The One With The Eclipse

Last Friday  (February 10), was a wild night. Bri had Dance. Kiff had a Cub Scout Blue and Gold. But perhaps just as interesting was what happened in nature.

That night, there was an astronomical triple fecta - a full Snow Moon, a penubral lunar eclipse, and a comet in the sky. Well, we were lucky to see two out of the three (clouds from an approaching snow event made it so we could not attempt to see the comet).

While the moon was beautiful, it was fascinating to see the eclipse. It was not your typical eclipse. In fact, you could see it approaching (there was a reddish cloud around the back of the moon). Now, the moon did not change too much, but in the top left corner, you could see a shadowy spot.

Not amazing....but very cool.

If you look at the picture below, you can see in the fuzzyness a small shadow in the top left corner. Definitely worth spending two minutes to look at as a family.

Fun times.

The One With The Super Bowl LI Win

Last night, the Patriots made Super Bowl history.

They made the greatest comeback ever.

They were down 28 -3 in the third quarter and were able to come back in win in the first ever Super Bowl over time game 34-28 (I predicted 35-28, Pats....pretty close).

Tom Brady set a record for most passing yards in a game with 466.  James White had a record with 14 receptions - the most ever in a Super Bowl.

The Pats tied it up on a two point conversion at the end of regulation. Wow! 

Overall, a pretty amazing game...perhaps the best Super Bowl ever!

 

The One With The Date Night

Last week we finally had one. A date night for the first time in a long time.

Yay....but what a wacky date night it was. The plan was to go to the Outback restaurant and see La La Land.

Well, that became an adventure because the Outback was packed. So, we went to the Texas Roadhouse, which was also packed. We ended up at Panini Restaurant, eating a spinach and garlic pizza. Not quite the plan....but a great pizza, and a success.

When we went to AMC Cinemas, we arrived to find La La Land sold out. Great. Luckily, we were able to track down a show in Salem. Phew!

Turns out Salem has great popcorn. The movie was good....but it was definitely a disappointing ending. However, the evening itself was fun and memorable...even if it took a wild turn.

The One With The Busy Week

Wow, what a week this was


4 Dance Practices
2 After School Meetings
1 Basketball Game
1 Baseball Practice
1 Date Night
1 Furniture deliver (two new couches...yay).

1 wild week!

The One With Donald Trump as President

Today is the day.

January 20th....it has arrived at last.

Inauguration Day


Donald Trump is president.  He had planned not to have a ceremony with a lot of pomp and circumstance.

Of course, this one is now costing more than $100 million dollars.

I can only imagine what the next four years will be like.

The One With The Providence Bruins

Yesterday we had the opportunity to attend our first pro hockey game as a family. Bri and Kiff's school had a Providence Bruins event.

While it was certainly a hike to get there, the event was well worth it. Bri - whose favorite team is the Bruins - was ecstatic. The game itself was a bit slow for two periods, but the third period was fast and furious.

We were able to see several people who could be on the Bruins in the future, including Accari, Heinen, and Kuraly.  And, Khudobin, just called down from Boston, was the goalie.

The only downfall was the parking - ugh! It took forever to get out - or so it seemed - so we went to Uno's while we waited.

Definitely a very memorable event!

The One With Snow

At last

It arrived

The first big snow...earlier today.

It was fluffy and light

The best type

And we are enjoying it