Saturday, August 3, 2019

Saturday, August 3, 2019

Tonight's picture was taken on August 6, 2008. The day before Mattie's first chemotherapy. Many of Mattie's friends from kindergarten came to the Hospital to visit. I know for some, this visit was overwhelming and they never came back again. I have to give credit to Mattie's child life specialist, Linda, as she set up all sorts of fun kid activities in the hallway, as she knew all too well the importance of these diversions in order to engage children in a positive way during these visits! 


Quote of the day: Prosperity is not without many fears and disasters; and adversity is not without comforts and hopes. ~ Francis Bacon

After a week's long adventure in Boston, we said good-bye to Peter's parents today at around 10am. Our trip up to Boston went smoothly on Monday, with little to no traffic. We were hoping for the same today, but unfortunately we weren't as lucky.  

Trying to get out of Massachusetts was challenging as we were moving at a snail's pace. Early on in the trip, I snapped some photos. This was with Hartford, CT in the distance. 

This was a view from the Henry Hudson Bridge in New York. 

I snapped this photo of the Henry Hudson Parkway in NY. I remember riding on this road with my mom when I was a child. Back then I took ballet lessons in NYC several days a week, so this route brings back memories. 

We journeyed over numerous bridges today, but I am always intrigued by the George Washington Bridge. 

Once over the GW Bridge, traffic began to lighten up in New Jersey. Peter did most of the driving, and I took over for the last two hours, starting in Delaware. 

After 9 hours in the car, we are happy not to be moving! It is amazing the amount of territory (numerous states  visited and traversed) we covered in one week's time!