Day #6 - Yummy Food & Old Friends

Tonight, I had dinner with two of my oldest friends, girls I've known since I was 4 or 5 years old. I'd seen Christie in September (she set Nick & I up!), but hadn't seen Tracey in a good 8-10 years. It was wonderful to enjoy a 2-hour dinner with them, eating good food & doing a lot of catching up. That's really all I have for tonight - just a bit of appreciation for staying in touch with old friends & being able to see how they've grown & changed & bettered over the years. :) Thanks for a lovely evening, girls!

Day #5 - Other Random Weekend Things

Whoa - extreme close up. :) This was me yesterday afternoon, wrapped up in Nick's huge puffer vest, trying desperately (& without success) to warm up after our jaunt to Castle Island.

We had a busy day yesterday, which started with a trip to Wal-Mart. Now, I'm not a very big Wal-Mart fan, but I bought my tires from them last year & since one of said tires went flat last Saturday, I needed them to make good on their road hazard warranty for me. Unfortunately, the only Wal-Mart store in Massachusetts with a Tire & Lube Express is 45 minutes away! However, it was a productive trip. Nick stocked up on groceries (their prices are really good) & I picked up some goodies of my own.

Like this - my new flash drive! This one comes with three skins - one clear, one pink, and one blue - and 256 MB of storage space. I paid $18 for it, which is a little less than the average price.

This is where I cut my hand, trying to get the stupid plastic packaging open.

This is the green & white striped rugby shirt I got for Baby W. Price? $3.00. Size? 24 months, even though the child is not even 9 months old yet. Seriously? My nephew is going to be a linebacker!

After a lovely morning in South Boston - two cups of coffee, homemade kielbasa, egg & cheese breakfast sandwiches, and lounging in my PJ's - I'm home for a few hours. I have a student from 5-6:30, then Nick is coming over to watch the Pats game. Enjoy your Sunday afternoons everyone!

Day #4 - Castle Island

Along with Jenny & Sarah, I'm a little weirded out by the Saturday blogging. ;) However, today is a good day to start, since Nick & I walked out to Castle Island this afternoon. It was a chilly, but lovely fall day - a great time to walk around & take some photos.

Gate to the South Boston Yacht Club

View of the financial district from the bridge to Castle Island

The Prudential through the trees

The MBTA Commuter Boat & the Donald McKay monument (dedicated to the builder of the clipper ships Flying Cloud & Sovereign of the Seas)

Only in South Boston, right? ;)

Check out the rest of the pictures here.

Day #3 - Friday Night in Southie

Spent tonight with the boyfriend and his friends in South Boston. It was nice to just drink beers, hang out, and de-stress from the work week. We got pizza and watched a little bit of Outside Providence, which is a pretty funny little movie. I was thinking tonight that I'm continuing to fall in love with South Boston. I just love that rough streets like the one above (courtesy of South Street Gallery) exist so close to the ocean. I miss the ocean, so I've made Nick promise to take me to the beach tomorrow. We spent the tail end of our second date on L St. beach and I'll always remember that night as one of our first great kisses. :)

(P.S. I promised myself I would write a drunk post at some point during NaBloPoMo and this one is almost that. I'm a few beers in, so it's a little more goofy than I had intended.)

Day #2 - We Must All Be Nuts

As I cryptically mentioned at the end of yesterday's post, I'm participating in NaBloPoMo, National Blog Posting Month. It's a great idea that Fussy had, modeled on National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). I'm a little apprehensive about the challenge of posting every single day, but I think it's a great idea.

It's particularly timely for me, because I haven't spent too much time & attention on the blog as of late. It's mostly because of the new beau. Don't take that the wrong way - I'm delirious with the new-boyfriend butterflies & happily settling into my relationship with this man. He's really something special. :)

But, the nature of a new relationship does not allow for much alone time. Having been single for 99% of my life, that takes a little adjustment. I haven't really sat down & composed a thoughtful post for a few weeks. Hopefully, NaBloPoMo will force me to do just that. Fingers crossed, everyone!

Baby's First Halloween

So, Thing 1 had his first Halloween - and he was a cow. :) I don't think he had any idea what was going on, but he was still cuter than cute. Nick & I went over my sister's house to hand out candy with my parents, sister & bro-in-law.

Come on, that is adorable!

This was him showing Auntie Stacey how he can crawl (a.k.a. roll around on the carpet).

Rolling out of the frame.

It's a pity his eyelashes are so short & insignificant!

Check out the rest of the pictures here.

(Oh, and P.S. I am rocking out to NaBloPoMo this month and this was post #1, biznitches!)