Friday, March 28, 2014

Farewell, Dinner #1

I have a feeling that the next week of Jeff's time in New York will be quite celebratory.

Last night, my Dad invited a bunch of us over to Grandma El's for a fun little dinner to help send him off with lots of love and good vibes.  Chinese food & sushi, a super cool cake and a lot of smiles.

My Dad put this collage together.  Old photos of Jeff 's hiking adventures, which started LONG ago.
Family backpacking trips with Fred, Pete, and Sarah Riccobono were a regular thing growing up.
Also some great shots of the family trips we took out West (Grand Canyon, Sedona, Utah...) and Maine (Acadia...).  

...a jolly good fellow.

The awesome cake - which was pretty damn cool to look at AND tasty as hell!
Trail winding up to the top, Appalachian Trail marker at the base.