Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Oooh la la

This is where we spent our Memorial Day weekend...
We were very excited to have the opportunity to see this club - very very exclusive! One of our members is also a member of the NYYC, and invited our Memorial Day sailing cruisers down! What a destination - couldn't have asked for a better one!!

After a lengthy morning workout, we sailed to Newport on Saturday afternoon.
This is their 'summer home'. I guess their pad in Manhattan is even more amazing!

Cocktail hour...


Chris & past Commodore Peter chatting about the winter snow shoe race... Guess we'll be doing round 2 of that adventure next winter!
Our sponsor, Jim, is in the picture - just over Peter's right shoulder.


Our friends, Steve & Beverly


Views from the 'summer home'




Dinner!


A little fancier than dinners at our club...
Joe - our sailing cruise director!


All lit up - what a sight!
The next morning - our friends: Jim & Kathy on their sailboat. The water was like glass in the harbor.

Of course, we had a morning workout - a long run. It didn't feel like a long run though, since the views were spectacular!



We even had time to stop by our old sailing school: Sail Newport. We love them!!
The J 22's! - What a blast to sail!

Busy Newport

Back to the summer home to get cleaned up
Have to get back home - good bye NYYC!
Sailing home - what a beautiful day!
Sailing under the Newport Bridge


Back in our harbor, our friends getting their sailboat ready for the Newport to Bermuda race!!!


A wonderful weekend - hated for this one to end!

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Home, painting & cleaning, and graduations!

I took a couple days off work to head home and see my nephew graduate from high school. My sisters graduation ceremony for her masters degree in nursing turned out to be the same weekend, so I could attend that as well!

Of course, I didn't know that my sister was turning her house inside out for the occasions....

Mom painting trim:

Sheri cleaning floors:

Steph dusting:

Scott fixing the hot tub:

Bryan painting:

Another bonus - my niece played in the band for the 8th grade promotion, so I was able to see her perform as well!


Steph & Sarah after the performance:


My sister's graduation included a full mass and ceremony - 3 hours long... only 15 masters candidates and 95 undergraduates, but the mass included the masters hooding ceremony and blessing of the hands. And the graduation ceremony included all graduates getting their nurses pin (which was pinned on them by someone special)


Sheri getting 'hooded':

Sheri getting 'pinned' by her husband, Scott

The Happy Graduate! - straight A's and completed the program in 2 years (usually takes 3)

The family gathered around for congratulations

Sheri & family

Now on to the next graduation! Bryan's high school graduation
The happy parents:

Getting his diploma: this graduation ceremony went much quicker!


The Happy graduate, Bryan, & Grandpa

And with grandma


Cake!



Table of Bryan's accomplishments


Finally, after 3 days of cleaning; painting; scrubbing, etc; we got to relax!
The groovy grandma, who doesn't stop!


The super sister in law:

The nicest nieces:

The down with it dads:

next in line: nephew Nick!

Scott, Claire, Steph, Nick
It was fun to be home and see the family. Time passes all too quickly though - I'm ready to go back again!