My mom was on vacation this week, so we planned a get-together for today. Kim, Mom & I went to see Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2. Really enjoyed it. Of course, Kim & I already love Alexis Bledel from her Gilmore Girl days. Now that it's been more than a year since the series finale, getting a Rory/Lena fix was quite fun.
Afterwards we headed over to the mall & chowed down on crepes (Mom & me) & Chinese food (Kim). Then we joined Phil & Shaun at Guard Up before Shaun's class began. Kim needed to talk to some of her friends about their weekend plans before they went into their class, too.
A quick trip to Whole Foods for weekend yummies finished our day together.
Meanwhile, Shaun began his day with a play date with Connor. Phil dropped off Connor on the way to Guard Up, then picked up Andrew, who's sleeping over, after Guard Up. Tomorrow, Andrew leaves after lunch, while Connor & his family arrive for lunch. Then my folks are coming over. After we drop Kim off at Guard Up (are you noticing the very circular rhythm of our lives this weekend?), we're going out to eat with Mom & Dad to celebrate my birthday. Kim is sleeping over at Marin's, so we won't see her again until Sunday afternoon when we, yep, you guessed it, we take Shaun to his Guard Up class!
http://guardup.com
Friday, August 22, 2008
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Happy Birthday, me!
Yesterday, August 18, was my birthday. We had already done some fun things during the weekend, but Monday was the actual day.
When I woke up, there was a beautiful booklet that Kim made for me the night before. She had page after page of artwork - using stamps & stencils & pretty inks - all wishing me love & happiness. Phil also gave me a lovely card that coincidentally matched up perfectly with Kim's handmade cover!
I biked the Minuteman Bikeway from Bedford to Lexington & back - nice 1 hour ride. The weather was just starting to get hot, but the tree-shaded trail protected me from overheating.
My brother called (& it turned out my mom called, but the phone never rang - we heard her message late that night. Screwy Verizon messaging system...) & we had a nice 1/2 hour chat.
I wasn't feeling very hungry or inspired to go out for dinner, but then Kim suggested a lobster (sorry, "lobsta") sandwich from D'Angelos & that suddenly sounded real good! Phil did the hunting & gathering & brought back food for all of us. Afterwards, Phil, Shaun & I went to Kimballs to play minigolf (Shaun & I each got a hole-in-one during the game!) then chowed down on luscious ice cream (Phil & I shared chocolate chocolate truffle - he took the cup & I got the sugar cone - yummy!!)
As the kids & I watched "Saving Grace" very late last night Shaun gave me a special Birthday Massage. Sigh.
It was a great birthday!
When I woke up, there was a beautiful booklet that Kim made for me the night before. She had page after page of artwork - using stamps & stencils & pretty inks - all wishing me love & happiness. Phil also gave me a lovely card that coincidentally matched up perfectly with Kim's handmade cover!
I biked the Minuteman Bikeway from Bedford to Lexington & back - nice 1 hour ride. The weather was just starting to get hot, but the tree-shaded trail protected me from overheating.
My brother called (& it turned out my mom called, but the phone never rang - we heard her message late that night. Screwy Verizon messaging system...) & we had a nice 1/2 hour chat.
I wasn't feeling very hungry or inspired to go out for dinner, but then Kim suggested a lobster (sorry, "lobsta") sandwich from D'Angelos & that suddenly sounded real good! Phil did the hunting & gathering & brought back food for all of us. Afterwards, Phil, Shaun & I went to Kimballs to play minigolf (Shaun & I each got a hole-in-one during the game!) then chowed down on luscious ice cream (Phil & I shared chocolate chocolate truffle - he took the cup & I got the sugar cone - yummy!!)
As the kids & I watched "Saving Grace" very late last night Shaun gave me a special Birthday Massage. Sigh.
It was a great birthday!
Thursday, August 07, 2008
Summer Reading
Kim & I have finished "Breaking Dawn", the latest book in the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer. It was tricky because Kim wanted to finish before me, so I had to put on the brakes everytime I caught up with her! It is a very compelling story - quite hard to put down. Several times one or both of us were up to the wee hours of the morning (5am for me, 6:30am for Kim!) unable to stop turning those pages.
Now Kim is lending out the earlier books in the series to her friends so that they can catch the fever. Maybe you should check it out, too!
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