I had dinner with NMac at Parc Bistro and then saw Pride and Prejudice at the high school - good production with many students.
Saturday was quiet in the AM. NMac and I met Frank, Chris, Miku, and her friend at Monk's -- we stood around for 45 minutes before everyone got there and we could be seated. After dinner we headed to the Kimmel Center for the Leningrad Symphony by Shostakovich. It was excellent, and so was the after-dinner talk by conductor Vladimir Jurowski. Bed at 11:30!
Sunday Bob came home, and we went to Total Wine and then visited Dad. Alicia's concert was at 4, so we came back up to Harleysville for that. We tried to go to Parkside Grille, but it was closed (and the wine tasting grouo was there), so we ended up at the Pizza Pub with Fran and Perry - a very nice afternoon and evening.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Sunday, November 13, 2011
A quiet weekend
Went out for a beer with the youngsters on Friday afternoon - Kevin, Amy, Brian, and Lauren are such nice people for being totally young enough to be my children!
NMac stopped by for dinner, bringing a cheese steak and the pictures from her trip. The cheese steak was so yummy, and the pictures were really good - took me back to our big trip to the UK as well as other trips to Paris and Munich.
I slept well on Friday night - yay!! Saturday morning involved drinking good coffee and eating a cranberry orange scone, reading the paper, and marking some essays. After lunch, I went to see Dad - we had coffee and pop ems together. He's having trouble swallowing certain things, so he's on a special diet...part of the disease. :(
After visiting Dad, I did some looking at Marshall's, Dress Barn, and Chico's - got some coffee and good bread from Fresh Market and then went home to watch Made in Dagenham, a British movie that Netflix recommended. It was pretty good although not the best movie I've ever seen.
Today I went to New Hope to pick up my key to Fred's, the super secret breakfast place that Nicole had taken me to in early September. I took Frank and Chris with me, and we had a good breakfast and and great time! Then I used my 50% coupon to buy a really pretty cardigan sweater, matching jeans, and tank top at Chico's -- of course, I had to go to TWO Chico's to get the best deal. Then I stopped at Wegman's and got some stuff for the week - now I'm home and getting ready to check out the newest Netflix offerings while eating a late lunch.
NMac stopped by for dinner, bringing a cheese steak and the pictures from her trip. The cheese steak was so yummy, and the pictures were really good - took me back to our big trip to the UK as well as other trips to Paris and Munich.
I slept well on Friday night - yay!! Saturday morning involved drinking good coffee and eating a cranberry orange scone, reading the paper, and marking some essays. After lunch, I went to see Dad - we had coffee and pop ems together. He's having trouble swallowing certain things, so he's on a special diet...part of the disease. :(
After visiting Dad, I did some looking at Marshall's, Dress Barn, and Chico's - got some coffee and good bread from Fresh Market and then went home to watch Made in Dagenham, a British movie that Netflix recommended. It was pretty good although not the best movie I've ever seen.
Today I went to New Hope to pick up my key to Fred's, the super secret breakfast place that Nicole had taken me to in early September. I took Frank and Chris with me, and we had a good breakfast and and great time! Then I used my 50% coupon to buy a really pretty cardigan sweater, matching jeans, and tank top at Chico's -- of course, I had to go to TWO Chico's to get the best deal. Then I stopped at Wegman's and got some stuff for the week - now I'm home and getting ready to check out the newest Netflix offerings while eating a late lunch.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Sisters weekend - the conclusion!
Wow, I just now got a few minutes in which to finish the journey!
Saturday morning we had a decent breakfast at the hotel and then took a driving tour of campus. Judy had a serious wound on her leg from a fall the week before, so we didn't walk too much. It was a beautiful day, and Kelsey was an enthusiastic tour guide. After purchasing some JMU stuff, we took a driving tour of the town of Harrisonburg and had a delicious late lunch at Union Station Restaurant.
Once we got back to the hotel, we relaxed for a while and took lots of silly pictures. We started playing Kelsey's favorite card game, Cootie, a little after 8PM. We laughed a lot and teased Kelsey because at one point she could have easily won the game, but because she wanted to play longer, she "surveyed the situation" rather than playing at her usual breakneck speed. She eventually won, but we ended up playing four more hands!!
We got an extra hour of sleep, yay!! We went for breakfast at around 8AM and left Harrisonburg at around 9 -- and of course I forgot my pillow --- again!!! Must be the university setting because I did the same thing when we visited Nicole the year before.
We got back to Judy's house at around one, and I got home after 2 because I stopped at Whole Foods on my way home.
Saturday morning we had a decent breakfast at the hotel and then took a driving tour of campus. Judy had a serious wound on her leg from a fall the week before, so we didn't walk too much. It was a beautiful day, and Kelsey was an enthusiastic tour guide. After purchasing some JMU stuff, we took a driving tour of the town of Harrisonburg and had a delicious late lunch at Union Station Restaurant.
Once we got back to the hotel, we relaxed for a while and took lots of silly pictures. We started playing Kelsey's favorite card game, Cootie, a little after 8PM. We laughed a lot and teased Kelsey because at one point she could have easily won the game, but because she wanted to play longer, she "surveyed the situation" rather than playing at her usual breakneck speed. She eventually won, but we ended up playing four more hands!!
We got an extra hour of sleep, yay!! We went for breakfast at around 8AM and left Harrisonburg at around 9 -- and of course I forgot my pillow --- again!!! Must be the university setting because I did the same thing when we visited Nicole the year before.
We got back to Judy's house at around one, and I got home after 2 because I stopped at Whole Foods on my way home.
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Sisters weekend in Harrisonburg, VA! Day 1 -- the drive
Got to Judy's house at 2:30 - Fran arrived at about 2:50. We were on the road by three. We thought we would escape traffic by taking 695 north of Baltimore...au contraire!
