backwards updating
valentines weekend:
friday i was supposed to go to the firkenteeth in philly with arwen, but we opted to wait until next month. we had a short day at school but it was packed with parties. there was a staff breakfast, then the AM class had an ice cream party... something about eating ice cream at 9:30am that was odd. then we did crafts and games and it was just insane. we had about 20 min to recover before the PM class came in. luckily they were a lot calmer and we had a nice relaxing party. phew. then arwen and i went to lunch and burrito royale and happy hour at chevys. friday night my cousin came over and he brought us a 10.5% stout, which was intense. we watched the devils game and it was general fun times. also, jim bought me 5 sunflowers, instead of roses<3... and he brought home a huge container of olives, cheese and grape leaves. perfect! i bought him two new 22oz brews to try.
saturday we left around 9:30 to go to albany. it was very much a throwback to the earlier days of our relationship, when we used to go to albany several times during the hockey season, sometimes even staying overnight to see two games in a weekend. we got to the area around 12:30 to get our tickets and then headed off for lunch at a new brewpub i had discovered in troy. we did a sampler and i loved the cherry raspberry ale. the hefe was a little flat. jim liked the brown, and the stout was also very smooth for a 8.2%. the dunkel was so nasty, we didn't even finish it. we ordered lunch and a pint of our favorites. i tried to get a 22oz of the cherry raspberry but they ran out, so we got a pint glass and were on our way to the mall... there's not much to do in albany but that, haha. after the mall we parked by the arena and went to gillan's, where jim proceeded to kick my ass in air hockey and bubble boy hockey. so fun... gillians was where we spent new years eve in 2003. after that we got some chinese food, and headed into the game. it was strange to not cheer for the river rats.... the game was really fun and actually very close. the devils actually won, 7-4!!!!! i think out of all the lowell devils/river rats games we've seen, we've maybe seen them win 2 times. the game was fun and there were good fights and good goals. after the game we stopped by the albany pump station, which is the first microbrew that we ever went to.... so it's the originator of our microbrew obsession. i wanted to try the hefe but it was kicked, so i tried the pale ale which was nice and light. jim had another dunkel that he dubbed his favorite beer of the trip. they were kicking kegs left and right, so we got lucky we could try those. great success in albany! the ride home was long, but the trip was fantastic and a fun valentines day.
friday we slept in, ran some errands and headed over to his mommy's house for a little gathering. we met the mom's new bf, who was very nice and friendly. we ate too much, watched the devils win, and killed a few bottles of wine. jim's cousin stopped by too, and he's very entertaining. after that we went next door to play with the girls, and the older cousins were there too for a sleepover. i took kate over to meet the new bf, which she was very nervous about. after that, then kristen had to go there too so i carried her in her feetie pjs, and of course everyone wanted to give her kisses and chocolate and juice, haha. after they had both had their goodnight kisses from all respective parties next door, i helped kate try to learn how to do a handstand. then the girls were showing me their cheerleading moves, and danced to high school musical 2. then we played hide and seek. then it was time to get the girls to start winding down so we could get them to bed. the three older cousins were chatting it up with jim, and then i was talking to one of them about how much they hated high school. it's weird because his 3 older cousins used to be sooo shy and never talk to us, but now they just yap away and tell us everything. it's great! overall, another successful and fun weekend<3.
other fun stuff....
*my mema's birthday was at my aunt and uncle's house and that was a lot of fun, as always, chillin with my cousins and family. my mema is so awesome, 87 years old and still going strong. i love her.
*i ordered my wedding dress!!!!!!!!! my mom and i went to the city and found THE dress. it was so much fun. we had a nice day and tried on lots of dresses and then we ate yummy falafels for lunch. rock on.
*we went to the city for my mom's birthday, and had vietnamese food. i had this veggie "cassorolle" which was more like a veggie hot pot, with tofu skin, fresh veggies, and clear noodles in brown sauce. my dad had this insane seafood hot pot. everyone else's food was also the good. jim was all fired up for some reason, and he was very entertaining. my brother's girlfriend came too, so jim and i got to meet her for the first time. she's very sweet, and seems to fit in nicely with the family. the day ended with us getting cupcakes from crumbs, super yum.
*d's hockey game was at 7:15am on superbowl sunday. it was so cute to see the mini mites on ice. dylan complained about being tired and kept skating over to tim, but then he'd come out and score a goal. after the game, we went to white castle at 9am,which was gross and good at the same time. on the way back, i made jim stop because i saw a bunch of llamas and donkeys hanging out, so i needed to check them out and take pictures. so random.
