Last week was spent up at Providence Point with most of the family. (See pictures in the photo album.) It was an absolutely wonderful and relaxing way to spend the week and I definitely think it should become an annual event. I can’t say that we did all that much, but just sitting around talking, swimming, and playing was the very break that I needed from work. The purpose of the week was to celebrate Dad’s retirement, but it was every ounce a vacation for everyone that went. Heidi and I also were able to spend the weekend on both ends of the week in Ottawa. We didn’t make it out to all our old haunts, but we did make it to Denny’s and Kelsey’s – two of our favorite restaurants up there. Seven hours really isn’t that much and we’ll have to plan to make it back up more often. I’ve discovered that going through Syracuse is at least as fast, if not faster, than going up through Vermont from Boston. Smile all …

So this past week was another action-packed one for Heidi and I. Guess what?? It was our first year anniversary on Saturday. It was quite a day. First we cruised up to the beach on our bike, followed by using up a gift certificate I had for one of the better restaurants in Boston, and then out to the North Shore Musical Theatre for a musical. One year of being married to the most incredible lady ever … This past week, I also made it to a local skateboard park and rode an incredible 12 foot vert ramp. Wow! That was a rush. I forgot that light headed feeling you get when you’re looking down a foot and a half of vert. I had much more fun though on the 32 foot wide mini ramp and on the fun boxes. They were slightly less scary … Smile.

So this weekend was just a little busy. Coralie and Harry and family dropped in on Thursday night and stayed right through the weekend. It was a lot of fun having the kids running around our house and we did a lot together. We ended up going to the pool, beach and even downtown on Friday for the July Fourth thing. It was really neat being down on the Esplanade and watching the Boston Pops do their thing, followed by one of the most spectacular displays of fireworks I’ve ever witnessed. According to the announcements, there was around 600,000 people packed into those few square miles so you can imagine how packed it was and how much fun it was dashing back to the train for the reverse ride. 🙂 No, it was. Really! Remind me that the beaches in New Hampshire are every bit as good as the beaches in Rhode Island for next time I want to be adventuresome. Oh yes, Shawn & Lynn and family came through as well so that made for a fun picnic lunch. No house success yet. Smile. 🙂