Yea SOX!

Way to go SOX! This is a great time for Red Sox Nation (and a great time for me to catch up on some SLEEP!)

Do you ever have those mornings when you just do NOT want to get out of bed? I am usually a morning person (I teach 3 days/week at 6am) but today it was like pulling teeth. I got up at the usual time, showered and then got BACK in bed in my bathrobe and towel to shut my eyes for a little longer while I listened to the news. I don't know if it's the late baseball nights, the really great episode of Brothers and Sisters last night (tell me you saw it. Senator McCallister, I'm in love...), the fact that it finally feels like fall or the flannel sheets and winter-weight comforter I put on my bed but it is NOT. FUN. I want to zip up in a snuggle-sack (you need one too if you live in New England) and go back to bed. IMMEDIATELY. Unfortunately I have a busy day at work today and that is most definitely NOT an option.

I hadn't been to Marshall's is a really long time so I took a trip over there on Saturday and got some GREAT stuff! It's usually not my favorite place, but everything was an additional 25% off and I got four items for less than $40 including a Lilly P button-down shirt that is absolutely PERFECT. I have to stop shopping now because I'm going to run out of money and reminder, SELF? That trip you're taking in December? To SPAIN? Well, you're supposed to be SAVING money for that. And the trip a mere six weeks later to Hilton Head? That too. Oh, and THIS YEAR? You're going BACK to Hilton Head four weeks after the first trip and, hi, getting from Vermont to Hilton Head is not exactly a cheap endeavor. You need to save for that TOO. And CHRISTMAS. AH!

Okay, I've completely stressed myself out. I must go and calculate my vacation time. Hope everyone had a great weekend!

WooHoo!

I love being a Red Sox fan. These late-night games are cutting into my sleeping time, but it is well worth it. There's something so fun about putting on all of your favorite Red Sox gear and hanging out in the family room watching the game. Rockies, watch out- - we're on a roll.

I hosted a tupperware party yesterday- - yes it's still around and no I don't remember turning 40- - kidding. It was really fun, any excuse to throw a party really can't be passed up even it's it's for plasticware.

I spent the evening last night helping my sisters with their college applications. I didn't have anyone to help me when I applied (actually, the week my application was due my parents were on a vacation and left me home watching my sisters) so they better appreciate all of this help! Applying to school is not exactly a task I was REALLY looking forward to completing again! All I can say now is that they BETTER get in, I have a personal stake in their applications after all. :)

I also did some serious shopping this weekend but got TONS of GREAT sale items. I couldn't find all of the pictures to post but I did get two new pair of shoes to show you. One for fun, and one for Jazzercise... check 'em out.

for fun...For Jazz... (I got the black, pink is next!)

Confession

I cried.

When we were at the Red Sox game a couple of weeks ago it was Disability Awareness Night and many of the night’s activities were centered around children and people with disabilities. Right before the game started a softball team of individuals living with downs syndrome took the field and were able to play for a few outs which, I’m sure, was the highlight of their season. When it was time for the National Anthem one of them stayed on the field, stepped up to the mic and started singing. (If you’ve been to a Sox game before you know they show the lyrics to all of the songs played so the words were right up there on the big screen next to the video that was showing people in the crowd.)

It wasn’t immediately obvious that the person singing had downs syndrome but his tendency to get “stuck” on the last syllable of the word had some people glancing around trying to figure it out. Well, right in the middle of, “And the rockets red glare…” they showed him singing up on the big screen, and he happened to be glancing up at the same time, saw his face up there and CRACKED UP! It was the funniest thing I have ever seen, the whole stadium laughed a little and quieted down so he could finish. Except he couldn’t. He got the giggles, tried to pick it up, but lost his place in the music. This is where the magic of Fenway comes in: (I’m sure this stuff happens elsewhere, but to be a part of something like this just gives you chills.) They cut the music, kept the mic on and the entire stadium, at once it seemed, started singing along with this boy until he could find his place again. Then at the end, everyone stopped singing and let him have a solo for the grand finale. He couldn’t have been more proud when they showed him again on the big screen and he finished without missing a beat.

There was not a dry eye in the house.

Boston!

The moon rising over Fenway... it doesn't get much better than that! :)

We had a *great* weekend! I got to see my best friends from college, two I haven't seen since they graduated (1.5 and 2.5 years ago!) which was, to say the least, awesome.

The Red Sox actually lost the game we were at, but when you're there you kind of forget about that part because it's just so fun! We also got to do a whole slew of fun things, like Fanuil Hall, Tia's on the Waterfront, PF Changs, Clery's, the Sail Club, the BEACH. :) It was quite the perfect weekend!

Now it's time for some CELEBRATION! The 4th is always great fun at my house because my sister's birthday is on the 3th (party tonight, woo!) and our town parade goes directly in front of my house so we have a big lawn/parade party that starts at 9:30 in the morning. I'm running in a 5k tomorrow morning too, with my sisters, and I'm actually Jazzercising in the parade... don't ask. :) And my cousin is here with her three kids so I've been spending MUCH time with them! I hope everyone has a great Holiday!