4.27.2009
4.24.2009
boston.sunday
I apologize ahead of time for not having any pictures for this post...I'll have them soon, but not yet. I didn't take my camera to Fenway, so I'll post Julie's pictures once she sends them to me!
The morning started with breakfast with some of Rachel's family. They were in town because her cousin was running the marathon on Monday. Rachel had made quiche, poppy seed bread (recipe to come), Rachel Ray spinach/ham/egg things (recipe to come), and Shawn cooked up the thickest bacon I have ever seen in my life.
The food at this house was grand. I think food tastes better when you don't have to cook it yourself. Anyway, so breakfast was great.
Then we got on the train to head to the Red Sox game. The best part was that they didn't charge us for the train tickets. I guess when there are so many people on the train, they don't bother....isn't that crazy?? You'd think they would DEFINITELY charge then. It was packed.
Anyway, so Fenway Park has pretty much an entire festival going on outside of the stadium. It sounds and smells like a carnival. And there are people EVERYWHERE and they're pretty much all dressed the same.
Thankfully, Rachel outfitted us with some Red Sox hats. We totally fit in. Thanks Rae. And thank you to Shawn and Rachel for paying for our tix. So generous. My favorite part was watching the guys sell peanuts, popcorn, coke, hot dogs, and clam chowder. Yes, they sell CLAM CHOWDER up and down the aisle ways. "Chowda Here!! Getcha Clam Chowda!!" Thankfully, they don't toss those out like they do the boxes of popcorn and peanuts.
After the 6th inning (because that's all the baseball that non-baseball people can handle), we headed out to walk around town before our train left.
We went back to the house for yummy leftovers. And I forgot to mention yesterday that we had a fabulous chocolate torte made by none other than Rachel herself (recipe to follow as well). It was good the first day, and even better the second!
The morning started with breakfast with some of Rachel's family. They were in town because her cousin was running the marathon on Monday. Rachel had made quiche, poppy seed bread (recipe to come), Rachel Ray spinach/ham/egg things (recipe to come), and Shawn cooked up the thickest bacon I have ever seen in my life.
The food at this house was grand. I think food tastes better when you don't have to cook it yourself. Anyway, so breakfast was great.
Then we got on the train to head to the Red Sox game. The best part was that they didn't charge us for the train tickets. I guess when there are so many people on the train, they don't bother....isn't that crazy?? You'd think they would DEFINITELY charge then. It was packed.
Anyway, so Fenway Park has pretty much an entire festival going on outside of the stadium. It sounds and smells like a carnival. And there are people EVERYWHERE and they're pretty much all dressed the same.
Thankfully, Rachel outfitted us with some Red Sox hats. We totally fit in. Thanks Rae. And thank you to Shawn and Rachel for paying for our tix. So generous. My favorite part was watching the guys sell peanuts, popcorn, coke, hot dogs, and clam chowder. Yes, they sell CLAM CHOWDER up and down the aisle ways. "Chowda Here!! Getcha Clam Chowda!!" Thankfully, they don't toss those out like they do the boxes of popcorn and peanuts.
After the 6th inning (because that's all the baseball that non-baseball people can handle), we headed out to walk around town before our train left.
We went back to the house for yummy leftovers. And I forgot to mention yesterday that we had a fabulous chocolate torte made by none other than Rachel herself (recipe to follow as well). It was good the first day, and even better the second!
4.23.2009
boston.saturday
My flights went extremely well on Saturday with the exception of the worst earache that I have ever had. I'm even inclined to say that it was the worst pain that I've ever been in...including labor. I told Josh that I thought it might have been worse than labor (which he didn't believe me), and I said, "Well, at least I expected the labor pains! This was completely unexpected!!!"
So, I bought some extra strength Tylenol while on my layover, and all was well for flight #2. I arrived in Boston at about 12:45 on Saturday afternoon. Julie had gotten in just before me, and we all headed to Rachel's house! Yay!
Since we were going to the Sox game on Sunday afternoon, we spent Saturday afternoon watching Fever Pitch to get us in Sox mode. It's a pretty cute movie.
