Sunday, May 3, 2020
Having Eileen as a neighbor for 48 years has accumulated so many memories: joyful memories, sad memories, raising children memories, sending children to college and later their marriage memories, going back to the workforce memories, special event memories, becoming senior citizen memories, and most of all everyday memories filled with fun and a good deal of laughter. I'd like to share three of them.
It was a sunny day in late September, 1972 when Frank and I moved into the house at 14 Redwood Dr. After doing a little settling in , my parents arrived to drop off Cathy and Chris. My Dad spotted Bruce who had come out of his house and said, "Hey, Carole, that guy looks a lot like your brother!" My Dad walked across the lawn and introduced himself and all the rest of us to Bruce. Soon Eileen and Cindy came out and names were exchanged once again. That was the beginning of our treasured friendship and the first of a zillion walks across the lawn.
One summer evening Eileen and I decided that we deserved a girls' night out so we went to dinner and a movie in Flemington. Eileen drove her little green Beetle. However, we were unable to open the passenger side door which resulted in me climbing to my seat over the stick shift, made even more difficult by our uncontrollable laughter over the situation. And unfortunately the movie we saw was "Inferno" that left both of us with a sleepless night! It was a while before we tried another girls' night out.
Just before Eileen's scheduled surgery three years ago, she asked me if we could pray the rosary together. We sat on the sofa and prayed and ended with a comforting hug. Over the years we've prayed a lot together.
God put our family in the perfect location next to 12 Redwood Drive.
Dear Arnold family, we love you all so much and our hearts share your sorrow on the passing of your precious wife, mother, mother-in-law and grandmother. It's just that right now I want to go across the lawn and tell "Mrs. Arnold" all about what's happening right now.
