Vacation Week Recap

OK, so I have to admit that this is practically the unblog. While I think I have a lot to say, I just don’t really seem to have enough time to write it. Days go by and I don’t even turn my computer on – truely pathetic. So instead of broadcasting the whole game, I’m going straight to the highlights.

Chris had this past week off and I kind of took it off as well, which is really to say, I’m not working anymore. I have some kitchen projects in the works for family & friends, but beyond that I am not keeping office hours, and I’m not advertising for new customers. It will only be a matter of time before I get a “real” job (where someone else is in charge of paying me) or have to give up daycare, and neither appeals to me much.
Monday we left Kellen with my Mom and spent the day on Martha’s Vineyard. It’s amazing that the ferry is a 45 minute ride from my house, and for $15 round trip we can spend the day there. You get your money’s worth on the boat ride alone. I started, and finished, the first book in the Twilight series on the beach & boat ride home. Heaven.
Tuesday we went to my parent’s house, strolled around the beach, and had steamers and lobster for dinner.
Wednesday & Thursday I worked and Chris golfed. Thursday night I bought the second book in the Twilight series and finished it before the baby’s morning nap on Friday.
Friday I spent cleaning and shopping, as I hosted a dinner party for my Aunt Ann & Uncle Owen from Alaska that evening. They had yet to meet Kellen, and I made delicious zucchini boats stuffed with cheeses and fresh corn and pepperdews. Chris grilled us up some incredible swordfish. A good time was had by all. I was slightly peeved that my enchanting outdoor tablescape was wasted as all the old folks wanted to eat indoors, but it probably would have been too buggy to be comfortable anyway.
Saturday we went to Chris’ folks in Beverly and visited with his cousin’s family from Pennsylvania. I baked some killer brownies with white chocolate chips.
Sunday we went to my dear friends – Karin & Matt’s cookout/pool party. We just finished an extensive remodel of their kitchen and had fun showing the results off to the crowd. Kellen “jumped” in his first bouncy house. I brought another double batch of the same brownies from yesterday, as they were a big hit.
Today we went to Marina Bay in Quincy and spent the afternoon with the Alaska relatives, and Grandmother, on my other Uncles’ boat. Well, at 45+ feet, it’s a bit more than “a boat”. It’s really my Uncle’s baby, and he had invited us a million times, and I felt like such a shit that the first time we got over there (20 min. from my house) was the Last Day of Summer. Kellen would have had a MUCH better time if I hadn’t put so much sunblock on him that he got it in his eyes. He kept rubbing them with the backs of his (also well-lotioned) hands and making it worse. The reddness and puffiness (not to mention periodic crying) kept our visit shorter than we would have liked.

In all, it was a great, albeit way too short, summer. I know it’s a cliche to say that the time keeps speeding up/flying by whatever. But what I really want to know is what is there to DO about it? Since we (the collective we – everyone I know) realize that this phenomenon occurs, what can we do to prevent it? At this rate the end of NEXT summer will be in 2 weeks.