I Think We Have Been Robbed

With 42 days left to go today, the movers came and packed up 95% of our belongings. This starts the move home process physically for us. We have been there mentally for quite awhile knowing we were moving home but when you watch your personal belongings disappear right before your eyes it is a true feeling of leaving. Scott said "I think we have been robbed" right after the movers left since that is what it feels like.

Here are a few "before pictures". We tried to move everything into our 2nd bedroom that needed packing in order to ensure nothing was left behind.






And this is the now....feeling a little empty but looking forward to the next 42 days in London and the 43rd back in the US!



Bailey is wondering where everything went.



Here is the next mover herself. If you look closely you will see a roll of moving tape carefully being watched. Bailey is a fond lover of tape rolls. She was all over the 3 movers and watching those tape rolls every second. They gave her one to play with and now it will not leave her side.

Over the next few weeks our 1,847 lbs. and 38 boxes/parcels of stuff will make its way over to the US and eventually to NJ. Where we got 1,847 pounds of stuff I don't know but I guess it all adds up.

Chargers vs. Saints

Scott and I went to the NFL game that was played in London yesterday at Wembley Stadium. Kickoff was at 5pm so to coincide with the 1pm kickoffs back in the States. After a few mishaps in the beginning, before the game started, it all seemed to go off without a flaw.


Since the Saints were the "home" team, they left on everyone's seat a Saints flag so that you could cheer them on. I do have to say though there were quite a few Chargers fans in the stadium that made lots of noise. It was nice actually getting to see a live game rather than watching it on TV. Here are some pictures from last night:

Row Row Row your boat....

quickly down the Charles. Faster, Faster, Faster, Faster to beat the other teams.

This past weekend Scott and I flew to Boston to watch my brother in-law Ryan and my cousin Kayla row in the Head of the Charles for Iona College. Scott and I both rowed in the HOTC throughout school and it is a thrilling row down the river for many reasons. Of the 3 miles you row, you go under 7 bridges that are packed with people cheering, the excitement/fear of potentially colliding under the bridge with another crew, seeing the beauty that Boston on one side and Cambridge on the other has to offer, the gorgeous trees all changing color and the pure adrenaline rush you just get from a race.

Saturday morning started the day of races and the first race for us was my brother in laws race in which was the Men's Open 4+ (you ask what the plus means? It means with a coxswain...the person who is stereotyped as the person screaming at the crew). Of the 43 boats that were in the race they finished 21st which was great since that guarantees them a bid into the race again next year. Following that race was the Women's open 4+ in which my cousin was rowing. They just missed the cut-off for getting a guaranteed bid for next year but she loved the race and was glad to experience it.

Ryan is sitting in seat 2, the 2nd from the back of the boat.

After the races we headed back to the hotel to rest a little before going out for dinner. We went to John Harvard's in Cambridge for dinner and seeing that the HOTC and the Red Sox game were on, the place was PACKED.

Sunday is was up for breakfast, a good bye to the parents and then off to Harvard. We walked around the campus that morning with Ryan, Kayla and Jules and then headed off to Bean Town.

Some pictures of Harvard!

Now time for Boston:

After walking through Quincy Market and Faneuil Hall we went into Cheers for a beer and some NFL games. It was now approaching 3:30 in the afternoon and Ryan, Kayla and Jules made their way to South Street Station to take the bus back to NYC and Scott and I headed back to Harvard Square to watch the 4pm NFL games at John Harvard's. We ended our trip with a wonderful dinner which was Buffalo Chicken style Macaroni and Cheese!

Happy Birthday Scott!

Today we celebrate another Birthday in the family and this time it is my dear hubby's birthday! Over the years we have celebrated numerous birthdays together and have celebrated them in numerous locations for that matter. Last year we celebrated your birthday and my dad's birthday in London, the year before that on a plane coming back from our honeymoon, in 2005 your parents and brother were down and we were at the hunt, and the list can go on and on, but there is one thing that remains the same is that every year you celebrate your birthday around someone or a group of people that truly love you. Therefore this year, we will continue that but it will be me and you tonight, going out for a nice Italian dinner in Richmond followed by a wonderful Carrot Cake from Hummingbird Bakery.

Here is to many more birthdays, many more memorable years ahead and a lifetime of love and happiness from me, your family and friends!

Happy Birthday Dear!

Happy Birthday Dad!

Today is a very special Birthday in my family, in fact it is my Dad's 60th Birthday!!!

It is hard to imagine what one accomplishes in 60 years, but my dad, the man that never stops, has accomplished quite a lot. Born in North Dakota and moved to Wisconsin as a little boy, he was raised in farm country USA. Learned to drive a tractor at 12, or close to that, born a hunter, son of the town Dentist, oldest sibling of 4, star football player, loving husband and the Best Dad a Daughter could have.

In 1948, the year my dad was born, Twelfth Street Rag by Pee Wee Hunt was the Number One Billboard Charts that year, Harry S. Truman won the election for President over Thomas E. Dewey, best picture of the year was Gentleman's Agreement, best original screenplay was Sidney Sheldon, The Bachelor and the Bobby - Soxer and Ford built the last of the all-wood sided Sportsman Convertibles with only 28 built that year.

In 2008, we are in another election year with Barack Obama and John McCain, a recession in the US, Paper Trail by T.I. is the Top song today, best picture of the year was No Country for Old Men and best original screenplay was Diablo Cody, Juno.

So today Dad, I want to say Thank You for being a wonderful Dad, for always being there for us, guiding us and teaching us the rights and wrongs in life, educating us on facts that you always seem to know (how I don't know but you do), and lastly for providing us with a wonderful home to grow up in! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!