*superbowl party at scott and jenn's was the usual fun... drinking, food and laurie and i being silly. we didn't really care about the game or the commercials this year.
that's all folks...
friday i was supposed to go to the firkenteeth in philly with arwen, but we opted to wait until next month. we had a short day at school but it was packed with parties. there was a staff breakfast, then the AM class had an ice cream party... something about eating ice cream at 9:30am that was odd. then we did crafts and games and it was just insane. we had about 20 min to recover before the PM class came in. luckily they were a lot calmer and we had a nice relaxing party. phew. then arwen and i went to lunch and burrito royale and happy hour at chevys. friday night my cousin came over and he brought us a 10.5% stout, which was intense. we watched the devils game and it was general fun times. also, jim bought me 5 sunflowers, instead of roses<3... and he brought home a huge container of olives, cheese and grape leaves. perfect! i bought him two new 22oz brews to try.
saturday we left around 9:30 to go to albany. it was very much a throwback to the earlier days of our relationship, when we used to go to albany several times during the hockey season, sometimes even staying overnight to see two games in a weekend. we got to the area around 12:30 to get our tickets and then headed off for lunch at a new brewpub i had discovered in troy. we did a sampler and i loved the cherry raspberry ale. the hefe was a little flat. jim liked the brown, and the stout was also very smooth for a 8.2%. the dunkel was so nasty, we didn't even finish it. we ordered lunch and a pint of our favorites. i tried to get a 22oz of the cherry raspberry but they ran out, so we got a pint glass and were on our way to the mall... there's not much to do in albany but that, haha. after the mall we parked by the arena and went to gillan's, where jim proceeded to kick my ass in air hockey and bubble boy hockey. so fun... gillians was where we spent new years eve in 2003. after that we got some chinese food, and headed into the game. it was strange to not cheer for the river rats.... the game was really fun and actually very close. the devils actually won, 7-4!!!!! i think out of all the lowell devils/river rats games we've seen, we've maybe seen them win 2 times. the game was fun and there were good fights and good goals. after the game we stopped by the albany pump station, which is the first microbrew that we ever went to.... so it's the originator of our microbrew obsession. i wanted to try the hefe but it was kicked, so i tried the pale ale which was nice and light. jim had another dunkel that he dubbed his favorite beer of the trip. they were kicking kegs left and right, so we got lucky we could try those. great success in albany! the ride home was long, but the trip was fantastic and a fun valentines day.
friday we slept in, ran some errands and headed over to his mommy's house for a little gathering. we met the mom's new bf, who was very nice and friendly. we ate too much, watched the devils win, and killed a few bottles of wine. jim's cousin stopped by too, and he's very entertaining. after that we went next door to play with the girls, and the older cousins were there too for a sleepover. i took kate over to meet the new bf, which she was very nervous about. after that, then kristen had to go there too so i carried her in her feetie pjs, and of course everyone wanted to give her kisses and chocolate and juice, haha. after they had both had their goodnight kisses from all respective parties next door, i helped kate try to learn how to do a handstand. then the girls were showing me their cheerleading moves, and danced to high school musical 2. then we played hide and seek. then it was time to get the girls to start winding down so we could get them to bed. the three older cousins were chatting it up with jim, and then i was talking to one of them about how much they hated high school. it's weird because his 3 older cousins used to be sooo shy and never talk to us, but now they just yap away and tell us everything. it's great! overall, another successful and fun weekend<3.
other fun stuff....
*my mema's birthday was at my aunt and uncle's house and that was a lot of fun, as always, chillin with my cousins and family. my mema is so awesome, 87 years old and still going strong. i love her.
*i ordered my wedding dress!!!!!!!!! my mom and i went to the city and found THE dress. it was so much fun. we had a nice day and tried on lots of dresses and then we ate yummy falafels for lunch. rock on.
*we went to the city for my mom's birthday, and had vietnamese food. i had this veggie "cassorolle" which was more like a veggie hot pot, with tofu skin, fresh veggies, and clear noodles in brown sauce. my dad had this insane seafood hot pot. everyone else's food was also the good. jim was all fired up for some reason, and he was very entertaining. my brother's girlfriend came too, so jim and i got to meet her for the first time. she's very sweet, and seems to fit in nicely with the family. the day ended with us getting cupcakes from crumbs, super yum.
*d's hockey game was at 7:15am on superbowl sunday. it was so cute to see the mini mites on ice. dylan complained about being tired and kept skating over to tim, but then he'd come out and score a goal. after the game, we went to white castle at 9am,which was gross and good at the same time. on the way back, i made jim stop because i saw a bunch of llamas and donkeys hanging out, so i needed to check them out and take pictures. so random.
*superbowl party at scott and jenn's was the usual fun... drinking, food and laurie and i being silly. we didn't really care about the game or the commercials this year.
that's all folks...