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| January 12: Roger and Virginia's anniversary
(Number 27 coming up in 2008). Usually a
modest observance, considering how closely it follows the Christmas spending frenzy.
September: Shopping month! Not just back-to-school, but
five birthdays of family and friends to observe.
New Year's Eve: Okay, all the biggies are over. We can sleep through the next few. |
Super Bowl Sunday: A
combination of open house, big informal dinner and TV marathon. Since the usual
crowd are all media folks, we tend to watch more for the commercials than the plays
(depending on the teams involved), which makes it a bit tough scheduling those bathroom
breaks. 
Valentine's Day:
Another excuse for either cooking a wonderful steak dinner at home or going out for
something. Significantly for Va., another occasion to receive a box of chocolates
from the Dundee candy shop. 
St. Patrick's Day: As
if we needed another excuse to get together with friends and party. But this is one
where we look to other folks to host the party, or just brave the local Irish bars. 
Easter: Time to head
for the farm and try to get in a wildflower hike, weather permitting. 
April 17: Roger's
birthday, and the unofficial opening of boating and fishing season (again, weather
permitting). 
Derby time: Kicked
off, in our neighborhood, by the annual Cherokee Triangle Old Time Fair the weekend before
Derby. And in years past, we've hosted a big house party for Scotty and Philip and
fifteen or so of their closest friends as they drive down to party in the Infield.
Hopefully, with this houseful of would-be babysitters, Katie and Adam won't bend this
tradition too much. 
July 14: Bastille Day,
and Ginny's birthday. Particularly relished by Va. because it's the only one
where she doesn't cook. (And then there's that box of chocolates thing). 
August: The Kentucky
State Fair, and the annual judging of the dill pickles. Three times now Zelma's have
won the Blue Ribbon. 
October 7:
Rachel's birthday. And, of
course, Halloween. Ginny has won twice and was runner-up once in the neighborhood decorating contest.
The kids are too old (mostly) to costume now but Ginny has a roomful of
stuff on hand for the grandkids.
November: Biggest
blowout in the Taylor year is the annual Thanksgiving dinner/family reunion, where aunts
and uncles and cousins reunite for Roger's famously golden-brown turkey (tenderized with
his special secret ingredients), the ever-popular broccoli casserole (no hope of approval
from the American Heart Association), Mora's mashed potatoes (eat fast, always the first
thing to disappear), Pat's baked beans with pineapple, the current year's Beaujolais
Nouveau and much, much more. Hope to see you next year. 
December: The
perennial question -- Do you want to cook or drive? Our Christmas observance moves
around from here to Pulaski County to Cincinnati depending on our various work schedules
-- we strive for the greatest convenience for the most people.