April 25, 2010

Spring is finally officially started as we have now had our first lobster rolls (several weeks ago if you are following our blog), first clam strip dinner, and our first Dairy Queen Blizzards (caramel brownie for me and Oreo cookie jar for Jo).  We accomplished the last two last night for dinner.  Not the most healthy of dinner fare, but very satisfying for the soul - which is really the whole point of dinner anyway.  We went to Fred's Shanty for our clams which is our favorite place for fried clams and they did not disappoint.  It was a lovely evening and sitting watching the swans swim by on the Thames river was a great way to relax.  The reason we felt that we could have the caloric binge is that we spent the day working in the yard.  It was a day of hacking away at our pile of mulch, which required carting wheelbarrow loads up two hills to the garden, along with doing some planting to try and get our landscaping to look like an English garden (still a work in progress with the odds of achieving it low).  As a result we were outside and moving all day long and felt that deep fried food and an ice cream Blizzard would bring our energy levels back in balance. 

For the rest of the week, nothing all that exciting although, I finally found out who will be my new boss.   It is a person I never have met before so there will be the thrill of learning how to work with someone new.  He comes from the Wyeth organization, that Pfizer just acquired and unfortunately was on vacation all week, so he still remains a mystery.  But at least I now have a boss with a name.  Jo was in town for most of the week after returning from New York on Monday night.  She was pretty tired and spent the rest of the week recuperating from her week on the road.  Weather was pleasant so we got in some nice runs during the week.  My shoulder continues to recuperate and I've been able to return to my usual lifting schedule although I'm still building back the strength in my shoulder.  Still a few pains now and then most of which seem, unfortunately, to occur while I'm trying to sleep.  Friday night was pizza and a movie (well really pizza and taped TV shows from the week).  And today looks to be an inside day as it is rainy.  Although, that means a good book and a good nap which seems like a perfect way to spend a day.

Didn't get any new photos this week, so using pictures of us in the M&M store in NY from last weekend.  Ever notice the theme on being around food that is good for the soul but not the waist.