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Swimming with the Cole Fam
Posted on July 16, 2011 by Ching under Life.
Kind of glad that tot’s night got canceled because then we were able to get in some pool time with the Cole fam. Carolyn seemed to have a lot of fun getting tossed back and forth like a basketball by mommy and daddy. She was getting a lot of air and it freaked me out a little, but Gina and Coley managed to catch her every time. Whew!
This is my favorite underwater pic of Gina because her hair is going everywhere! LOL.
The water temperature was just right and the weather was perfect. It was late enough in the day that it wasn’t too hot outside. I’ll have to remember that Friday nights are good nights to go swimming because we have the pool to ourselves.
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Fourth of July – Fireworks
Posted on July 10, 2011 by Ching under Life.
After our dinner at Bertucci’s, we figured that we were too late to get a good spot on the Esplanade for the Boston Pops performance and fireworks so we thought we might be able to watch the fireworks from the hotel. Upon returning to the hotel, however, we realized that we wouldn’t be able to watch the fireworks from the fifth floor pool patio because of how the Charles River bends. We found out from one of the hotel staff that if we just walked along the river a little ways then we would get a good view of the fireworks. His definition of good was more like just okay for me. Either that or his definition of little ways was a lot farther what we had actually walked. =P
Unfortunately, most of us were tired from the day’s activities (Sam Adams Brewery and Fenway Park). Mama Dill, for one, couldn’t walk too far so we were on the other side of the Boston University Bridge, just past the Hyatt Regency (before the Harvard Bridge). We saw the fireworks okay but I think, if I were to do it again, I would spend the day camped out at the Esplanade. We could just bring a sack lunch or some delicious confections from Mike’s Pastry or something. LOL.
I think Brian and I were in shape enough to walk from our hotel to MIT (about 30 minutes on a brisk pace) — just past the Harvard Bridge, in front of the big dome, would have been a really good spot. That would have been too long of a walk for the others, though, because it would have been at least an hour of walking round trip. In hindsight, we could have taken the T from Central Square to Kendall/MIT and then just walked a short distance to the river. The four of us (Jay, Becca, Brian and I) had our 7-day MBTA pass, but all MBTA fares were free that night in celebration of Independence Day so Jeff and Mama Dill wouldn’t have had to pay. Oh, well. You live and learn.
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Cheese and Crackers, Anyone?
Posted on June 26, 2011 by Ching under Life.
We had fun at the Phelpi’s last night. Brian and I brought the wines that we had gotten from Wamego a couple of weeks ago: Fraidy Cat from Oz Winery and Purple Crush (K-State wine, but Cory drank some anyway) from Vin Vivante. Brian also brought the bottle of Funky Llama that Jay got for him.
Becca brought a bottle of Skinny Girl Margarita and then Cory and April had a couple bottles from Smoky Hill Winery. I wanted some Sweet Lady and was looking forward to it, but we didn’t get to it last night. I think I have a couple of bottles of it here, though.
The guys were slow to drink because they were preoccupied with Mortal Kombat.
Look at that concentration. =P
Many thanks to Cory and April for having us over last night. We had a great time.
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Ching’s New Flat Wallet
Posted on June 18, 2011 by Ching under Life.
I had to go to Lucinda’s the other day to buy a new wallet. I had left mine in the car for a couple of weeks and it melted in the heat. Well, it didn’t actually melt. The heat broke down the adhesive holding the wallet together so it started falling apart. 🙁
Thankfully, Lucinda’s has a bunch of these flat wallets on hand so I was able to find a suitable replacement. But the moral of this story is — don’t leave your wallet in the car when it’s 100+ degrees out!
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Fix Pasture
Posted on June 11, 2011 by Ching under Life.
Brian and I are looking forward to checking out Symphony in the Flint Hills. It’s this huge annual event that we’ve heard about for years, but have never ever participated in. I’m not sure what to expect, but I’m really looking forward to it.
P.S. This photo was taken by Jan using her iPhone.
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