Saturday night, we were served this for dinner:
So, I bought some extra strength Tylenol while on my layover, and all was well for flight #2. I arrived in Boston at about 12:45 on Saturday afternoon. Julie had gotten in just before me, and we all headed to Rachel's house! Yay!
Since we were going to the Sox game on Sunday afternoon, we spent Saturday afternoon watching Fever Pitch to get us in Sox mode. It's a pretty cute movie.
Saturday night, we were served this for dinner:
Can I say YUMO?!! Shawn (Rachel's hubby) is a fantastic griller. He has his own burger recipe (that includes a little Colon Cleanser....not joking). It was sooooo good...Colon Cleanser and all. ***Colon Cleanser is actually a brand of hot sauce, and Shawn puts just enough in to give the burgers a little kick.
The grilled veggies were so great, and I ate fennel (I think that's how you spell it) for the first time. Fennel is similar to onion, and he grilled it up with the other veggies...mine is under my asparagus. The asparagus was the best.
Julie and Rachel and I then cut up fruit for a fruit salad the next morning:
Julie was excited that Shawn had taken this picture with the vase of flowers in front of her baby bump, but I think she's crazy. She looks so adorable, and I was excited when I got to sit beside her and feel the baby kicking around on Saturday. She's due in 6 weeks. Yay!
More tomorrow!
boston.in.april
I'm back!!!
Can I tell you how much fun I had? Well, I will.
Friday night, I headed down to my sister's house since she lives closer to the the airport. All went well until we decided to stay up until 1:00 in the morning talking...surprise, surprise. I had to get up at 3:40 AM to be on my way to the airport by 4:00 AM so that I could arrive by 5:00 AM because my flight was leaving at 6:30 AM.
Let's just say that I didn't get enough sleep the night before. I told Jill that I wasn't going to talk to anyone on the airplane because I wanted to read. She didn't believe me.
I didn't say more than "I'm sitting there" to the man that I sat beside on my first flight. (He was Japanese and didn't speak English.)
The second flight found me sitting beside a little girl who was travelling by herself. She was 11 years old and in the 5th grade. I told her that I used to teach 5th grade before I had kids. She liked that answer, and pretty much talked the entire way to me. She told me all about the books she was reading. I think she spent 20 minutes just on one of them. Thankfully it was a pretty short flight. She was cute, though, and I was glad that it was me that she was sitting beside instead of some crazy person...well, crazier than me.
If I was a parent, I would want someone like me to sit beside my kid. :)
I will post a day-by-day schedule of Boston events over the next few days. I'll post the Saturday post in just a bit, and I'm going to see if I can get some of Julie's pictures to add for the other days.
I had such a great time, but it is good to be home!!
Can I tell you how much fun I had? Well, I will.
Friday night, I headed down to my sister's house since she lives closer to the the airport. All went well until we decided to stay up until 1:00 in the morning talking...surprise, surprise. I had to get up at 3:40 AM to be on my way to the airport by 4:00 AM so that I could arrive by 5:00 AM because my flight was leaving at 6:30 AM.
Let's just say that I didn't get enough sleep the night before. I told Jill that I wasn't going to talk to anyone on the airplane because I wanted to read. She didn't believe me.
I didn't say more than "I'm sitting there" to the man that I sat beside on my first flight. (He was Japanese and didn't speak English.)
The second flight found me sitting beside a little girl who was travelling by herself. She was 11 years old and in the 5th grade. I told her that I used to teach 5th grade before I had kids. She liked that answer, and pretty much talked the entire way to me. She told me all about the books she was reading. I think she spent 20 minutes just on one of them. Thankfully it was a pretty short flight. She was cute, though, and I was glad that it was me that she was sitting beside instead of some crazy person...well, crazier than me.
If I was a parent, I would want someone like me to sit beside my kid. :)
I will post a day-by-day schedule of Boston events over the next few days. I'll post the Saturday post in just a bit, and I'm going to see if I can get some of Julie's pictures to add for the other days.
I had such a great time, but it is good to be home!!
