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Thundercats… HO!

August 28th, 2011 · 2 Comments

On our pool table at Riverview.

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Fourth of July in Norwell, Massachusetts

July 7th, 2011 · No Comments


Lucy & Dallas waving


Dallas & the Luannes! (Lucy’s full name is Luanne.)


Sarah photobombed the birthday candle photo! (Sarah, Luanne, Adam, Ron, Marty, Jan, Molly)


Dallas’s Cake Creation


Lucy tasting whipped cream for the first time.


Of course, she loves it! (She is also doing her signature wave here.)


Adam by the pool.


Adam & Sarah

On the Fourth of July we drove down from New Hampshire with Matt, Molly,Lucy, and Buddy to Norwell, MA. This is where Matt’s parents, Luanne & Marty, live. Dallas has spent many an Independence Day at Marty & Luanne’s house. Looking back, I spent the 2004 holiday and 2007 holiday there. It seems like more. As I told Luanne, in our hearts we spend every Fourth of July there. It’s what we tell people. We go to Norwell/Boston for Fourth of July. In reality, we get there as much as we can. It’s the effort that counts, right?

We spent the day swimming in the pool, playing a little bit of frisbee game, and relaxing. Marty made his kielbasa that he is known for. The secret ingredients are mustard and honey. Then he just keeps it hot in a pot. So good. He also grilled up some delicious cheeseburgers, which were served with potato salad. Very traditional, it sure hit the spot! I hadn’t had a cheeseburger or potato salad forever.

Aside from the holiday, it was Adam’s birthday on July 3 and Molly’s on July 4, so Luanne made her family’s traditional blueberry crumbcake. It was so delicious. She also served strawberry shortcake. Dallas took the strawberries from that and put them on top of his blueberry crumbcake and then topped that with whipped cream. Also, Matt gave Lucy some of the cake with whipped cream. She loved it. They really try to restrict her sugar intake, so I think she was just amazed!

On this holiday the party was smaller, mostly family, a few friends. But that does not mean it was not fun. It was great to be able to see Marty and Luanne again and to hang out in the sun and in the pool and with all of the family for one more day before heading back to Chicago.

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Sushi and Pool

May 10th, 2011 · No Comments


Sushi


Pool

I had a coupon for $25 off at Blue Fin Sushi so a few weeks ago Dallas, Jess, Paul and I went. Dallas and I used to frequent this place a lot when I lived nearby back in 2004 to about 2006. Good to be back. Still a great place.

Afterwards we went to The Flat Iron, a cool bar that I have somehow never been to. The four of us played pool and I think everyone will believe me now when I say that I’m no good. Paul and Dallas were relieved when Todd and JP showed up and I could finally stop playing. Jess and I took a seat, although she is a pretty good pool player.

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Hanging Out at the Kona Coast Resort

March 27th, 2011 · No Comments

Danny, Caroline, Cory and Chris were all sharing a condo at the Kona Coast Resort. After our Kona coffee tour and stop at the Donkey Balls store, we headed back to the condo.

Cory, Chris, Caroline and I hung out by the pool for a while and I introduced Chris to his first lava flow. I feel like I’m the lava flow ambassador!


Chris trying to look up shuffleboard rules on his phone at the pool

The Kona Coast Resort is a perfectly nice place. The condos are clean and nicely decorated in a tropical theme. There are plenty of activities and a nice pool.. and .. the only thing.. is that it kind of reminded me of some kind of Florida retirement community. There were a lot of older people. When your pool has a railing all around it, you might be clued in to the fact that you’re staying at a retirement community!

Another clue? Shuffleboard! Actually, the shuffleboard area was right outside the patio doors of the condo they were all staying in. So, we decided we had to play. I never played before, so I was excited. Too bad excitement doesn’t convert to skill. I was not very good! But we all had a fun time! Caroline thinks that this will be our life someday. We’ll all get condos at a tropical retirement villa and have shuffleboard tourneys. Not a bad life!

After shuffleboard Danny made us dinner using the fish we did not catch that morning. He made grilled blue marlin; kimchi somen cakes; crab, cream cheese and citrus wontons; and a kimchi consomme.

That night Dallas and I ended up staying overnight at the condo. There was a pull-out couch, so there was plenty of space. Our hotel was about an hour north of Kona and the next day we were headed south, so it just made sense to cut out that driving time.

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Shopping and Sunbathing on the Big Island

March 23rd, 2011 · No Comments


Hapuna Beach Prince Lanai

On our first day on the Big Island I woke up early so I went to the Cafe Hapuna and got some coffee, yogurt, fruit, juice and snacks. It was so nice to sit out on our private lanai and drink my coffee, eating some breakfast and listening to the ocean. I let Dallas sleep in.


Hapuna Beach Prince, Beach Bar


Club Sandwich

About mid-morning Caroline called me. She, Danny, Cory and Chris were on the Big Island at the same time as us. Dallas, Danny and Chris were all golfing at the Hapuna Beach course that day, so they were on their way driving over. When they arrived we went to the Hapuna Beach Bar for a light lunch before heading out for the day. The guys had Kona Brewing beer. Cory and I had a bloody mary. Caroline and I split a club sandwich. We saved our plastic cups. More on that later.


Hapuna Beach


Hapuna Beach Prince, Looking towards Beach Bar (lower level) and Coast Grille (up above)


Hapuna Beach Prince Pool

While the guys were golfing, Caroline, Cory and I went to Waikoloa to go shopping. We went to both the Queens’ Marketplace and the Kings’ Shops. Kings’ Shops were a little more high-end and by the time we got there I hit a wall where I couldn’t shop any more. I sat outside on a bench trying not to fall asleep like an old lady while Cory and Caroline were inside a store trying on bikinis! Luckily for me, Cory and Caroline realized this was our cue to leave, so we went back to the Hapuna Beach Prince to relax by the pool and beach.


Big Island Chips

Remember when I said we saved our cups? For some reason, Cory and Caroline had like a half bottle of rum that they put into a water bottle for the pool. While we were shopping we picked up some pina colada mix. Then Caroline went to the bar to ask for ice so we could mix some drinks. I never had pina coloda on ice, but it wasn’t bad! Especially with Cory’s generous rum pours! We also snacked on a few Big-Island made chips. Atebara Potato Chips are made in Hilo and are a really good potato chip. Kind of greasy, but good. They reminded me of the Maui made Kitch’n Cook’d potato chips I had a few years ago when visiting Maui. The Maebo’s One-Ton Chips were so good, though. They’re made of fried wonton skins! And they’re made in Hilo.


Gorgeous Hapuna Beach Sunset


Sunset from the hot tub.


Red sky at night….

We hung around the pool and beach for the rest of the afternoon. When Dallas, Danny and Chris were done with golf they joined us for a swim. Nice and relaxing!

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