Pretty quiet weekend here.
I got back on Friday afternoon from a trip to Spain, London and Frankfurt. I am getting to old for 3 countries in 5 days.
Caught up with Russ and Catriona in London which was fun. Also Lynda Clare and Andrew Garard.
Picked the boys up on the way home from the airport. Off to Elements of Asia for dinner, then picked up a DVD on the way home. Daddy was pretty tired so everyone was in bed pretty early. Mary Ann was in Chicago this weekend.
Saturday was supposed to get up and go to the gym but couldn't make it. We went to the bagel shop for breakfast and then off to buy some stuff at Target. Saturday afternoon we just bumped around, went for a swim , Daddy did some knitting (I am knitting Nicholas a sweater) and in the evening we went to see The Simpson's movie which was hilarious.
Sunday got up pretty early and went for a 6 mile run down by the canal. The boys came with me and rode their bikes along the canal.
Got home and cooked them a tasty breakfast. In the afternoon Nicholas and I went out on our own as wanted to spend a bit of time with Nicholas to see how everything was going. It was a lot of fun, we went bowling and he did pretty well.
We were planning to go out in the afternoon, but it started raining pretty bad so we just hung around the house, the boys watched a little bit of TV while Daddy had a nap.
Dropped them off Sunday evening via the ice-cream shop so they could torture Daddy by eating ice-cream in front of me.
Monday, July 30, 2007
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Weekend of July 21-22nd
Mary Ann and I both worked from home on Friday as an experiment. Everyhting seemed to work out OK, computer wise as we were both able to access work at same time. It was noce to close laptop at 5pm and not have hour and a half commute home. We were actually able to go for a swim after we finished work.
Picked the boys up at 6.30pm and then went to register for the new Harry Potter book. When we got home MA had already cooked hamburgers for dinner.
After dinner MA and I went to wedding reception venue to sign contract and pay deposit. We got home about 9.30, but no rest for the wicked for Dad as Kieran wanted to go and pick up the Harry Potter book which went on sale at midnight. Went to the bookstore at about 11.15 and it was a zoo. They had tried to be organized, but it ended up a free for all. Finally bought the book and got home about 1am. It could have been a lot worse.
Saturday morning MA woke up reasonably early and went for a 5 mile run. After we got home it was time to pack up as we were dropping MA's mother at MA brothers place and then going on to Hershey Park.
After stop at the bagel shop for breakfast we were off on our trip. Dropped MA's mum off and got to Hershey around 2pm.
Stright into the park and onto the water rides. Unfortunately about half of Pennsylvania had the same idea so some of the queues were pretty long.
However everyone had a great time. We stayed in Harrisburg Saturday night and drove back home on Sunday. Tonight I am off to Europe so MA and I both came to Newark as she is off back to Chicago.
Picked the boys up at 6.30pm and then went to register for the new Harry Potter book. When we got home MA had already cooked hamburgers for dinner.
After dinner MA and I went to wedding reception venue to sign contract and pay deposit. We got home about 9.30, but no rest for the wicked for Dad as Kieran wanted to go and pick up the Harry Potter book which went on sale at midnight. Went to the bookstore at about 11.15 and it was a zoo. They had tried to be organized, but it ended up a free for all. Finally bought the book and got home about 1am. It could have been a lot worse.
Saturday morning MA woke up reasonably early and went for a 5 mile run. After we got home it was time to pack up as we were dropping MA's mother at MA brothers place and then going on to Hershey Park.
After stop at the bagel shop for breakfast we were off on our trip. Dropped MA's mum off and got to Hershey around 2pm.
Stright into the park and onto the water rides. Unfortunately about half of Pennsylvania had the same idea so some of the queues were pretty long.
However everyone had a great time. We stayed in Harrisburg Saturday night and drove back home on Sunday. Tonight I am off to Europe so MA and I both came to Newark as she is off back to Chicago.
Monday, July 16, 2007
Weekend of July 14-15
Of course a very big weekend as it was my birthday on the 15th.
Picked the boys up Friday night and we went to Elements of Asia for dinner. Then it was off the the latest Harry Potter movie. it was pretty good and the boys enjoyed it.
Saturday morning got up and went to a spin class at the gym. Nicholas went in the baby sitting and came out with a big smile on his face as apparently they had Star Wars Battlefront game on the video machines which we all know is the best video game of all time.
Stopped at the bagel shop to pick up bagels on the way home and then it was home for a bit of tidying up, off to get some food and to get Kieran some decent clothes as we were all going to church on Sunday.
Mary Ann arrived about 2.30pm with her Mum. She had flown to Corning in upstate NY Friday night and drove down with her Mum on Saturday morning. They arrived right in the middle of the boys cleaning my car (don;t be fooled they were doing this out of any sense of filial duty, this is how they earn their pocket money).
