Hi everyone,
It’s been a while since I wrote anything here, I know. I was talking with some friends this weekend about this blog and said that I’ve really only been posting here when I feel like I have something welling up that just has to get said. Then I got thinking… maybe it’s worth posting more often. Maybe the act of posting will get me to the point were I do have something more to say. Hmm, interesting theory I might explore.
Things are good here. Had a wonderful trip to Boston last weekend to visit old friends and, thanks to the FREEZING weather, nearly get frostbite on my a**. Okay, so maybe I’m being over-dramatic but I’ve moved south and have gone soft – what can I say? 
Growing up in Maine I used to love that feeling when your legs were so cold you could barely feel your pants against them. Now – big softie that I am - I find that just, well, cold and not so much fun. Hee hee – it is kind of fun to moan and groan about though! But I digress… had dinner on Saturday at a tasty burger joint with J, M, and B. (Pete had gone off to spend the evening with an old college friend.) J & M I’ve known since my Northeastern University days and I just met B that night after having heard about her for, like, 6 years or some crazy number like that. Anyway, it was fun to walk down memory lane thing a little and be reminded of some things I had forgotten. Maybe even more fun, though, was discovering that – even 10 years later – we still have a lot in common and could have a good time hanging out.
Sunday was the freezing cold walk through Downtown Boston. Man, I miss that place! There is definitely something attractive about living in a city. M drove us around the neighborhoods in Somerville and I practically salivated the whole way through the tour. The restaurants – oh the restaurants! – were enough in and of themselves to entice me back to MA. There were Korean, Indian, Tibetan, Chinese, Thai, etc. restaurants galore. I think if I did live up there I’d never actually eat at my house!! LOL
Sunday evening was some tasty homemade veggie lasagna accompanied by a side of good conversation and tasty wine. M invited two of his friends over and the 5 of us sat and chatted over dinner. That was lots of fun too! It was nice to meet some of M’s friends. They were cool and it’s always fun to meet new cool people.
Monday was breakfast at the Rosebud Diner accompanied by some New England hospitality from the aging waitresses. They were kind of fun and hearing the NE accent is always a trip. Once breakfast was done we were off and driving the 5 or so hours back home. The only snag was the traffic on 78 in NJ but couldn’t do much about that…
Yesterday we celebrated Pete’s 33rd birthday. (Happy birthday old man! 
) I left work early to pick up the last of his presents and then to prepare a birthday feast. Okay, maybe feast is overselling it a bit but it was tasty! Chicken pot pie, red cabbage with ginger, good wine, and all topped off with raspberry brownies and ice cream. Mmmmm, tastiness! I think I understand better why my mom always made birthday dinners. I had fun figuring out from Pete what he wanted to eat and then putting in a little extra effort to make sure he got it. I even timed it so it was pretty much ready when he came home from work! Yay me!! (I’m not very good at timing dinners, which is why I tend to cook one-dish meals. That way I don’t have to coordinate when things will be getting done.)
Now I’m back and getting into the grove of work again. My brain feels a little numb at the moment. I can’t quite tell if that is because it’s almost 11 p.m. or because it’s been a bit of a long week. Either way, I guess, I’m looking forward to the weekend. Gonna see an interesting movie on Saturday afternoon, have birthday festivities with friends on Saturday, and then birthday festivities with family on Sunday. Paaar-tay!!
Well, it’s now officially 11:00 and I guess I should be going to bed. Planning on writing more sooner rather than later…
H.
