The One with Our February Vacation

A List of What We Did This February Vacation:


Our Chronicle Getaway to Maine
Anchorage by the Sea
Went on the Marginal Walk
Ate a good lunch at Bessie's Cafe
Good Time at Pool
Went to Yummies...got fortune gum from the 1980s
Nice Meal at Beach Fire 
Had a quick, but great lunch at Stonewall Kitchen
Had great supper at Maine Diner


Our Rhode Island Getaway
Went to Hotel Viking
Attended Fire and Ice Bar
Had Smores by Firepit
Got Charlie's Cupcakes
Enjoyed the pool

 
 

The One With Vacation

At last
It has arrived
The first Saturday
of February vacation...

much needed!!!

The One Where the Patriots Win Their Sixth Superbowl!

It is 10:10 PM on Sunday February 3rd and the Patriots have made history (and tied it, too). The Patriots won Superbowl 53 13 -3 over the Rams 17 years to the day they won their first one against the Rams.


If was a tough defensive game with the score tied at 3 going into the 4th quarter. However, an amazing series of catches by Edelman and Gronkowski, with a TD run by Michel put them on top and a Gostkowski field goal sealed the deal.


This means the Pats - the goof troop of teams when I was a kid - are tied with the Steelers for the most Super Bowls of all time.


 AMAZING!

Congratulations Super Bowl Champions New England Patriots

 

The One With Kiff's First Wiinter Flag Football

Today marked Kiff's first winter flag football game in Toppsfield. We were looking forward to checking out the new season in a new league.

It did not disappoint. I am helping out again with the team - which is always fun - and had a blast!


We were not too sure what to expect because we learned there are some players new to flag. However, the team did an amazing job, scoring more than 60 points in the first game....right on the eve of Super Bowl 53 between the Pats and Rams.


A job well done. Onto game 2

The One With Groundhog's Day

Today was Groundhog's Day. As with our typical tradition, we watched Groundhog's Day (after participating in Ice Cream for Breakfast Day as well as Kiff's first winter flag football game). 

The Groundhog did not see his shadow - as shown as in the clip below - indicating winter is almost over.  Nice!

The One With Ice Cream For Breakfast

Today was yet another amazing Ice Cream For Breakfast Day. And, for the fifth year in a row, we partook of the event by going to Cherry Hill. This time, we learned to go a little early, leaving at 7:40 for the 8:00 event.

Though we were hardly the only ones there - in fact there were about 30 people waiting when we arrived, we were still standing in line much shorter than normal.

Our choices for this occasion.

Bri - Cinnamon Bun
Emmie - Coffee and Donut
Chiff - Fudge (for Bruins)
Me - Maple and Bacon


Thanks again to Cherry Hill for another special event!

The One With the Patriots Returning to the Superbowl

PATS WIN, PATS WIN, PATS WIN


Earlier this evening, the Patriots did what many thought was the impossible. They won the AFC Championship with a 37-31 OT victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. It was an amazing game with so many subplots:

Old QB vs. Future QB
Bill Belichick vs. Andy Reid
Gronk vs. Kelce
Brady vs the World

It was a tough game with excellent defense by the Pats as they went into the half up 14 to 0. However, we all know that KC has been tough all year and because they were the home team - and the Pats have had trouble on the road in the playoffs - all signs pointed to a comeback. And they did, taking the lead in the 4th quarter and then tying the game with 11 seconds left to play. Wow!

However, Tom Brady, who has shown signs of age this season, showed what he had when he needed it most, orchestrating a masterful lead drive in OT, and guiding the Pats to their 11 ever AFC Championship!

Amazing! Now onto the Superbowl, where they will meet the LA Rams (the team, though from St. Louis, that they beat to win their first Superbowl). In the proverbial words of 1980s Bostonians...Beat LA.