Rest of the afternoon was spent dropping the rental car off, doing more grocery shopping and cooking a tasty dinner for Saturday night.
Sunday MA and I woke up early and went for a 5 mile run along the the canal. Did that about 7.30 so were home by 9. Quick breakfast, shower and then it was off to church for 9.45 service.
After Mass we came home and packed picnic to take to the Swimming Quarry. Had a great afternoon there, swimming, eating, playing volleyball, swimming some more. Photos attached.
After I dropped the boys off just came home and relaxing night at home.
Picked the boys up Friday night and we went to Elements of Asia for dinner. Then it was off the the latest Harry Potter movie. it was pretty good and the boys enjoyed it.
Saturday morning got up and went to a spin class at the gym. Nicholas went in the baby sitting and came out with a big smile on his face as apparently they had Star Wars Battlefront game on the video machines which we all know is the best video game of all time.
Stopped at the bagel shop to pick up bagels on the way home and then it was home for a bit of tidying up, off to get some food and to get Kieran some decent clothes as we were all going to church on Sunday.
Mary Ann arrived about 2.30pm with her Mum. She had flown to Corning in upstate NY Friday night and drove down with her Mum on Saturday morning. They arrived right in the middle of the boys cleaning my car (don;t be fooled they were doing this out of any sense of filial duty, this is how they earn their pocket money).
Rest of the afternoon was spent dropping the rental car off, doing more grocery shopping and cooking a tasty dinner for Saturday night.
Sunday MA and I woke up early and went for a 5 mile run along the the canal. Did that about 7.30 so were home by 9. Quick breakfast, shower and then it was off to church for 9.45 service.
After Mass we came home and packed picnic to take to the Swimming Quarry. Had a great afternoon there, swimming, eating, playing volleyball, swimming some more. Photos attached.
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| Picnic at the Quarry |
After I dropped the boys off just came home and relaxing night at home.
Monday, July 2, 2007
Weekend of June 29-30
Picked up Mary Ann on Thursday night. Bit of a disaster as she was due to fly into Newark landing at 10pm. I had farewell drinks in New York so was planning to go to those and pick her up at Newark on my way home. Unfortunately, due to weather her plane was canceled. She was able to get on a standby flight - she was last person allowed out of O'Hare destined for the North East that night. She flew into Phillie and landed about 1.15am.
All is well that ends well, so we finally got home about 2.30am.
Friday morning I had to get up early to go back to the eye doctor after the LASIK surgery. He was very pleased and has given me the all clear. I have to go back in a month.
Later that morning we went to look at a couple of wedding venues. We saw one we really liked so that is high on the list.
Picked up the boys around 3pm and drove up to a friend of Mary Ann's (Sue, her husband Chris and baby Alex) who has a house up in Pawling, which is about 1 1/2 hrs north of New York.
Beautiful house with a lovely deck, swimming pool and spa pool.
Boys had a blast there over the weekend.
The whole weekend seemed to consist of swimming, eating, going into the spa and then back out swimming.
I did manage to spray about 8 hornet nests while I was there as I hate hornets.
Sneaked in 9 holes of golf on Saturday afternoon with Chris. He is also a huge Blackadder fan, had the entire series so we watched some of those. He also had Dish TV and had a cricket package so I was in heaven watching one-day cricket for parts of the weekend.
We left about 3pm Sunday and drove back to Princeton.
Mary Ann had Monday off work so she hung around the house while I did work on the computer. We went for a nice lunch and then in the evening a lovely 4 mile run along the canal.
Dropping her at Newark tomorrow for her flight back to Chicago.
Photos of the weekend are attached.
All is well that ends well, so we finally got home about 2.30am.
Friday morning I had to get up early to go back to the eye doctor after the LASIK surgery. He was very pleased and has given me the all clear. I have to go back in a month.
Later that morning we went to look at a couple of wedding venues. We saw one we really liked so that is high on the list.
Picked up the boys around 3pm and drove up to a friend of Mary Ann's (Sue, her husband Chris and baby Alex) who has a house up in Pawling, which is about 1 1/2 hrs north of New York.
Beautiful house with a lovely deck, swimming pool and spa pool.
Boys had a blast there over the weekend.
The whole weekend seemed to consist of swimming, eating, going into the spa and then back out swimming.
I did manage to spray about 8 hornet nests while I was there as I hate hornets.
Sneaked in 9 holes of golf on Saturday afternoon with Chris. He is also a huge Blackadder fan, had the entire series so we watched some of those. He also had Dish TV and had a cricket package so I was in heaven watching one-day cricket for parts of the weekend.
We left about 3pm Sunday and drove back to Princeton.
Mary Ann had Monday off work so she hung around the house while I did work on the computer. We went for a nice lunch and then in the evening a lovely 4 mile run along the canal.
Dropping her at Newark tomorrow for her flight back to Chicago.
Photos of the weekend are attached.
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| Pawling - New York |
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