Another busy weekend.
MA and I picked the boys up on the way home from work Friday night. Home for tasty home cooked dinner and MA and I did some more work around the house while the boys watched a little bit of TV.
Saturday is was up to go to the gym then quickly home to change as we had to go up to Corning for a wedding. The boys came with us and we all stayed the night at the mother of one of MA's friends up there.
The wedding and reception was at a beautiful spot at the top end of one of the Finger Lakes. Had a great evening. MA caught up with a lot of her old friends. I was the designated driver so was able to sit back and watch some pretty slick moves on the dance floor from everyone other than me.
Sunday we got up and went for a hike through a gorge at the bottom end of Lake Seneca called Watkins Glen. It is a gorge carved at the end of the last ice age with a river running through it with lots of Water Falls, etc. It was really cool, and the boys loved it. Hike took about 1 1/2 hrs with lots of stairs to climb.
Here are some photos from another web-site of Watkins Glen
Attached here are photos we took of the weekend.
Monday, October 22, 2007
Monday, October 15, 2007
Weekend of October 13-14
Been very hectic last couple of weeks.
Mary Ann moved weekend of Sept 29th - 30th. No rest for the wicked, come Monday we were both commuting into NY for work.
All her stuff arrived on Thursday and there were boxes everywhere in the house and the garage. We had the boys for the weekend, but most of it was spent unpacking boxes, hiring a storage facility and moving some stuff in there and trying to arrange Mary Ann's stuff in the new place.
The garage is now completely full of stuff that needs to go into storage (some of MA's, some of mine).
Last week we went down to the Outer Banks of North Carolina for a few days. Had wonderful weather, around 27-30 degrees every day. Went swimming most days. Played a round of golf on Thursday and the golf school I did a few weeks back must have paid off as shot a 77.
We drove back on Friday and picked the boys up Friday night. Nicholas and I watched a movie on Friday. Saturday was very busy. MA and I went to the gym in the morning. Picked up bagels on the way home. We then went to the Trenton farmer's market and picked up all sorts of tasty food for the pasta we were having for dinner.
Got back and did some more unpacking. In the afternoon the new dining room table arrived which was very exciting. We took the old one to Goodwill, and ate our dinner on the new table on Saturday night.
Saturday evening we played Bingo (which Nicholas one) and a game called Blokkus (which Kieran won).
Sunday MA, Nicholas and I got up and went to 8am Mass. We then came home and cooked up a big feast for breakfast (smoothies, apple cinnamon pancakes and frittata).
We then went out and got a storage unit for the kitchen which we all put together when we got home. I think MA is starting to get somewhat happy with the kitchen. Pot land is now sorted out and Tupperwareville is in a lot better shape than it was a week ago. Apparently a pantry is something you fill with food, something I was unaware of!!!!
After that MA and the boys carved a pumpkin for Halloween (photos attached, plus some photos of the weekend in Chicago that Mary Ann moved). It was very scary by the time they had finished and Nicholas refused to protect me if I got scared looking at it.
At 4pm we went to a function at the parish for new parishioners which was a lot of fun. Met a guy there who worked for Reuters on the West Coast for about 10 years, so talked to him for a long time. They had tasty food so the boys were happy.
Dropped the boys off Sunday evening and MA and I went out for a beer to watch the second half of the Dallas New England football game (might as well start watching the American Football as the All Blacks can't seem to win anything).
Mary Ann moved weekend of Sept 29th - 30th. No rest for the wicked, come Monday we were both commuting into NY for work.
All her stuff arrived on Thursday and there were boxes everywhere in the house and the garage. We had the boys for the weekend, but most of it was spent unpacking boxes, hiring a storage facility and moving some stuff in there and trying to arrange Mary Ann's stuff in the new place.
The garage is now completely full of stuff that needs to go into storage (some of MA's, some of mine).
