hotel near Times
Square.
The bathroom was
awesome.
Double adjoining rooms
were purchased so the whole group could be close.
The whole group had a great time at the party. More
importantly, Marguerite had a great time. Happy 90th
Birthday to you Marguerite.
Photos and Text Copyright Bill Caid 2018, all rights
reserved.
For your enjoyment only, not for commercial use.
