the wedding

Sister Denise and Bob were married on Saturday afternoon. They were married with a small group of immediate family and close friends by their side. I had the honor of giving my sister away along side her son Jeff. Sister Sue was Matron of Honor and our niece Sarah was Maid of Honor. Afterward we had a small reception with cocktails and a bite to eat. The DJ played Venus by Bananarama (my request) because Denise's dress had a Grecian feel to it. She looked like "the goddess on the mountain top" to quote from the song and to calm her nerves before we walked down the aisle we all started to sing the song to her. Anyway here are some pictures.

The Oscars

So my friend Patrick aka Shirl hosted an Oscar party last evening. We arrived back from Albany (That trip will discussed in a later blog) in just enough time to drive straight to the party. The party was held in Shirl's swanky center city high rise apartment with hordeuvres and wine on the menu. Pretty much everyone was in agreement that Ellen Degeneres did a fine job as host. Al Gore kind of stole the evening however with his documentary winning an award as well as his Presentation with Leonardo Dicaprio. It was pretty funny. The Dancers were ok. It seemed though that a lot of time was wasted for a telecast that is notoriously overlong. Anyhow Helen Mirren looked gorgeous as did Kate Winslet. Gwyneth Paltrow annoys me to no end Ironically enough though I like Blythe Danner. It's the same with the Douglas' I like Kirk but Michael creeps me out. Any way enough of that.

A remembrance

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Mary Tyler Moore first theme song 1970

My Sister Denise recently gave me the Mary Tyler Moore show First season on DVD for my birthday and I was ecstatic. It was one of the favorite shows in the Merrill household. The gift was also so appropriate since Mary and I share a birthday. She has always been one of my favorite celebrities. As I watch the shows now I can so appreciate the subtle humor of them and at times slapstick aspects of some of the episodes. It really was a monumental show and above is a treat for all of us who enjoyed the show.

brrrr it's cold!

Winter has finally arrived in Philadelphia. Temps today are only supposed to reach 26 degrees F. and no end in sight. Not a lot of snow but the cold temperatures are enough. Fractured ankle update: Ned is walking with just the brace now. Physical therapy continues. He is also back on the road.

Just a message to friends and family: The King Tut exhibit has made it's last stop in the U.S. here in Philadelphia. It is here until September 30 so if anyone wants to go let us know we can put you up for a night or two. Here is the link http://www.KingTut.org

Was watching Meerkat manor on the Animal Planet yesterday when all of a sudden our little Giacomo jumped up on to the dresser and began to try and go after the meerkats. When the show went to commercial he tried looking for the meerkats behind the T.V. it was quite funny and an excuse to post a picture of our sweet little kitties.