In the spirit of Father's Day, this site is worth a few chuckles.

Happy Father's Day to Pops and all the other dads out there!

It's Official!

My Sis is officially a HOME OWNER!!! (all the paperwork is done and they did that "closing" thing)

We celebrated last night with Steak Fajitas for 3 and Raspberry 'Ritas at Fajitas & 'Ritas. Then we hit the theater for Ocean's 13. Both the restaurant and the movie get rave reviews in my book!

Highlight of the day (yesterday): Riding the swan boats in the public garden!!!!

Highlight of the evening (yesterday): Playing hangman on the white paper covering the table at Fajitas & 'Ritas.

Tonight we're off to Vermont for some good 'ol country fun!

Well Earned Gold Stars

Two Gold Stars for A! He did double workouts yesterday. Not only did he run at 6am, but he hit the gym after work and did some weights! Meanwhile, Sis and I pampered ourselves with pedicures and delicious Ethiopian food. YUMM!!!! YUMMM!!! YUMM!!! We liked all the stuff we ordered. Sis had great suggestions on the ordering.

To the M of M&D regarding sports: The Sports information that I post here is completely sporadic... therefore I cannot answer your question about the A's. I'm also not familiar with this team you call the Pink Sox. Are they new? The Colorado Rockies are in town!!!

We took Sis to the Parker House last night for fine Boston dining. It was quite hopping there actually. The Parker House rolls and the Boston Creme Pie continue to be excellent!

She enjoyed an afternoon of strolling Faneuil Hall, while I worked.

A and I hit the pavement at 6am this morning for a nice 30min run. It is amazing how wonderful the temperature and the air feels at that time of day!

My Sis is in town!!! YIPPPEEEE!!!

Happy Monday everyone,
This Saturday, I volunteered at the Gay Pride Parade. There are lots of pics on flickr (not mine, but other people's pics). It was quite an event and a long morning for me. I got home around 4pm caught a quick nap (okay, so I passed out) and then prepped for Sis's arrival!

Sunday morning was amazingly productive. I made pasta salad and banana bread. then, I put away ALL of my clothes that had been begging me to put them away for months. A is great about doing the laundry, I just fall behind in putting my clothes away.

Sis got up around noon and we headed down to Coolidge Corner for lunch. Yummy Crepes! We got some cupcakes to go home (of course).

Sis and I spent the early evening at Wrentham Outlets forgetting that we are poor. We have quite the stylish wardrobes for summer! We dined at the ever-fancy Cracker Barrel and took pics to send back to M & D. It's one of their favorite spots.

Time is flying by.. A and I didn't run over the weekend, but I hit the pavement this morning for a 40 minute run.

Tonight we are dining at The Parker House for some delicious Boston Creme Pie (and maybe dinner, too).

A story about my conversation with a little boy on the way home from the T

Last night, I was walking my normal route down a residential street from the T to my house. It's about 5:30pm.... A little boy (probably age 4 or 5) is sitting infront of his house holding a metallic shiny swirly thing people hang in their yards to add sparkle. I smiled at the little boy and he began the following conversation:

Boy: Do you want to buy a toy for your kids?
Me: No thanks. But that looks like a great toy!
Boy: But, I'm selling toys for kids that don't have any toys.
Me: Well, that is a great thing to do, but I don't have any kids.
Boy: They're still in your tummy?
Me: (a little chuckle) No, not yet.
Boy: They're growing right?
Me: (more chuckling) Nope not yet. Have a fun evening!
Boy: (waved goodbye)

Ducks!

The Mighty Ducks take the cup! It's the first time for them. No, I don't keep up with sports...but I saw it on the news this AM and I've always felt this connection to the Ducks because of the movies with what's his face Estevez. I love those movies! They are the feel good kind which I tend to eat up like a big piece of cake.

In other Duck related news, I saw a family of baby ducks in the channel waters this morning as I walked over the bridge. So cute! It seems that spring came a bit late this year...we have summer baby ducks and geese around here.

A and I hit the yoga class at the Y last night. It's high time we got back into regular yoga practice. Class felt great! I love the teacher there. She remembers us and learns our names even though we've only shown up 3 times in the last 6 months. We did a lot of back bends last night and I'm feeling lots of muscles in my back I didn't know I had.

This morning I hit the pavement at 6am for my 25 min easy run. A will do his this evening. He hit the sidewalk to the train at 6:30am to go to work.

Happy Birthday to Liz!