The One With the Happy Thanksgiving

Yesterday - November 26 - was Thanksgiving in 2015.

It was a great day. We went down to the Cape and celebrated with family. Although the ride down was a bit of a hiccup and one hour longer than expected, the rest of the day was pretty wonderful.

Celebrating with the newest member of our family - Oliver - was fabulous. Seeing family that we don't often see was also wonderful. But, perhaps the best part was just having a fun and restful time together. It truly was magical.

The food, the fire, the pool table, and the cool breeze on a day where the temperatures were above average were also very refreshing.

I have always been fond of Thanksgiving, and this one was truly memorable.

Here is hoping everyone had a happy Thanksgiving! 

 
 

The One with the Celtics Game

Last week, we had the opportunity to go to a Celtics game against the Pacers. I hadn't gone for several years, so it was a great experience.

Unfortunately, the Celtics were a little sloppy in the game. It was the second of a back to back and it showed. 

Still, the experience at the Garden is a blast. And this particular team has been doing pretty well this year. They are a solid team with ten players who have been starters at different times and they can win in many ways. It is great to be a part of that experience.

The One Where We Thank Our Veterans

I just wanted to take this time to remember and honor an important group of people who have made this country what it is today. Our Veterans

To you, we hope to understand our deepest appreciation and sincerest gratitude for what you have done to keep our country protected, safe, and secure.

To those of you in our family who have served a true Thank You.

Happy Veteran's Day. Enjoy the day!

The One With the Happy Halloween

Yesterday was Halloween....

It was fabulous and perhaps one of the best Halloweens ever.

It started with Kiff and I helped Nani with putting up decorations to make the house the annual haunt it has been since the late 1980s. Complete with lights, sound effects, and motion activated decorations, we helped get it up and running.


We took the sojourn back home and did the same thing here, creating a friendly light and decoration spectacle of our own (or sound effects did not work)...with the best display we ever had. In between set up, we had a quick lunch and watched a Scooby Doo mystery.


After, we carved our jack o' lanterns, which were great. Then, we had our annual fall meal of sweet and sour meatballs.

Following that, we journey outside. Em wore her small witch hat, Bri was a cheetah, Kiff was a skeleton, and I had a latex Frankenstein mask....fun, but a little smelly.

We went to our neighborhood - unloaded a stash - then went to Stone and Martin...farther than we had ever gone, before the 8:00 bewitching hour came. We even were able to go to the green house which has the Hollywood scare display for the first time...it was great. Kiff saw some classmates on the way, but it was fairly quiet. We only got 17 trick-or-treaters...bummer.

We watched It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, put the kids to bed, then watched The Raven with John Cusack.

Quite a way to spend Halloween.

The One With a Happy Halloween

happy halloween
2015

The One With the Trip to Vermont, Not

Yesterday, we were going to make a pilgrimage to Vermont to see the leaves.

However, Emmie has a cold and that did not go as expected. So, we de a tour de force of central and eastern Massachusetts.

1. We went out to the border of Vermont and picked apples. It was a beautiful, crisp day with the scent of fall hanging in the air. We got a peck of empires, snagged two pumpkins, and ate a cider donut as we went on a surprise venture in the late morning.

2. Then, we wound our way to a Johnny Rockets, which I did not realize still existed. What a blast, especially for the kids. They played music in the juke box, including "Monster Mash," Johnny B. Goode," "Rockin' Robin."

3. After, we worked our way through Lexington, going through the center and by the Orchard House. Because Bri learns about the Revolutionary War, we went to Minuteman National Park to watch the Road to Revolution video. The kids filled out booklets and became junior rangers.

4. We wrapped up by going through Salem - never a great prospect in October. It was wild....but we showed Chiff where Leslie's Retreat, an event from the Revolutionary Times, occured.

All and all a wonderful - unexpected - day.

The One Where Emmie Turns 40

Emmie's Birthday just occurred

It is a big one.

Happy 40th birthday Emmie !!!