Take Me Back Tuesday

Date: October 7, 2006
Place: Providence, RI

Dennis and I had gone into Providence for a Saw Doctors show at Lupo's. We took a trolley into downtown, had a great dinner at RiRa, and then headed over to catch WaterFire. If you've never been, you really should check it out. There are 100 bonfires lit along the three rivers in downtown Providence, which are tended by these folks in gondolas, all dressed in black. It's set to beautiful music, and it's really quite breathtaking. We had the added bonus of seeing one of the gondolas crash into one of the bonfires as it was being lit. Oops!

The sponsor for WaterFire that evening was the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation, so the Capitol building was all lit up in pink. During the display, hundreds of people, many breast cancer survivors, marched silently through the crowds carrying torches. Just beautiful.

We later saw a great Saw Docs show - one of my favorites to date, actually. Great, great weekend.

Playing at the park

Thought I'd share some pictures from our playtime at the park tonight during Dennis' softball practice. We had a blast!

Take Me Back Tuesday

Taken: Summer 1986 or 1987

Place: Saint Joseph Church Rectory

Here's a picture of a little squirrel I befriended while working at Saint Joseph Church - hard to believe that was more than 20 years ago now. The cooks and I named him Ezra, and he would come up on the back porch of the Rectory every afternoon for a snack. I used to feed him peanuts, which he would typically take right out of the pockets of my pants. He'd then sit on my leg and polish off his snack. This went on for months, until one day Ezra just stopped showing up. I like to think he must have found a better offer somewhere else.

Happy Mother's Day

To all the Moms out there, Happy Mother's Day!

Take Me Back Tuesday

Date: October 29, 2005

Place: TD Banknorth Garden

Since the Stanley Cup playoffs are underway, I thought this would be a timely picture. This was taken at a Bruins "Old-Timers" game we went to in Boston. A number of former Bruins players took on a team from Russia - an exhibition game, of course.

I must admit I was never really into hockey before I met Dennis; didn't get it, really. It wasn't until I went to my first hockey game in person that it all clicked. I could follow the puck, follow the line changes, and really see the game unfold. Since that day, I've really enjoyed watching it, live or on TV.

The Bruin surrounded by a sea of Russian players in the picture is Ray Bourque, Dennis' all-time favorite player. As you can see, the Russian players were just thrilled to have their picture taken with Bourque. They were just in awe of him. He retired before I got into hockey, so I never saw him play. (Althought I've watched plenty of highlights since then, right babe?) I did catch a glimpse of what it must have been like, though, even in this exhibition game. During the game, one of the Russian players cross-checked Bourque, and he spun around with a look in his eye like he was gonna make him pay. He thought better of it, naturally, but it was fun to see nonetheless.

Go B's!