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Josh and Billy’s Visit

April 27th, 2009 · No Comments

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Josh and Billy visited us this weekend. Josh from Los Angeles and Billy from San Francisco. Dallas and Billy went to high school together and Josh and Billy went to college together. By coincidence, I think, they all lived in Boston at the same time a few years back and became the best of friends…. and Celtics fans, even though none of them are from Boston originally.

On Sunday, the Chicago Bulls played the Boston Celtics at the United Center. This was the reason for the visit. They came in to see the game. Killian joined them as the only Bulls fan in the group. I’m not much of a basketball fan, but I will admit that I turned the game on and was sucked in. It was so close and went into double overtime. Killian was elated that the Bulls won. I don’t think the Celtics fans were too depressed. They’re still holding out hope for the series and were glad they got to see a good game.

rachelle_dallas_smallThe night before the game we were trying to figure out where to go for dinner. Billy is a beer connoisseur and was interested in local beers, so we decided to go to Goose Island Brew Pub. I thought the food was just alright there. .. I do enjoy the beer, though. Also, the one on Clybourn is kind of a weird, strip mall, suburban feel. We still had a great time.

Here’s a photo of Josh and Billy having a romantic drink together.

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So, we had a great weekend. It had been a long while since I saw Josh because I missed his visit with Tweeny last year. I saw Billy and Ging when we were all in Maine last August, but that was still quite some time ago. Next time we see them they’ll have an addition to their family. Exciting!

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A Visit to the Mass Gen ER Before Heading Home

September 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments

The day after Rob and Colleen’s wedding we all got some free hotel breakfast and then started parting ways. We dropped Billy at the Portland airport where he was catching a flight to LA for business. The rest of us drove to Boston. Killian and Liz then rented their own car and continued on to see a friend in Connecticut and Liz’s brother in Brooklyn. Ging was working in Boston for a few days and took the T to meet some friends.

Dallas and I planned on having dinner with Ross, Matt and Molly and then catching our flight from Boston to Chicago. One little thing. When we got to Ross’s house in Beacon Hill he didn’t feel well. His shoulder hurt… like really bad. Turns out he’d dislocated it. He’d done it a few times in the past and is to the point where it comes out easy, I guess. We all walked him down to the emergency room at Mass General and sat there as long as we could with him. I’ll spare Ross the embarrassment of posting the photo I have of him in a wheelchair.

While waiting we looked at photo albums from Matt and Molly’s wedding, which we attended in Connecticut in June. Finally we had to leave to catch our flight. We stopped at Anna’s Taqueria, Dallas’ favorite, to grab food to eat at the airport and then went home.

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Rob and Colleen’s Wedding Reception

September 1st, 2008 · No Comments


Homemade cranberry jam.


Candy for the kids.


Wedding cakes (they were actually good!)


Flowers


Rob getting a glass of the beer he made.


Billy & Ging during dinner.


Killian & Liz during dinner.

After the wedding ceremony and some posed photos we all walked or took a ride in a golf cart down the road to a property that was rented for the wedding reception. We kept our wedding outfits on for an hour or so during a cocktail and hors d’oeuvres period, but after that we all changed, bride and groom included, into more casual clothing.


Cutting the cake.


Cutting the cake.


Dallas, Billy, Ging & Colleen used to all live in Boston when Rob did.


Liz, Killian, Rachelle, Dallas, Billy, Ging


Colleen, Ging, Josh, Jessie, Killian, Liz, Rob’s parents

Rob has spent the last year learning how to brew beer. He had 9 pony kegs done in time for the wedding. Rob’s family owns a cranberry bog and he even had one cranberry beer. Of course there was also cranberry cheese and cranberry jams as giveaways.


Lou contemplating life’s big mysteries.


Dallas


Dallas & Josh


Harpswell, Maine

I loved that the wedding reception was like a casual yard party, except with everyone you know invited. The waterfront was beautiful and we had fun visiting with everyone while enjoying Rob’s delicious concoctions.

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Before Rob & Colleen’s Wedding

August 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment


Wedding Program


Colleen’s Parent’s Home in Harpswell, Maine


String Orchestra


Water View


Ging signing the guestbook.


Wedding Seating


Ging, Billy, Dallas


Rob & his Groomsmen: Bill, Phil, Rusty


Rob’s parents and sister Sarah


Rachelle & Dallas

A few photos from before Rob & Colleen’s wedding. I took a TON of photos since they didn’t have an “official” photographer.

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Ferry From Peaks Island to Portland

August 29th, 2008 · No Comments


Bye Bye Peaks Island


Fort Gorges


Hello Portland

Rob and Colleen’s wedding was at Colleen’s parents’ house in Harpswell, Maine, so sadly we had to leave Peaks Island. Billy, Ging, Dallas and I had breakfast at Cockeyed Gull and then took the ferry from Peaks Island to Portland.

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