Two Years of Married Life

My mom RETIRED on Friday - how incredible is that?! We also celebrated her birthday, and took off to Foxwoods for the day on Saturday. I had never been there, but aside from the smoke, it was pretty cool to check out! I doubled my $5 bill twice but left with nothing. CONGRATS MOM!!

We are off to Freeport, ME, for a little anniversary of our own this weekend. Two years since we asked our closest friends and family to stand outside in the Vermont snow with us! No real reason for picking Freeport - we toyed with the thought of skiing, and Gary's never been to the Freeport LLBean (a must!) - but I just love the Maine coast. We found a cute B&B for one night. And just our luck! There will be a team of women scrapbooking there all weekend too! Ha ha ha...

Gary and his mom have been busy with rennovations on the house in Rhode Island. It has been great to hear about it and see some transition photos. He hasn't gotten too much further on the boat, but the barn has a stereo system and he just bottled his third batch of homebrew beer last night!

One of my many resolutions - and my co-workers have joined me on this one - is to have Pad Thai only once a month. I'm excited to report that a week from today is the day! Happy Birthday to Jess! Oh my gosh I can't wait.... ha ha!

Also, to take a moment in other special birthdays... Carrie and Steve had their little boy Ethan on January 8th! He's adorable, and they are adorable as a family. Happy birthday to Heather this Saturday as well! - glad we could send you some snow in time to remind you of New England in Arizona.

Happy end to January everyone!