Monday afternoon I flew from Louisville to NYC and stayed at the Maryknoll house in Manhattan. Early Tuesday morning I took the bus to Newark airport for the 15-hour flight to Shanghai where I had a nine-hour layover. Then it was six hours to Bangkok where I slept in the airport till a 8:30 AM flight to Phnom Penh. Click here.
October 23 — Sunday (Part 2)
After the reunion mass with the family in the morning, I had another reunion, with “Charlie’s Angels,” a lovely group of ladies with whom I worked in Louisville back in the 1970s and 1980s. Nancy Reynolds (L) and Donna Lashley (second L) I taught at Angela Merici High School; Sally Newton went to AMHS also and was part of St. Lawrence Parish where I was first assigned; Norma Lewis is the doyenne of American Sign Language interpreters in the United States; and Peg Darcy has worked with Norma and assisted with interpreting for the Catholic Deaf community for many years. We try to get together each time I come back to the U.S.
Often I stay with Mary and Mike Davis when I am in Louisville, but this trip, because their daughter was married the day before I arrived in Louisville, I stayed at the English house where we had the reunion. After the wedding house guests had basically gone home, though, I came over to the Davis house for my last night in Louisville. From L to R: Dennis Dittmeier (Florida), Bailey Davis, Mary Dittmeier Davis, Martha Dittmeier Reed (Ohio), Amy Davis, and Charlie, with Mike Davis seated.
October 23 — Sunday (Part 1)
The whole weekend was set aside for the reunion. Friday night we had a dinner together, Saturday there was the family picnic, and this Sunday morning we had a family liturgy together at the English house. Click here.
October 22 — Saturday (Part 2)
Yesterday I ran out of time so today I added the rest of the photos from our Dittmeier picnic. Click here.
October 22 — Saturday
Today was the big day, the gathering of all the first cousins, the grandchildren of Adam and Philomena Dittmeier. It was a glorious day and glorious occasion. Click here.
October 21 — Friday
Adam and Philomena Dittmeier had ten children and many, many grandchildren. These first cousins decided to have a reunion, and this weekend they gathered in Louisville, Kentucky for a wonderful time together. Click here.
October 20 — Thursday
In the morning I worked at my cousin’s house where I am stayed and then in the afternoon Dennis Dittmeier, Jane Dittmeier Browne, and I went to take our sister Ann to lunch. First we took a look at her house that needs a few repairs. Click here.
October 19 — Wednesday
Today was nephew William Reed’s 17th birthday and four of us uncles and aunt drove up to Cincinnati to help him celebrate. It was a delightful trip, both for us in the car having a chance to talk and then gathering at the Reed home for a family get together. Click here.
October 18 — Tuesday
Today I ran around to several places to visit old priest friends, to vote, to visit my aunt, and to just go back and see the places where I used to live and work in the South End of Louisville. Click here.
Back to Work…
I’ve been on the road and out of the loop for a week or so as I traveled to Kentucky and then got caught up in all the unexpected goings-on with my family. There was a lot of running around both by car and by plane. (The photo above is sunset in Shanghai, China as I changed planes to go to Bangkok after a 15+ hour flight from New York City.) Now I am back in Phnom Penh and can start catching up with the photos and stories of the trip.