Last week we went down to the Outer Banks of North Carolina for a few days. Had wonderful weather, around 27-30 degrees every day. Went swimming most days. Played a round of golf on Thursday and the golf school I did a few weeks back must have paid off as shot a 77.
We drove back on Friday and picked the boys up Friday night. Nicholas and I watched a movie on Friday. Saturday was very busy. MA and I went to the gym in the morning. Picked up bagels on the way home. We then went to the Trenton farmer's market and picked up all sorts of tasty food for the pasta we were having for dinner.
Got back and did some more unpacking. In the afternoon the new dining room table arrived which was very exciting. We took the old one to Goodwill, and ate our dinner on the new table on Saturday night.
Saturday evening we played Bingo (which Nicholas one) and a game called Blokkus (which Kieran won).
Sunday MA, Nicholas and I got up and went to 8am Mass. We then came home and cooked up a big feast for breakfast (smoothies, apple cinnamon pancakes and frittata).
We then went out and got a storage unit for the kitchen which we all put together when we got home. I think MA is starting to get somewhat happy with the kitchen. Pot land is now sorted out and Tupperwareville is in a lot better shape than it was a week ago. Apparently a pantry is something you fill with food, something I was unaware of!!!!
After that MA and the boys carved a pumpkin for Halloween (photos attached, plus some photos of the weekend in Chicago that Mary Ann moved). It was very scary by the time they had finished and Nicholas refused to protect me if I got scared looking at it.
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| Carving the Pumpkin |
At 4pm we went to a function at the parish for new parishioners which was a lot of fun. Met a guy there who worked for Reuters on the West Coast for about 10 years, so talked to him for a long time. They had tasty food so the boys were happy.
Dropped the boys off Sunday evening and MA and I went out for a beer to watch the second half of the Dallas New England football game (might as well start watching the American Football as the All Blacks can't seem to win anything).
Monday, October 1, 2007
Weekend of Sept 29-30th
Been a busy couple of weeks.
Week before last I was in London. Pretty hectic although did manage to see a bit of the 20/20 cricket from South Africa on TV which was great, especially seeing the Poms being humiliated.
Got back on Friday and picked the boys up and we went out for dinner. Dropped them back at Anita's Friday night as they were going to a wedding on Saturday. Went home and packed again for another week away.
Saturday morning went to a golf school for the day which was a lot of fun. Flew up to Providence, Rhode Island Saturday evening from Phillie for a conference at Newport which was Sunday thru Wednesday.
Conference was OK. Played golf up there on Sunday.
Wednesday night stayed at Lisa and Stephen's just outside Providence which was fun. Drove up to Bedford Thursday and then Thursday night flew to Chicago from Boston to help Mary Ann move.
Friday the movers came in and took out all Mary Ann's stuff from her apartment. We stayed in a hotel for a couple of nights and Sunday afternoon flew back to Phillie and drove home. She is now officially a resident of New Jersey and is still getting used to that fact!!!!
Week before last I was in London. Pretty hectic although did manage to see a bit of the 20/20 cricket from South Africa on TV which was great, especially seeing the Poms being humiliated.
Got back on Friday and picked the boys up and we went out for dinner. Dropped them back at Anita's Friday night as they were going to a wedding on Saturday. Went home and packed again for another week away.
Saturday morning went to a golf school for the day which was a lot of fun. Flew up to Providence, Rhode Island Saturday evening from Phillie for a conference at Newport which was Sunday thru Wednesday.
Conference was OK. Played golf up there on Sunday.
Wednesday night stayed at Lisa and Stephen's just outside Providence which was fun. Drove up to Bedford Thursday and then Thursday night flew to Chicago from Boston to help Mary Ann move.
Friday the movers came in and took out all Mary Ann's stuff from her apartment. We stayed in a hotel for a couple of nights and Sunday afternoon flew back to Phillie and drove home. She is now officially a resident of New Jersey and is still getting used to that fact!!!!
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