ryssee's world

Yeah, I'm a little behind and haven't been posting much. Here's a little catching up. Late May; Caelin's First Communion. I can't believe she's old enough! She was so excited. Kelsey's was last year, which seems like yesterday. Once again, we had a gorgeous day. Caelin looked beautiful, and they had a nice ceremony where all the kids got to participate in their special day. Pretty princess after her ceremony. She was so happy and proud on her special day. I think she's also happy here 'cause they had doughnuts. :-) I love this picture-it totally captures her personality. Who loves her auntie? What a lovely, grown-up girl! Ready to be done with it all, and get into her normal weekend clothes; with her Mom, Tracy (love her!), and sister Kelsey (who also loves auntie)! Bike ride in Boston, Randy and me, on either Memorial Day Weekend or the first weekend in June? Can't remember, but it was gorgeous. We rode from home, to Harvard Square wher...

...and my neighbors are throwing off fireworks. Congratulations Boston Celtics! An unbelievable 131-92 victory over the LA Lakers in the NBA finals...first time since 1986. I'm kind of a "Pink Hat" when it comes to these guys-you know the Sox are my team. But wow, they just dominated all season and played like the team they are. Just like the Sox in 04 and 07 they played like a team. This is truly the pinnacle of Boston sports. Red Sox win the World Series, Patriots in the Superbowl (lost, but had an undefeated season), and the Celtics win the NBA finals. Aw and now Paul Pierce has been named MVP. So happy for this guy-he's been here forever and aside from the dubious miracle on causeway street where he vaulted out of a wheelchair to lead the team to a win in game 1, he's been a class guy and a leader in this series. Gotta go now, there's been a drought in basketball trophies around here. Gotta make sure our cars don't get tipped over!

Oddest thing we saw over the weekend...a poetry reading during the Red Sox game at a sports bar. ...we went to the Summer Shack in Cambridge on Friday eve for some seafood (yummy lobstah roll). Decided to take the ferry to Provincetown on Cape Cod on Saturday (scene of the above-mentioned crime). You KNOW there are things you'll see going on in P-Town that you don't see in your normal everyday lives when you're straight and relatively sheltered. The Red Sox poetry reading was one of them, and a bearded 71-year-old transvestite singing through a karaoke machine was the other. Aside from these particular oddities, it really was absolutely spectacular weather and made for a really nice day out. We wandered through the pretty town, which is also known for its art galleries and shops, got sand on our feet for the first time this summer, relaxed with some bevvies at a restaurant overlooking the harbor, shopped a little (new beach hat and shades!), and feasted on some righteous f...

Actually, I've really liked these last few hot-hot-hot days. It's been sunny and really not too humid around these parts. My workplace is about 59 degrees which is a full 40 degrees cooler than outside, which makes my fingers to cold to type on the computer and utilize my genius in Excel, but other than that it's been great! Sit outside for a nice long time in the evenings, etc. Today on the drive home from work, I saw a man wearing a polo style shirt paired with a red corduroy knee-length skirt. He seemed perfectly comfortable. I always have to figure out why someone did something - what was the reason? For the rest of my drive home, I thought about this. I to the conclusion that this man has a "No shorts" dress code at work. What do you think? Randy thinks he lost a bet.

Check out this link-my cousin's husband published a book that all of us would find useful. The Gav Menagerie: What if . . . ??

...but I love me a good bench-clearing brawl once in a while