Balsa Wood Plane Day

I don't have any pics of our weekend, but we had a great time. We kicked off Friday night with margaritas and Celtics basketball; Saturday we helped our friend Adam move his stuff to his new condo in Chelsea (we're going to have a new neighbor!) and ate nothing but pizza and chinese food all day; and today we took advantage of the warm weather and headed to the park. After running a bit (Terry of course ran farther than me), we took some of those old school balsa wood airplanes to the top of a hill and practiced our flying. While I was getting frustrated because my plane kept dive bombing after short distances, Terry's plane showed off with loop-de-loops and extended flights. In the end, I beat him out with a huge flight that sent my plane directly into the swamp. That's where it stayed. Terry was a hero and gave his plane to a little boy. All in all, an entertaining afternoon. 

Since I don't have any good pictures of my plane in its final resting place, I've attached this picture of Turbo from this evening after she had her catnip. This picture is for you, Mike. 

Albany weekend

Terry and I headed to Albany this weekend to see some of Terry's friends from his college days at Siena College. We saw his friend Ryan rock out at a gig Friday night at the Lark Tavern, which was very impressive. His band is called the Red-Haired Strangers, and they play very well.

After staying up late and sleeping in that morning, we went for lunch the next day with Ryan, his wife Laura, and their son. Lunch was the preamble for Terry and Ryan's caving escapade. They checked out a local cave, which from what they've told me, was pretty scary to get into, but they came back quite muddy. I decided to sit out (they only had two helmets), and read my book instead.

Next on the activity list was a Siena College basketball game! This was lots of fun, and honestly, reminds me of how annoying we all must have been as college students at CU. The place was lousy with young students in Siena t-shirts with way too much school spirit. Terry's friend Mike (who also went to Siena) came out from Adams, Mass., to visit and catch the game as well. Siena won, which was an awesome way to end our Albany outing. Terry and I headed back to Boston after the game.

Terry's weekend wasn't done there though. While I was too tired and wanted to have a quiet Sunday, Terry went to "judge" at our friend Joe's chili cook off. Then he came back and crashed on the couch. We're hoping to rest up a bit this week. We're happy we got out to Albany though. Hopefully we'll do it again sooner rather than later.

New Anniversary

I hope everyone is having a nice long weekend and enjoyed Valentine's Day. Terry and I kept it simple and went out for dinner, and Terry made me this awesome card. Such a sweetheart. 

Today is the one-year anniversary for when we first got engaged. We'll have some champagne to celebrate, but otherwise, I think we may be romanced out. But it's nice to have some time off to relax together. And Terry did some manly work on our new shower curtain rod. Now we have a curved shower curtain like in a hotel. It's the little things that are important, after all.

Kid Movie Time

Terry and I went to see the new movie "Coraline" this weekend. A very good movie that was totally creepy. It's animated, but still pretty scary, part of which involved taking out people's eyes and putting in buttons instead. Yeah, buttons. I find that a somewhat creepy concept. Also, it's in 3D, which is a nice touch. I think Terry and I were the oldest people in the theatre without children. Overall though, we really liked it, and then went to get margaritas and appetizers for dinner afterwards. 

This weekend we had a warmup in Boston, with temperatures into the 40s and 50s. Terry even opened the windows for a little while to bring in some fresh air. Hopefully this is a sign of the end of winter! Cross your fingers. 

Baby time

Terry and I babysat Stephanie and Jeff's babe Lindsay Friday night, and we're pleased to say that everyone had a good time, possibly even Lindsay. She was a good start to our weekend, which came after what seemed like a never ending work week. And Stephanie and Jeff got a few hours to themselves to have a nice dinner out. All in all, a success! 

We also hung out Saturday night at our friends' Rich and Melissa's house for Rich's surprise going away party. Rich is heading down to D.C. for a fantastic promotion, and Melissa will follow a few months afterwards. We're happy for them, yet so sad to see them leave! Apparently Terry and I ruined the surprise because he saw our car parked on the street, even though we'd parked a block and a half away. He said he had suspected anyway. Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures from last night that are fit to publish online. You can just use your imagination. 

beerfest

This weekend has been especially cold in Boston, so Terry and I met up with our friends Joe and Emily and hit the Beer Summit downtown to warm up a bit. What a good time! They give you mini beer mugs and you walk around to a number of different breweries and sample their different beers. Of course, only the afternoon session was available, and it is a bit weird to be drinking so much beer at 12:30. Needless to say, we all went home afterwards ready for a nap. Then we woke up this morning to more snow. It is winter, after all. 

Brrrrr

It snowed again this weekend in Boston. Not too much, just five or six inches, but I'm tired of winter already! We also haven't had hot water in our building (shown above) since Friday night, so we're feeling very chilly. Every now and then the faucet runs luke warm, but it never lasts long. As such, we haven't done too much this weekend, but we did get out to look at some wedding ring possibilities and to get some groceries. Otherwise, we've been snuggled under blankets eating junk food. We've gotta bulk up to ward off the chill. We did learn how long it would take to fill the bathtub with warm water by heating water on the stove... I just can't imagine how people bathed before hot water heaters. Anyway, happy winter everyone!

Snowboarding

Terry, Joe and I hit a nearby ski slope to do a little snowboarding on Saturday, and it felt good to get on a board again. The sun was out, but it was still pretty cold and windy. We thought it would be a good way to start the new year out. It will be hard to put in a full week's work starting tomorrow though! Especially because I'm a tad bit sore. I hope you all had a good time ringing in the new year!