life is a picnic

Saturday morning at 9am Shannon calls me. I'm sleeping (obvi) and her message says 'call me back, it's important'. she was at iparty.

Emily's bachelorette-picnic.


I feel like a parent who doesn't take as many pictures of their second born as they do of their first. I have millions of photos from Shannon's shower, bachelorette, wedding, wedding weekend, dress try-on, bustle (pictured), etc.

maybe someday if I get married no one will take pictures. actually the pictures seem like one of the best parts of a wedding ceremony. everyone is focused on grooming you and wants their picture taken with you. you're like Mickey Mouse.


KG, it must be so hard to watch from the bench. you should know that you look really good in your suits.

and I just really love this picture.

Go Celtics!

Sports Update

the Sox have lost their first 2 series of '09. they take a record of 2-4 to Oakland tonight. I'm not worried. 156 games to go!
I have missed the Sox. so very much. during the offseason they unveiled new jerseys. also, the primary logo is no longer the "B", it's the "red socks".
--->

new jerseys:
(do you think that is where the state came from?)

look at the away uniforms:

they look a lot like the Yankees:

at least they got rid of the green jerseys.

yesterday the Cavs destroyed the Celtics. at the end of the first quarter the Cetltics were down 9-31. they managed to lose by 31 points. dumpster time.

only 2 more regular season games.

this week NHL playoffs start. the Bs have the top seed in the East and are playing a 7-game series with the 8th-seeded Canadiens.

last season, the Canadiens were the 1 seed and the Bruins were the 8 seed. my how the tables have turned. (Bs lost in 7 games)

one tidbit you non-sports-followers should know is that baseball play 2-4 game series all season. that's why the Sox played the Angels on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. the difference with play-off series (in all sports) is that play-off series are "best-of" and all 7 (or 5) games might not be necessary. got it?


I ate too much Easter candy.

march madness

this party will be so amazing, it'll get a tommy point.


(if you're confused)

unconditional love

what happened guys?

I know we have injuries....
Scalabrine - strained neck
KG - knee strain
Tony Allen - thumb boo-boo



but losses to Clippers and Pistons = unacceptable.

I will still sport my Celtics jacket with pride.
And Nathan is really this tall:

i hate pants

as soon as I'm in my house, the elastics come on. actually, this is pretty universal among my family.
elastics:


I was at a coffeeshop in Amherst and noticed all the students were wearing elastics.
actual students:

I don't associate my wearing of sweatpants around the house to be the same as wearing them in public. that's just lazy.

did you notice when people describe their significant other as "letting themselves go," the wearing of sweatpants is often included in this complaint?

imagine that cat in sweatpants.

lately you could say the Celtics have been wearing sweatpants. they got too comfortable in our relationship... sloppy, lazy, selfish, they don't even clean up when we have company. and they expect me to still love them. (I do)

they start the season 27-2 and win 19 games in a row. last night that had to rally to beat the Raptors in OT. since Christmas they've lost 7 of 11.

they need to take those sweatpants off and put this back on:


look at this sweet couch I saw while walking to the T:

I wish I had a car so I could've brought it home, cleaned the snow off, then lounged on it yes wearing elastics.

home for Smithmas

last night 10 people (my parents, 2 sisters, 1 brother, 1 brother-in-law, 2 fiances, 1 uncle and I) and 6 pets (5 cats and 1 dog) slept at my parents' house. 'twas a full house the night before Christmas.

holidog

I bunked with Shannon, Mike, Chip and for part of the night, Biff. poor Mike is allergic to cats but he really had no choice.

true to Smithmas form, we were woken up at 8 a.m., opened stockings, had Polish breakfast, then sat down around 11 for the big show (opening presents), followed by a roast (thanks Mom) and a full day of serious lounging, Big Love and cocoa.


you'd think Mormons would be offended by Big Love but my family got way into it. as you can see from the photo above, my family can joke about smoking, so why not about polygamy. (I'll say it once, polygamy is not a Mormon belief.) there are so many Mormon references in the show that are totally accurate and I don't think could be picked up on by non-Mormons (or former Mormons)....hymns, pictures of temples, catch phrases and jargon, etc.



what a splendid day. well, besides the Celtics' loss but that was bound to happen sooner or later.

