The rest of our 1500-mile road trip in pictures
We’re back in New Hampshire after a long 9 days and many miles in Jersey!
Blizzard of 2009
When people ask what I was doing during the blizzard of 2009 (Saturday, Dec. 19), I will have to say at a concert of course. I mean, when the state of NJ gets a whopping 2 feet of snow and high winds, why wouldn’t I be out and about gallivanting? So we put on our…
Ho Ho Who?
December is a busy month for recreation. Tonight, J is judging houses for the Holiday Lights Contest and tomorrow, he is holding his Santa Calling program. Santa Calling is a program Danville did and it was so great, J introduced it here. Parents fill out forms about their kids—ages, what they want (and are getting)…
Old McDonald had a …
I almost forgot to tell you, Internets, about the special town meeting J’s town had on Saturday. No worries. It was not an attempt to vote out the recreation department. We save that for March, you know, when I start shaking in my Uggs*.*Actually, I don’t own Uggs. I owe the knockoff brand Ulu. Anyways,…
Bye bye Marlboro
OMG. This piece of news floored me. I was convinced we might be getting around in Jetson-style vehicles before this happened. Danville restaurants go smoke-free under new law I grew up in a smoky home. In the days when the warnings on smoking were less OBVIOUS, ShortonCoffee would smoke in the car with us. My…
O Christmas Tree
When J and I moved to NH, we donated our fake tree—the one I bought when I was single in 2001—to his senior center. Because we were in NH and married, so we should get a real tree! So that first year, we set out to go buy one, but ShortShorts stopped us. He said…
Tree hugger
I’ve often said that my office window faces the backyard. Well, I’ve had a hard time working this morning because freakin ShortShorts is up in this tree cutting branches. My palms are all sweaty and my heart is racing because I am so afraid for him. Here’s a picture of the holy mother of a…
Fernando hit 100,000 miles!
My car Fernando (or Isabella as J calls HIM) has been around the block once, twice, 14 million times. And here is his memoir.I bought Fernando in January 2002 brand spanking new in Arizona. He was born ghetto. After I signed the paperwork, the car dealership called and said they already put on racing rims…
Thanksgiving feast
Watch as ShortonCoffee performs some magic. Now you see the food. Now you don’t. So now she weighs 98 lbs, instead of the previous 95. And she had 6 cups of coffee during dinner. Just thought you should know that. Oh, and J did not eat any turkey. He just couldn’t do it. It wasn’t…
To the Cuse we went
In keeping with J’s motto—will travel anywhere for a concert—J and I continued from Mohegan Sun to Syracuse, NY, for a Phish show. Cause, you know, we were already on the road. And the stupid Phish lottery he entered gave him front row tickets in an arena of 7,000 people where they haven’t played since…
Wastin’ Away in Margaritaville
While we’re experiencing a real Indian summer here in NH (of course the 50-degree temps will probably come to an end very soon), it was only fitting that we saw Jimmy Buffet Saturday. With my winning tickets from the casino last weekend! I must say, out of the 3 Buffet concerts I’ve now been too,…
Gobble, Gobble, Croak
Disclaimer: Do NOT read this post if you are squeamish or if you love animals. I am not a vegetarian. I love me some beef. I also try to live life to the fullest and try everything once. So when J told me our friend Bean was raising turkeys and invited us to the “kill…
How to not spend any money in a casino
Step 1: Use casino-provided vouchers on your first bet. Place $10 down on #10 for the big wheel spin. Win $100. Step 2: Using your second casino-provided voucher, place $10 on #5. Collect winnings of $50. Step 3: Put winnings away. Go home. Trust me, leave your ATM card at home and just come with…
Can I make a suggestion?
I came across this study from CareerBuilder.com and thought I’d share. They always have the funniest polls and I cover a lot of them for a publication I write about corporate health and productivity. In this day and age when jobs are hard to come by, you would think the employer has the upper hand.…
REI scores
There was another REI garage sale on Saturday, so we had to go, we just had to. Even though it was 27 degrees when we got on line at 7:30 in the morning (we were number 20 or so), it was worth it as usual. I went in with a budget in mind and only…
Whose Got My Extra????
So those are the words I hear all the time when I (J) attend Phish or Grateful Dead concerts. In case you didn’t know by now, I’m a big fan of music. Well, Phish has been on what they call a hiatus for a couple of years and last summer they decided to get back…
Shake what your momma gave you
We had our first dance class last night. The dance studio said they missed us during the summer, but mostly they just missed our awesome costumes for the monthly costume ball. This month, we’re learning Salsa and Bolero, along with more Swing and Foxtrot. After class last night, an older woman told me I moved…
NJ in a nutshell
I wasn’t sure if my camera would work, so I only took limited photos. I will try my best to keep you entertained as I recap our trip to NJ! Wednesday, after dressing like Sandy & Danny for J’s senior Halloween lunch (the old bitties said we looked more like Elvis and his groupie), we…
A spooky tale for Halloween
Happy Halloween everyone! Most of you know our spooky, true-life ghost stories, but I figured today was a good time to recount them! J and I bought our Virginia house in July 2005. It was in shambles and we couldn’t move in for months. The first project was to fix the roof, since it was…
Don’t argue with the ref
As the temps start dropping, J and I switch into “winter” mode. That means the start of indoor soccer and dancing. Tonight was our first soccer game. We won! But that’s not the point of this post. ShortShorts is playing on our team this session. So tonight, the ref came up to him at halftime…