So my week and a half off from work has come to an end. I know it had to, but I have to admit that I was completely confused at 5am this morning when my alarm went off and the first thing that came to my head was "What the heck is that noise?" Yup - I totally forgot what my alarm clock sounded like! So here's a recap of the past week and a half...
My cousin E drove down from Ottawa on Wednesday 6/25 to spend a few days with us. Thursday proved to be a busy day as that was the first day of demolition of the exterior of the house, but we had plenty of time to fill in the day with some fun activities. First my cousin and I met J at work for a quick tour of the datacenter (one of many that this sports broadcasting firm maintains) followed by a nice lunch in their brand new cafeteria. From there my cousin and I drove down to Gillette castle state park for a tour of the mansion as well as a nice walk along the grounds. We left just as the rain started to fall, so it was perfectly timed.
On Friday, despite the threatening skies, we decided to head to Lake Compounce for some old-fashioned amusement park fun. It wasn't until after we got off our very first ride (the Wildcat!) that I learned that my cousin had never been on a roller coaster before. And I had to pick the roughest, most jostling ride there to go on first - oops! I do have to give him credit though, despite that painful ride, he seemed excited to get on boulder dash next. So he went from having never ridden to riding 2 roller coasters in 1 day! Despite all my coaxing though, he drew the line at Zoomerang. I think the going upside-down backwards thing didn't sit well with him. Next time!
Saturday ended up being a great day in Rhode Island. We traveled to Quonset Point to see the RI Airshow, complete with VIP guest passes from Team Oracle (that J secured following months of back and forth with his Oracle rep.) Not only did we have front row seats on the runway, we also got to meet B's favorite aerobatic pilot and his son who is also an aerobatic pilot - Sean D. and Eric W. D. Tucker. The highlight of the day was when B approached Sean with his own miniature version of the pilot's biplane for him to autograph. It was a kit he received at Christmas that we helped him to assemble and we even painted it bright red to match Sean's plane. Well Sean was so impressed by this little plane, that we were invited to visit the real plane so B could hop in and have a seat in it! B was so excited! We had a great time that day and meeting with the pilots was such an honor. I had never been to an airshow before but now that I have we'll definitely go again.
On Sunday B, my cousin and I spent the day down at Mystic Seaport to see the wooden boat show that was going on that weekend. It was a nice, but hot day and after a bit of walking around we left for a late lunch at Abbott's in Noank. Their hot lobster rolls a must-eat for any lobster lover! Monday morning my cousin left and headed up to the White Mountains in New Hampshire before returning back home. We on the other hand spent the beginning of last week staining more cedar (shakes this time!) More on that later...
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