Judy drove to Maryland House , and then I drove from there almost to I 81 - ugly traffic for more than half the way.
Fran took over for the last 75 miles or so. The trip took 5 hours.
When we arrived, K, C, and N were waiting for us. We had dinner at a Meixcan restaurant -- really big margaritas and decent food.
When we got back, we were talking and got a noise complaint!
Bed at 12:30.
Judy drove to Maryland House , and then I drove from there almost to I 81 - ugly traffic for more than half the way.
Fran took over for the last 75 miles or so. The trip took 5 hours.
When we arrived, K, C, and N were waiting for us. We had dinner at a Meixcan restaurant -- really big margaritas and decent food.
When we got back, we were talking and got a noise complaint!
Bed at 12:30.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
NYC continued...
Arrived in Jackson Heights at 3PM - had to buy rubber boots b/c mine were soaking wet along with my socks and feet.
Had a great visit with the Arandas: we sang, danced, played with many toys, read books, and had delicious Indian food for dinner.
Got back rather easily - the sleet is now mostly rain. I'm having a drink at the bar in my hotel.
Had a great visit with the Arandas: we sang, danced, played with many toys, read books, and had delicious Indian food for dinner.
Got back rather easily - the sleet is now mostly rain. I'm having a drink at the bar in my hotel.
NYC in a Nor'easter...
Arrived about 45 minutes ago in my snow boots -
feet now slightly wet b/c snowboots are made of fabric.
7 train isn't running so have to go from bryant park.
A bridal party sits next to me in Mexican Restaurant at Grand Central Station
feet now slightly wet b/c snowboots are made of fabric.
7 train isn't running so have to go from bryant park.
A bridal party sits next to me in Mexican Restaurant at Grand Central Station
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Mount Vernon - Day #3
We were ready to go by 8:15 - off to breakfast at Pain Quotidien in Old Town - NMac and I love this place, and now B and G do, too! After the best latte and brioche ever, we headed south to Mount Vernon, about a 15-minute ride. We learned at this moment that it is nearly impossible to make a left turn anywhere in Old Town...so frustrating!!! We finally got onto the Parkway, looking all the while for fall foliage. There wasn't too much to be found - everything was kind of dull - the only disappointment of our trip.
After getting tickets for the house tour, we watched a video and then walked around the grounds for about an hour and a half. It was a beautiful day, and some guy took amazing pictures of the four of us standing in front of the house. The house tour took about 1/2 hour, and then we had a quick lunch. The next destination was the museum on the grounds, which I had never seen. It was interesting and not overwhelming, thank goodness, since I was a bit tired by then. After checking out the gift shop (where I bought a replica Bastille key - Washington actually had one in the house given to him by the Marquis de Lafayette), we drove down to the grist mill and watched demonstrations of the making of cornmeal and the distilling of whiskey. NMac, B, and G bought some cornmeal to take home, and then we rushed back to the hotel to freshen up for our cupcake and dinner expedition. We took the subway to Rosslyn and then walked over the Key Bridge into Georgetown for some cupcakes. By the time we got to the cupcake place, it was 6PM, and the line was pretty long. We waited for about 20 minutes and then decided that we'd have to give it up if we wanted to get to the restaurant in time for our reservation (we had about a mile walk to get to the Founding Farmers restaurant).
Even though we were ON TIME for our reservation, we didn't get seated for 1/2 hour. All of us were a bit perturbed, but the manager offered us free deviled eggs, fried green tomatoes, and homemade cornbread as a gesture of apology. We ate every free morsel!!!! Dinner was again incredibly good - and the carrot cake for dessert more than made up for missing a Georgetown cupcake.
We caught the metro at Foggy Bottom and got back to King Street at about 10:30. NMac discovered that the layers of government bureaucracy extended to trying to consolidate two Metro cards into one - she would have had to go to the Pentagon station to do that - how ridiculous.
Bed at 11PM - exhausted and SOOOO full.....
After getting tickets for the house tour, we watched a video and then walked around the grounds for about an hour and a half. It was a beautiful day, and some guy took amazing pictures of the four of us standing in front of the house. The house tour took about 1/2 hour, and then we had a quick lunch. The next destination was the museum on the grounds, which I had never seen. It was interesting and not overwhelming, thank goodness, since I was a bit tired by then. After checking out the gift shop (where I bought a replica Bastille key - Washington actually had one in the house given to him by the Marquis de Lafayette), we drove down to the grist mill and watched demonstrations of the making of cornmeal and the distilling of whiskey. NMac, B, and G bought some cornmeal to take home, and then we rushed back to the hotel to freshen up for our cupcake and dinner expedition. We took the subway to Rosslyn and then walked over the Key Bridge into Georgetown for some cupcakes. By the time we got to the cupcake place, it was 6PM, and the line was pretty long. We waited for about 20 minutes and then decided that we'd have to give it up if we wanted to get to the restaurant in time for our reservation (we had about a mile walk to get to the Founding Farmers restaurant).
Even though we were ON TIME for our reservation, we didn't get seated for 1/2 hour. All of us were a bit perturbed, but the manager offered us free deviled eggs, fried green tomatoes, and homemade cornbread as a gesture of apology. We ate every free morsel!!!! Dinner was again incredibly good - and the carrot cake for dessert more than made up for missing a Georgetown cupcake.
We caught the metro at Foggy Bottom and got back to King Street at about 10:30. NMac discovered that the layers of government bureaucracy extended to trying to consolidate two Metro cards into one - she would have had to go to the Pentagon station to do that - how ridiculous.
Bed at 11PM - exhausted and SOOOO full.....
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