Cuban Road Trip: Reporter’s Notebook

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14. Party will be fun,

at the cottage which I must share. Not EVERYONE who attended high school on Long Island will make it to MD, but it's 'in honor of our' 70th birthdays, so well worthy! Have e.mailed about 170 of us, heard from about 30 so far, I think, and don't expect a huge group, maybe around 20 of us will make it. And sorting thru menu from nearby restaurant/cafe I like, includes crab cakes! http://www.dreamweavercatering.com/CAFE-MENU.html

1 daughter, with husband and 6 month old, live nearby, so will visit and I'll show them off to my classmates. Other daughter lives in NJ, suggested they (1 year old + husb) might come to party. (She's 'newly' pregnant again, 'secret,' so we'll see if they travel then.)

Right, travel is the expensive part. When family was together, husb and I had 'twin' credit cards that separately accrued miles, so actually took 2 big trips to Europe, 4 of us, with minimal transportation costs. THOSE were the days!