ML:BW

24
Jun
Saturday edit: Jay and Brandon ate Ghost Rider wings. Made from ghost peppers. Look that up. Serious pain ensued.

Saturday edit: Jay and Brandon ate Ghost Rider wings. Made from ghost peppers. Look that up. Serious pain ensued.

17
Apr

We finally get our house…and my husband left for tour!

It’s day one of the Defeater/Touche Amore tour and I am sitting on my couch, in the great room, with my dog and my brother. This first night isn’t so bad, because the next show is a half an hour away from my house and I’ll be able to attend/bring my husband home after. Love that.

Though I have to admit that seeing Bridge 9’s tour kick-off tweetdidcrush my heart a little bit.

As you all know, we finally moved into our house on Thursday. Friday morning I went to town doing work for my client and then I went over to my Dad’s house so we could head to opening day at Fenway Park. For me, this is one of the best days of the year — I consider it the official start of spring and I get to spend the day with my dad, watching a game I have loved since I was little, including a team I have loved just as long.

Saturday morning I got an early start, enjoyed the view of my backyard and found a home for my oven squirrel (among other items received as a result of the wedding). I put so many hours into unpacking and there are still so many hours left to go.

We had breakfast at this little, hidden gem called Leah Mae’s. It’s, quite literally, like eating breakfast at your Great Aunt’s house — tea room included. The mismatched dishes line the walls and they pull them down from the shelves and stick them on the table in front of you. It was really cool.

Last night while Jay put together the tour binder, I finally got to test out my new tub. I had cleaned all of the bathrooms earlier in the day and believe me, the wine, the Nora Roberts and the soak were well deserved.

I can’t wait to share with you the contents of the “Basket of things you need but wouldn’t remember you needed.” For now, time to continue with the task of unpacking while my brother and the dog watch Cupcake Wars.

P.S. How pretty are those flowers?! My fabulous mother-in-law and stepfather-in-law sent them to us. I’m so worried I won’t be able to keep them alive. You guys saw my Bonsai tree (which is actually doing well, now).

8
Apr

It has been a wonderful weekend.

Friday night I ended up staying in and working a little bit late on a blog post for InkHouse. Jay went to hang out with his friends in Boston, which he rarely gets to do, so I had my own little productive evening. I brought home some sushi and a really really mediocre, $10 bottle of petite sirah, watched a few episodes of Happily Divorced and started pulling things together for my book. I ended up writing seven pages and compiling some of my blog posts.

Saturday I went to Worcester to hang out with my best friend, Marissa. We went to lunch at Mezcal and had the most fantastic guacamole — it had goat cheese and bacon in it. Really, as if guacamole wasn’t amazing on its own. Anyway, wealso enjoyed a couple of margaritas, which resulted in a couple of pots of tea back at her place.

That night, Jay and I went off to the Natick Mall and found ourselves in Crate and Barrel. We love going into stores like that, but up until recently, never really had a space to plan for. But soon we will and this visit was made all the more exciting because of that fact. We looked at a few sectional couches to fill out the great room and even agreed on a bed and the type of wood we want in the house. We’ve been lucky so far and agree on nearly everything. In the photo above (which is sideways for some reason) you can see a couple of pieces we are thinking about putting in a space as you walk in the front door (or less expensive pieces that are very similar). Please excuse my face and the random lady that thought it was cool to hover around us while we planned.

We had dinner at California Pizza Kitchen and then retired with some Big Bang Theory.

Of course, today is Easter, so we dragged my fatigued self up to my parents’ house to spend time with our family. They all played a guesstimation game and we ate so much delicious food. My aunt put together this really thoughtful “things you’ll need but won’t think of” basket for when we move into our house. It was just so incredibly thoughtful.

I had fun helping my sister Lylah with the Easter egg hunt this year. We’re both currently on the disabled list, so it was a great way for us to make the most of our situations.

I have a busy week ahead. Still wrapping things up for Q1 at work, opening day at Fenway Park with my Dad on Friday and…

We are finally closing and moving into our house on Thursday!


More on that later.