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!

The holidays

I just got back yesterday morning from visiting Colorado for Christmas. Terry came with me for a few days, and then flew home just in time to be with his family on the Cape. It was nice to see everyone, and we made some significant progress on the wedding front. Above are two pics from the jaunt home: one of my parents' view of Pikes Peak, and another of my 3-year-old cousin Felix on Christmas. What a cool truck! 

Christmas spirit

Terry put up our Christmas "tree" this weekend as we're getting into the holiday spirit. I saw this idea in Domino magazine, and we were just trying to decide whether to go get a tree or not. We like to get potted trees and then plant them afterward, but they keep dying, so this tree was a perfect alternative. Very festive! 

This last week should be very busy, and then we're flying out to Colorado to see my family for a few days at Christmas. Hopefully there won't be any flying headaches, and it will be good to see everyone. If I don't post before then (and I haven't been so good at keeping up with the blog), happy holidays! 

It's a Cat Weekend

Cold weather has moved in to Boston, so this weekend was quite laid back and we spent some "quality time" with Pedro and Turbo. Pedro is conked out due to the heat from my laptop, and Turbo is licking her lips after being drugged up on some catnip. Quite the weekend for those two.

We also saw an excellent movie this weekend though, and we would definitely recommend you all see it. We hit up Kendall Square Cinemas to see "Slumdog Millionaire," directed by Danny Boyle, one of our fave directors. The movie is fantastic, and really sweet, though there are a few tough scenes. Anyway, go see it, and if you live in the Boston area, keep warm!! Brrrrr... 

Long relaxing weekend

After a long weekend in Colorado doing "wedding research" with my mom, and having my return flight cancelled, followed by a night meeting at work, I was completely exhausted. As a result, Terry and I spent the entire weekend lazing about, sleeping in and eating pizza. It was fantastic. But I don't have any pictures to share.

All that time in the airport and on the plane did give me the opportunity to read a lot though, and I recommend two books: The Myth of You and Me, by Leah Stewart, and Persuasian, by Jane Austen. One modern book and one old one, but both good reads. And The Myth of You and Me takes place partly in Boston, so that's always good! 

Halloween & George's wedding

Terry managed to come by tix to the Boston Celtics for Halloween night (thank you, Rich!), so we headed downtown Friday night for some fun holiday basketball. The Celts won, and though that was awesome, what was even more interesting was the "green man" sitting next to Terry. A not-so-svelte but very friendly man had dressed himself in a head-to-toe spandex green bodysuit for Halloween. What was even crazier was that there was another green man at the game as well, causing quite the rivalry between our sections. Fun times. Both seemed to have the goal of getting on the jumbotron, and after much work, both were successful. 

We also headed to Poughkeepsie, NY on Saturday for George and Kelly's wedding. It was a beautiful affair, but of course we left our camera in the hotel room, so no pictures. We had a blast, with lots of wine drinking and dancing, and the scenery was absolutely fantastic. I was happy to meet lots of new people. We wish them all the best!

Seinfeld

I can't believe the weekend is already over, but it's Sunday night and Terry and I are about to sit down to a delicious (and not good for you) meal of home-cooked chicken pot pie and mashed potatoes. We actually started the weekend off with a trip to Providence to see Seinfeld at the Providence Performing Arts Center. That's him on stage in the not-so-clear pic. He was awesome, and highly worth the drive. Also, the Providence theatre is one of those gorgeous gold-gilded ones, so that was a bonus. If you like Seinfeld, I highly recommend seeing him when he comes by on his tour. 

This weekend I also made a trip to a bridal outlet with half off designer wedding dresses, and was highly overwhelmed. The saleswomen were so pushy! Stephanie had my back, and continues to talk sense into me before I put my credit card down. It was my third attempt to find a wedding dress, and I will have to keep looking. If you have any suggestions for places, please send them along!

Finally, this weekend was nice and warm, and will likely be the last nice day of the year. I've been investing in warm (and water resistant) clothes to try to make it through. All of those people who live in warm places (I'm thinking of you, Sara and Robyn), I'm jealous. 

Race Day!

So, after going to several of Terry's road races and holding people's stuff, Terry convinced me to run a road race with him and his friends, Joe, Adam and Melissa. So today, when it was FREEZING out, we headed to West Newton to give it a try. I didn't collapse or sprain my ankle, nor was I the last one to finish the race, so I consider it a success! Plus, we got to drink lots of free beer afterwards. That's always nice. 

Anyway, I'm really impressed with Terry. He ran the race at my pace, which was obviously much slower than what he's used to, after he flew to Montreal and back on Friday and Saturday for his friend George's bachelor party, and then we went to Joe's Halloween party last night. He has had one marathon weekend. And he's still faster than me. He didn't give me any pics from the bachelor party to post though. Funny thing about that. 

Long Weekend

We both had Monday off this weekend, so we headed down to the cape and then capped it all off with apple picking. We were hoping to see a lost manatee that was in Dennis, but by the time we got there they had started transporting it back to Florida. We were very sad to hear the poor thing died on the way down. We can't imagine how it made it all the way up to Massachusetts in the first place!

The weather has been awesome, and I'm soaking up as much sun as possible since I know eventually we will be in a deep freeze! The apple picking was awesome, but of course now I have all sorts of apples I don't know what to do with. Terry is happy that our apple picking day likely capped off all of my required fall New England activities. Until next year of course! 

Lunch and the Fryeburg Fair

The past few weeks have been a bit crazy, but I was so happy Stephanie and her babe Lindsay came to see me in Brookline for lunch. She is soooo cute. In this pic, she's rubbing her eyes because she just woke up. 

On Saturday, Terry and I went to Fryeburg, Maine, for the Fryeburg Fair, and then stayed the night in Portland, Maine. Fryeburg has the oldest agricultural fair in Maine, and is about 3 1/2 hours from Boston. We weren't sure what to expect, but I did see things I had never seen before, like an Ox Pulling contest and harness racing. We definitely had a good time, and the leaves are starting to change up north, so it was pretty. I'm getting in as many "New England Fall" activities as possible while I can!

A Day at the Races

On Saturday a bunch of us headed to Suffolk Downs, the local horse track, for MassCap Day, the biggest race of the year for the slightly downtrodden place. Since we know absolutely nothing about horse racing, we had a mix of results, though Terry did very well, and you can see from the pics that I did win one race. I will try not to spend my $1.30 winnings all in one place. Terry did very well though. It was a fantastic sunny day, and in the end we were exhausted after all the sun and beer and gambling. Can't wait for next year!

Red Sox and then Gamblin'

This last week was nuts and full of night meetings at work, but we found time for a Red Sox game and then headed to the Cape this weekend to celebrate Marge's (Terry's grandma) birthday. The game was a bit of a bummer since it went into OT and the Sox lost, but the weekend was full of champagne and cards, so that made up for it. I love this last pic because you can see that the kids have been all cleared out! 

To top all things off, the Broncos won in a crazy exciting last minute game!! Go Broncos!