4.17.2009
leavin'.on.a.jet.plane
Guess who's going on vacation!!!!!! Me. Just me. Til Wednesday. All by myself.
Seriously.
I'm so excited!!!!
My friend Julie and I are flying to Boston, Mass bright and early tomorrow morning...seriously my flight leaves at 6am. We are visiting our other friend, Rachel!
These girls are my 2 BFFs from high school, and I'm so glad that we've stayed in touch since we've been out of high school!
We're going to the Red Sox game on Sunday, hitting the Boston marathon at some point (I think Monday), getting some pedicures (love it), and I'm guessing there will be a chick flick or two in there somewhere.
So, needless to say...I'm (still) doing laundry and packing today. Josh is going to play Daddy dearest for the next 5 days (with a little help from family)!
I'll be back at the end of next week with some fun pictures and lots of great stories, I'm sure! Yay!
Seriously.
I'm so excited!!!!
My friend Julie and I are flying to Boston, Mass bright and early tomorrow morning...seriously my flight leaves at 6am. We are visiting our other friend, Rachel!
These girls are my 2 BFFs from high school, and I'm so glad that we've stayed in touch since we've been out of high school!
We're going to the Red Sox game on Sunday, hitting the Boston marathon at some point (I think Monday), getting some pedicures (love it), and I'm guessing there will be a chick flick or two in there somewhere.
So, needless to say...I'm (still) doing laundry and packing today. Josh is going to play Daddy dearest for the next 5 days (with a little help from family)!
I'll be back at the end of next week with some fun pictures and lots of great stories, I'm sure! Yay!
4.15.2009
doing.well.overall
Meredith was pretty groggy when we arrived at the dentist's office. Even though that was the case, she still screamed her head off while they were taking her back to the room.
Thankfully, she calmed down very quickly once she put on her sunglasses and they started her video. The dentist said that once she calmed down she did (and I quote) "pefectly". Yay!
The had a huge chunk of cotten in her mouth so that she wouldn't bite her lip. They told her she could take it out when she got home. She did, but her numbness hadn't worn off yet. Then, she started biting her lower lip (which they warned us might happen).
So, I rolled up some paper towel for her to chew on instead...this isn't making her happy AT ALL. She's actually sitting right next to me crying her little eyes out about it....hopefully she'll thank me tomorrow when her entire lip isn't chewed up. Probably not.
Anyway, thanks so much for the prayers! I think we're going to survive (at least until we have to do it again in two weeks).
Thankfully, she calmed down very quickly once she put on her sunglasses and they started her video. The dentist said that once she calmed down she did (and I quote) "pefectly". Yay!
The had a huge chunk of cotten in her mouth so that she wouldn't bite her lip. They told her she could take it out when she got home. She did, but her numbness hadn't worn off yet. Then, she started biting her lower lip (which they warned us might happen).
So, I rolled up some paper towel for her to chew on instead...this isn't making her happy AT ALL. She's actually sitting right next to me crying her little eyes out about it....hopefully she'll thank me tomorrow when her entire lip isn't chewed up. Probably not.
Anyway, thanks so much for the prayers! I think we're going to survive (at least until we have to do it again in two weeks).
4.14.2009
prayers.please
Meredith goes in tomorrow morning (Wednesday morning) at 10:50 for her dentist appointment. She has to get a cavity filled and a pulpotomy (I think I'm spelling that right) which I guess is kind of equivalent to an adult root canal in baby teeth.
She's going to be on some pretty strong meds in the morning before we go, and they'll give her the laughing gas once we get there.
I'm just praying that she'll be cooperative (which is what the drugs are for), that all will go smoothly, and she'll have a speedy recovery. We'll have to do this again in the near future for the other side of her mouth, so I'm hoping it is a good experience for her overall.
I'll post an update soon.
She's going to be on some pretty strong meds in the morning before we go, and they'll give her the laughing gas once we get there.
I'm just praying that she'll be cooperative (which is what the drugs are for), that all will go smoothly, and she'll have a speedy recovery. We'll have to do this again in the near future for the other side of her mouth, so I'm hoping it is a good experience for her overall.
I'll post an update soon.
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