Vital(e)

big games tonight and tomorrow. well it's only like 9 games into the Celtics' season, so it's not that big. I can't believe it's already week 10 of the football season. tomorrow: Pats vs Jets to determine first place of AFC East. Pats and Jets = currently 6-3. the Pats won their first meeting of the season 19-10.

tonight: C's vs Hawks. Hawks = currently undefeated. Cs beat them in the playoffs last year but it stretched to 5 games (it shouldn't have). the other thing to know about the Hawks is that Boston hates Mike Bibby. and he has stupid tattoos.


about 10 years ago I was really into the NCAA's March Madness. I was a fan of Bibby and Arizona all year. then when it was the finals I stayed up to watch Arizona play Kentucky and it went to overtime. I didn't stay up late that much in High School (having to go to church before school and all) but I stayed up and watched Arizona beat Kentucky and Rick Pitino. Miles Simon was MVP. what happened to him? Anyways, the best thing happened the morning after that game. we had a snow day at the beginning of April! so I didn't have to go to school and I could watch highlights on Sportscenter all day. I can hear Dick Vitale's voice now....

I can't believe I found that on google image search.

extreme hangover

a couple weeks ago my sister was watching something lame on tv (I didn't know what it was but I could tell it was lame) when I asked her what it was she said 'Extreme Home Makeover'

but I thought she said 'Extreme Hangover' which amused me for a while. I thought about how funny that show would be.... until Friday, when I lived it. and my memory was refreshed that someone hungover should never be videotaped or photographed. or probably be exposed to sunlight or living things.

Friday morning I saw Katie at Velouria. she said I 'looked tired' and asked if I ever went to bed the night before. it felt like I hadn't slept (or tasted water) in a long time.

that image still makes me queasy.

about 5 years ago my cousin Aileen showed up to a family gathering at my grandma's house in NH really hungover. she didn't want to tell my relatives why she didn't feel good so all my aunts started thinking maybe it was morning sickness. they laughed and looked disappointed when she told a select few she wasn't up the spout.
here we are 2 months ago at Shannon's wedding (happily inheriting some champagnes)

enough of the lowlights, time for highlights.

Friday night were happyhaps for Elise's 25th birthday. Elise enjoying a sangria sampler:

friendly bats at Kaitlin's art show:

AI goes to the Pistons:

I'm not sure how I feel about the trade. it will be interesting to see how the remaining Pistons react to having a superstar instead of being the team with no stars. I watched the Celtics - Pistons game last night and was surprised how handily the Cs won. I didn't miss Billups or McDyess that's for sure.

I finished reading Little Children and The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta. I'm almost done with The Uses of Enchantment. I need a book to read next, I'm on a roll. if Mary finishes Notes on a Scandal soon I will read that. I'd like to have a book club of books made into movies. then it can be a book and movie club.

Happy Birthday Perk


the party at the Good Life was beyond good.

they asked Mary and I to have a monthly party there, so more partees to come! the next one being December 6.

putting the 'stun' in Boston

it's a stretch but an appropriate one. sports in a second. first, the weather.

I recently turned my heat on for the first time in this apartment. today I wore a hat, scarf and gloves. seems like the cold weather is coming earlier this year than in years past. where are the effects of global warming that make the weather more comfortable?
I try not to wear my winter coat til Thanksgiving.

I had a lovely past few days.

2 days at the cottage on 2 perfect bright sunshining days



attending a Sox playoff game that turned out to be the greatest comeback in a playoff game since 1929

(yes we stayed til the end)

'omg I can't believe this is happening and we're here to see it ahhh'


Emily just yelled at Chip to 'stop acting gay'. how does a cat act gay?

Chip, I love you.

Sox win last night. game 7 tonight. Pats on Monday night football. 3 nights, 3 big games and no overlapping, sweet.

I have to admit that now that Tom Brady is out, I find the Pats much more interesting and likeable... he's just too good. Cassel is the Achilles heel. you feel like if you root for him it just might make a difference. that's my take on it, anyways.

even Cassel was bored by Brady.

9 days til the Celtics' first regular season game.

that was the only picture I could find of my Celtics jacket.

good sports

clinch last night. nice work, guys!

I love that they are shaking cans of Bud Light.


sweet goggles


this means the Yankees can't make the postseason (for the first time since 1995) ...it's the end of an era. and the Sox will get the Wild Card unless they miraculously gain 2+ games on the Rays in 5 days.

Celtics tickets go on sale this Friday.

I love you.

I don't think I can get tickets for game 1 vs the Cavs so I'll have to wait til March 6 to see LBJ.

I love you.