With our bag of clothes in hand we were sure to have a perfect day in Westerly! And even though the morning looked a little cloudy it turned out to be a perfect beach day!
10
Aug
With our bag of clothes in hand we were sure to have a perfect day in Westerly! And even though the morning looked a little cloudy it turned out to be a perfect beach day!
9
Aug
Today was a roller coaster of a day if I have ever had one. It started with getting up early and being on cloud nine because Noby and I were heading to the beach. On the way we were even going to stop at Salvation Army and do our good deed by dropping off all our donations. We were on cloud nine!
I was a little bummed when I couldn’t fit all the donations in the car but overall I was very happy to get rid of what was I could fit!
Really nothing else was going to fit in this car! We made our drop off, got some DD and headed to the beach. We made excellent time and were at the beach in no time at all. I was even thinking “why haven’t we been here in 3 weeks, the drive was so easy!” Kathy was waiting for us at the condo and I went to to grab our clothes to change for the beach.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! The bag of ALL our clothes, I mean ALL of them was NOT in the car! No clothes, No diapers, No BATHING SUITS! I had no idea what to do. I wanted to cry.
Off to Walmart we went. We would solve this. I had hope high hopes. All we needed was a change of clothes for both of us and some bathing suits. We would do laundry at night, it’s not a big deal at all. It would be great!
At Walmart we headed right to the kid section. Hummmm No bathing suits. Ummm ok, we could figure this out… Shorts and shirts on clearance rack would work. We got two sets, one to swim in and one to change into after. We grab diapers, swim diapers and some pajamas to sleep in! Done, YEAH!!
Off to the Maternity Section. Walking around, walking around… I grab a pair of pajamas, check. Looking for the Maternity section. Walking, looking…. nothing. I stop to ask where it is. THEY DON”T HAVE ONE??? WHAT?!?! People in Westerly, RI don’t get pregnant? They don’t need Maternity clothes? Hummmm Off to the Woman’s Department. Again, no bathing suits. UGH. I grab a few pairs of shorts and a couple of UGLY shirts and we head to the beach! In the back of my head, I kept thinking, I should just go home.
Once at the beach I remember why we were there. It was soo nice, soo relaxing, I was sooo happy. And so was Noby. Right away Sarah took him in the water he so excited. He was in heaven!
I was still bummed about the clothes and was texting with Ichiro from the beach. SOMEHOW it was suggested that we drive half way to meet, so I could get the bag. I felt VERY guilty about this but at the same time really REALLY wanted our bag. Ichiro was still in NY, he still had to take the train to Boston, a cab home from the train station. Could I really ask him to jump in the car and drive 2 hours just so I could have some clothes? He kept saying he didn’t mind and I kept thinking how much I wanted it.
In the end that was the plan. I put Noby to bed and waited for Ichiro to call that he was home. We both jumped in our cars and headed out. We met in Providence and I got to see my husband that I haven’t seen since Friday morning when I dropped him off at work AND I got my bag!!! It was a win win for me! I can’t thank Ichiro enough, he’s making the rest of our stay here in Westerly so much better!
All in all the day ended on a high note. It was a roller coaster but everything ends well here in Westerly.
8
Aug
HEY FRIENDS!! Check this out! You know the who you are…. Our friends that were here recently, who slept in the guest room… You know who you are… (OK KERRY AND BILL!) Check out these pictures!! Only one week and we have…
Moved the dressers out of our room and moved the elliptical in (thanks to Bill!)
removed the doors in the guest room. Framing and sheetrock hung!
Sheetrock hung in closet! Over 10 bags ready for Salvation Army!
AND LOOK HOW CLEAN THE HALLWAY IS!!! No Tripping over crap!!!
Can’t wait to see what we get done this week!
8
Aug
On Saturday, Mom and I got so much work done. I can’t even believe how much we really did! But this was only possible because Brenda took Noby for the day. And I mean THE DAY!!! I was expecting her to take him for a couple of hours but that wasn’t her plan. At 5:30, I finally told mom that I was calling. It wasn’t that I was worried but I needed to know where they were. Brenda said they just got in the car to come home and Noby was already asleep!
She took him to Davis Farmland in Sterling, MA. As all of you know Noby LOVES animals. We have been to the zoo plenty of times but he has never been to an actual farm. He was in HEAVEN! Brenda took so many great pictures and you can tell he had the time of his life!!!!
Thanks again, Brenda for being the Bestest Auntie and Sister Ever!!
The best part of the day…. Noby got to ride a pony!!!
7
Aug
Today Mom came to help me get this house ready for the new baby!!! Brenda took Noby on an Auntie/Noby adventure (more on that later) and gave Mom and I an ENTIRE day to work on “The Purge Of the Century!!”
It was perfect, we worked ALL day and as of right now we have 9 bags ready to be dropped off at Good Will! The bags are even in the car!!
Here’s a snap shot of the first trip to the car!!!
4
Aug
It’s kind of funny, a few weeks ago, on our way to celebrate our friend Cassius’s birthday we saw a sign for Cirque du Soleil. I told Ichiro that one day I would love to see one of their shows. He laughed at me and asked if anyone really went to see them. That was the end of that conversation. Fast forward to the following Wednesday, Brenda called me and asked what I was doing tonight. “Nothing?” She asked if I wanted to do a last minute Girls Night and see Cirque du Soleil!!! I couldn’t believe it!!! And to make it even better someone GAVE her two tickets so the show would be FREE!!
The show was absolutely amazing! Nothing like I’ve ever seen before. Each act just out did the next!! Here are a few pictures I found on the internet… AND if you ever get a chance to see one of the shows I HIGHLY recommend seeing it!!!
1
Aug
Uncle Bill came for a visit before his trip to Maine this weekend. It was so great to see him and just hangout like old times. Noby loved seeing Bill and even tried to fill his shoes!