Sunday, March 8, 2009

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.

Monday, February 16, 2009

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.

Sunday, February 8, 2009

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.