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Sunday
my brother Eric called and chatted with Mike a bit about music, and then when I
got the phone, he told me all about their trip to New Orleans. January 20th
is Michelle’s birthday, and at Christmas, Eric had wondered, what to you get
the woman who has everything? And the answer is – a trip to New Orleans for her
birthday. They had never been before – so what a great idea!! Yesterday we even
got the postcards – St. Louis Cathedral and one of the cemeteries (I love postcards)!
Here is
a paragraph I wrote for Michelle’s birthday last year and to the left here is a
picture from her celebration this year.
January 20th
is the birthday of my sister-in-law, Michelle. She is married to my brother,
Eric. Michelle and Eric met eons ago when both were working at the Sheraton in
Buffalo, he in the restaurant and she at the reception desk – the story of
their first setting eyes on each other is delightful and you should ask them to
tell it to you if you get the chance.
One of Eric's nicknames for Michelle is
Butch which came about because Michelle likes to keep her hair very
short, and one day after a particularly close clipping, Eric called her Butch,
as in butch cut which is similar to a buzz cut. The nickname stuck, and
it has been fun during the years to hear Eric call out Butch or Butcher
and see the reactions of strangers who are near!
A story about Michelle that stands out
in my mind, besides the three wonderful children she and Eric have, and the
glorious needlepoints she has made and framed all over the house, and her new hobby of stain glass creations, and
so many other things, has to do with their very first house in Cheektowaga, New
York. There was a lot of remodeling Michelle and Eric decided to do on the
house – it was their first time doing any kind of renovations. One late
afternoon in the midst of their work on the house, Eric stopped to make dinner.
When the food was ready, Eric called Michelle to come eat. Eric and Michelle
got to the table at the same time – Eric with a dinner plate in each hand, and
Michelle with a hammer in hers!
One of the many things I marvel at
about my brother and his bride's relationship is that every time Michelle walks
into a room that Eric is in, Eric stops what he is doing, goes over to her, and
they exchange a big hug and a kiss. I try to take a picture each and every time
I witness this – I could make a page-a-day calendar out of all the pics we now
have! How awesome is this? It is something I hope their children never ever
take for granted, and I don't think they do.
There are so many many more wonderful
things I could say about my sister-in-law. Michelle is one of the finest people
I've ever known – and I know the family is going all out to make sure she has a
very happy birthday today!
And January 20th, 2018 was no
exception!
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