THE BIG 6-0!

 

The big day is finally here. I am officially 60 years old.  Did I ever think I would be 60?  Not at all.  And I feel so old.  But I also feel the same so I'm trying to figure that one out.

I got to church late because I was finishing packing up my cookies to give out.  Every year I give a dozen cookies to a dozen people at church.  Usually it's the Sunday before Christmas, but I didn't make it this year.  So it was the Sunday after.  I've been doing this for many years and everyone looks forward to it.  But I got there in time for some of the singing and for the message which was great as usual.  Afterwards everyone was wishing me a happy birthday and one guy even sang to me, so that was nice.

It is a cold and rainy day here.  I was disappointed because we got a window seat at the restaurant so that we could watch the sun set on the riverfront.  But instead we got a beautiful view of the Delaware River with the rain forming a mist above it and the lights along the waterfront in Burlington, NJ shining through the fog.  The buoy would be covered in fog and then it would thin out and you could see more than just the light and then it would mist over again.  The trees had snowflake lights hanging from them that were gently blowing in the breeze.  We watched it get darker and darker until all you could see were the lights across the river and the lights on the pier and the gazebo in the park across the street from the restaurant.  It was just wonderful and so romantic.  The perfect birthday dinner.

Here is a picture I found on Google.  It looked a lot like this except without the sunset.

Source:  photo by Jeff Werner for the Bucks Local News

We went to the King George II Inn in Bristol, PA.  We first went for my birthday a few years ago (you can read about it here)  and I loved it.  The food is so outstanding and the atmosphere is wonderful. We had the pierogies for an appetizer (which is my favorite thing there) and both of us got the fish and chips.  So very, very good.  I was full so didn't have dessert, just a cup of tea but Joe had their apple pie a la mode which he said was the best he had ever eaten.

Afterwards we took a few pictures.

There is always a gigantic Christmas tree right outside of the building.



Not a good picture of us, but the only one I got.



The entrance to the pier.  It says "Bristol, established 1681".



All the light posts are decorated with these lighted wreaths.  The little white lights next to the Christmas tree are the snowflakes hanging in the trees.

 Once again the low tire pressure light went on in the car on the way home.  I am so frustrated with it and am calling the garage tomorrow.  We stopped at a gas station, got air in the two low tires, got gas and went on our way.  

It's only a half hour drive between the restaurant and home, so we got home before 6:30.  I was so very tired, so turned in early.  It's been a really nice birthday.

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Sunday's weather:

Rain

High:  48 degrees

Low:  39 degrees

Sunrise:  7:22 a.m.

Sunset:  4:43 p.m.

9 hours and 21 minutes of daylight