Sailing Foundation - work party!

The sailing foundation that I volunteer for (as Treasurer) had a work party on a Saturday morning.  There's a lot to do before the summer & boats can be put in the water!

 Organization is so important!  Especially when you have Mercury sailboats & their sails, booms, etc & 420 sailboats & their accessories & Opti's & their accessories & J22 sailboats & their accessories...

 It was the one warm weekend day - so we were able to lay out sails & determine if they were worth keeping or not

 We also had to organize the boats (these 420's are for sale - so we had to take them off the dry docks & take pictures)

 The J22's!

 And the Frostbite sailing group were out racing!  It was fun to watch!

Postponed Christmas party!

Our friends bid on a private party at Blithewold Mansion in Bristol, every year.  It's usually in December but had to be postponed this year to February. 

 There was a lot of good food & drink & everyone had a great time!  We hadn't seen a lot of these friends since other December parties, so it worked out well - having it in February!

 Lots of good conversations!

 Mostly about how cold our winter has been - and will it ever end! ;)

 :)  Good friends!

Kitchen project - done!

Chris did the honors of removing our counter tops & sink (saved us $800!)  And it only took him about 30 minutes.

 Then on Friday morning, the granite guys arrived!

 Ahh, it looks nice!

Nice backsplash.  Chris likes this much better than the old tile :)

We love it!

 But look how close the new granite compares to our old laminate!  

It's been a long winter!

It's either snowing or bitter cold!

 At least Bolts loves the snow!

 But we've been spending too much time inside!  Ready for warmer (even 50's would be nice!) & spring!!!

Back to FL

I (Steph) met my Mom in FL for this trip.  We flew from different cities & landed about 10 minutes apart from each other :)

1st night - dinner with the family :)

Saw my cousin's new countertops - Soapstone - very cool!!

 Went to Siesta key beach

 Saw dolphins (3 days in a row!)

 Me & Mom

 And we went to some open houses

 This was one of our favorites - in my cousin's neighborhood

 But then we saw this one:

 Kitchen

 Guest bedroom

 Guest Bath

 Master bed

 Master bath

 Master bed (flooring)

 Lanai (right side)

 Lanai (left side)

 Dining room & Living room

 Dining Room & Kitchen

 Mom, me, Cathy

 And Mom bought the place - as an investment property/2nd home.
Look at that pool.... in the middle of a lake...

 Sarasota, FL, here she comes!

 Time to relax :)

Garage Night! Saratoga Springs, New York

Heading to Saratoga in February is one of our favorite trips of the year.  We missed it last year b/c of the big winter storm (we lost power for 4 days)

Friday night - fun get together at a local hotel

 So good to see friends we haven't seen since the summer

 Chris & I were up early on Saturday morning - a nice long run around Saratoga Park & around town.  This town has it all - great park; lovely walkable downtown; Amazing gym (new YMCA); close to the mountains; lots of lakes & rivers; tons of great roads to bicycle....  If it was in the South, we would move here & be done.  BUT it's north & cold & snowy.

 Saturday afternoon - we headed over to the Hot Rod Shop - before it got too crazy busy!

 Their projects...

 Ken (Mr Bones himself) pointing out some cool options on his project.

 The garage is full of cool stuff!

 Chris chatting with our friend Jon (from England).  Oh yes, they come from all over the world for this event!

 And later that evening - much more crowded

 Ken & Keith

Great night!  We were up early on Sunday, met our friend Peter from Bristol Yacht Club - and went to the YMCA.  We swam a little; biked a Lot, and ran a little.  Good times!!