??My beautiful, my beautiful balloon??. That was the theme last weekend in Wellsville, NY. The 45th annual Hot Air Balloon Rally was a huge success. Folks came from far and near to see the beautiful balloons float ever so gently up into the gorgeous blue sky. In the past, Cory and I have been fortunate enough to have been given a ride in one of these floating baskets. It was awesome! Up, Up and Away you go. I have to admit most of the balloon photos Im sharing with you; arent mine. I have borrowed them from others who saw much more than we did. Two of the launches were at 6:00 AM!! Whaaat! You have to be kidding! Sleeping Beauty and her Prince were still in bed..ZZZZzzz. Enjoy! .and thank you to whomever took some of these fabulous photos.
July has been a very busy and fun filled month for us..minus yesterday when I had my mammogram. Fortunately, it was fine but my bumpers moaned. I used to go caffeine free for a week before.scratch that. I just put on my big girl brassiere and go for it.
out to celebrate the 100th anniversary of one of our favorite restaurants: The Texas Hot. It is a true legend. Those who have moved out of town, return just to get a Texas Hot! They are soooooo good! A real Texas hot dog is topped with mustard, their special Texas Hot sauce (not a chili sauce) and chopped onions. Oh, my mouthing is watering just writing this. We may have to make a Texas Hot run!! Wait just a minute.
The Great Wellsville Balloon Rally and the Texas Hot restaurant joined forces in organizing and providing a wonderful parade for The feeling of joy and celebration was at its highest. Everyone was feeling it. Cory and I had perfect seats along the parade route. Even though the participants were throwing candy into the crowd, we restrained ourselves and let the kids get it all. Drool! I love candy..(and Walmart).
Lets back up a bit and check out our other festivities. Oh, yippee! Hope we arent boring you.all of a sudden it feels like my annual Christmas letter that tells everything we did during the year. Yawnand just think, Im only covering one month! Oh, brother. Gadzooks!
Our son, Tim, called and said he and our grandson, Conner, were going to the Avon Flea Market (outside of Rochester, NY). It was Conners idea as Tim always laments how we scarred him for life taking him to all the antique shows that we did. Lory joined us as we decided to meet he and Conner. It was fun.we miss looking at all the treasures we could have bought.and would have bought for resale years ago. Now, we just stand over the item, talk about it and walk away. Achy Breaky Heart! Cory enjoyed sharing his knowledge of antiques and collectibles with our grandson. Conner is selling a few items on EBay..start them young! We could have stayed in business and been called Santiques & Corllectibles.and Grandson. Lory has also taken up the cause..she, too, sells on EBay. Must be in the blood! Tim laughed when on the booth that had a cooler holding Brownies & Butter for sale. I thought.what Come to find out..they were both made with marijuana..good I wasnt hungry! Geeze Louise..who would have thought! Kim, Jim, Travis and his girlfriend met
Friends in the parade: Roger on his bike, Deb & Paul in their truck, Jan & Mary Lou for the Legion, Mike (owner) of the Texas Hot.
all of us for lunch after we dragged ourselves out of the flea market. It is always our best time when we can be together with our wonderful family.
Cory and I went on a date night to see the ELVIS movie. We ate dinner at one of our favorites spots: the Beef Haus, and then, walked down to our local movie theater. A bit of history: The Grand Theater was originally built in 1886 as a Vaudeville Theater. In the 1920s, it was converted to projected silent films. Warner Brothers purchased the theater in 1939 and converted it to a single screen cinema with sound. Many years later, in 1982, the balcony was enclosed and it was converted again into a 2 screen theater.
