Sweet Summertime

I have just come to the realization that I only have about 2 more months of summer left. I'm not so sure how I feel about this... I still have so many things I want to do, and with work 6 days a week, very little time to do them!

Here is my list:
1. Go to Martha's Vineyard
2. Visit AR in NYC
3. Spend some time at the beach
4. See MK and JL!
5. Play lots and lots of golf!

Jury Duty

Today I spent approximately 4 hours sitting in the jury room at the Wareham District Court doing absolutely nothing. My services were deemed unnecessary and I was freed just in time for lunch. The most comical part of the whole thing was the juror video that we were shown in an effort to explain our role as a trial juror, the hostess of the video was quite comical.

The iPad was allowed in the courthouse after all, and I was able to do a decent amount of reading while I sat waiting. The lady beside me was not too helpful though, she was quite the conversationalist!

The good news: I'm off the hook for at least 3 more years!

Performing My Civic Duty

So a few months ago I received a nice little white card from the Office of The Jury Commissioner. I have jury duty. I am supposed to report tomorrow at 8:30 am, and I am slightly less than thrilled. I normally would be all for serving on a jury, but the timing of this lovely obligation is just a bit less than convenient. I am really hoping that they are going to allow me to bring my iPad into the jury room so that I can read my book, since I have already read about 400 of its approximately 800 pages. I simply don't want to have to start a new book! I'm not really sure of the rules on iPads, since the juror information on the state website is none too helpful, and the whole page looks like it was designed in the stone ages... They definitely have not kept up with the times!

Happy First Day of Summer!!

Relaxation

I am once again sitting at work on an absolutely gorgeous day, wishing I was outside. I'd even do yard work just to get into the sunshine. Pretty soon I will get my freedom for about 24 hours, and then it is back to work all over again. Basically, I'm going to make every second count. Lounging by the pool, playing golf, taking the puppies for a walk, and watching a movie all lie in my near future. I can't wait to be able to do absolutely nothing!

Last night BM gave her speech at Relay For Life, and she did an incredible job, many in the crowd were in tears. I video taped it, and hopefully I'll figure out how to put it up here for everyone to enjoy.

See You Next Season...

So last night the Celtics blew a decent lead, lost the game, and the championship. Oh well, Go Sox. I spent the evening watching the game with Grandma and her adorable 20-something year old (thats right... shes still going strong!) cat, Jessie. We thought that the Celtics had a chance down to the final seconds, but we ended up terribly disappointed :-(.

Tonight I will be walking a few laps at the Bridgewater/Lakeville/Middleboro Relay for Life. BM will once again be giving the survivor speech, and she undoubtedly will make us all cry again this year. Unfortunately I will be unable to stay over at the track all night this year due to the fact that I will be waking up for work as the sun comes up... silly golfers and their absurdly early tee times.

I can't wait for this weekend, its finally going to be warm out, and I need to work on my golf game and my tan... not necessarily at the same time though...the stark white feet look isn't exactly in style.

On another note, I scored a second job recently, which will aid in the replenishing of my bank account after quite the spurt of shopping sprees lately. What can I say, Rugby had a sale! ;-)
For the next six weeks or so I will be travelling to Rockland Golf Course and Harmon to teach the sport I am oh-so obsessed with to little cherubs in the 9 and under division. JG and CL will be teaching as well so it is sure to be an entertaining gig!

Concerts etc.

The Lifehouse and Daughtry concert in Amherst was spectacular! The opening act was not too great, but that was made up for by the other two acts! The crowd was quite an eclectic mix, which just added to our amusement.

Tonight will be spent cheering on the Celtics with Grandma of course!! At 89 years young, she is quite the Boston sports fan! At the moment I am quite torn, watch the US Open, the Red Sox, or the Celtics pregame... such a conundrum.

GO CELTICS!

Family Visit!

This past week my lovely Aunt, Uncle and cousins came from Ohio for a visit! KFG is 12 and KJG is 9, and they are both so much fun! We traipsed all over Boston doing the "tourist thing" from Paul Revere's grave to Faneuil Hall and Boston Harbor, they saw much of what Boston has to offer! KFG's first order of business upon arriving on the east coast was putting her feet in the Atlantic Ocean for the first time ever. Quite a noble goal if you ask me. I also believe that we succeeded in transforming KJG into a Red Sox fan...

BM and I are heading off to Amherst MA tonight to go to a Lifehouse/Daughtry concert... we scored 5th row seats!!!

Happy Monday!

REUNION 2010

I just spent the past four days at Stonehill for REUNION 2010 and it was an awesome experience.

The first night was spent valet parking cars for the Presidents Dinner.
Highlight of Thursday night: Allison parking an SUV with a 150 lb bull mastiff in the back.

Friday was spent doing odd jobs around campus, making paper flowers for hours on end, checking in alumni as they arrived for reunion, and playing our newly invented game: guess the graduation year.

Saturday was the craziest day of all.... An alumni BBQ took up most of the day between setting it up and actually hosting it on the lawn behind Donahue... My job: face painting... I have no artistic skills whatsoever so I'm not really sure how successful I was at the whole thing but that's ok. Saturday night was the mixer, which was really fun... The pillar society alums are adorable and so much fun to dance with!

During the weekend AR and I stayed in the junior courts and got a taste of what life is like there... Such a change from O'Hara!

One more highlight from the weekend: AR and I chased a chipmunk through the halls of Villa in an attempt to get it out of the building... We succeeded but looked a bit foolish while doing it!

CONGRATS NDA GOLF!

So first and foremost I want to say a HUGE congratulations to my high school golf team, NDA won their 9th straight state title on Tuesday! You girls totally deserved it, you all worked so hard this season!! EO, CL and I were "tournament officials" this year, definitely a different perspective on the whole event!

On a different note: Today AR and I will be returning to Stonehill to work Reunion 2010! Not sure of our housing situation for the next four days, but the whole experience is sure to be a blast! Going back to school in the middle of summer... Count me in!!