May 16, 2010

We are having wonderful weekend weather as the temperature is in the 70's with a nice breeze blowing through the trees.  After the cool weather during last week it is a nice change.  We took advantage of the weather and have been outside puttering around our various yard chores.  Yesterday, we planted flowers in the pots on the front steps and I sanded down our basement casement doors to get them ready for painting today.  They seem to invariably rust about 2-3 years after painting so this is one of those never ending chores.  Today, after our morning yoga routine, we are planning to hit the garden.  We thought we would get a couple of rows of beans started in the garden to try and get an early crop, along with staking up our pea plants, and of course, the usual weeding that is always needed.  Then it will probably be some lovely naps and catching up on our reading.

We had Stuart and Tiffany over for dinner on Friday and after BBQ'ing some salmon spent the evening discussing work (they are both Pfizerites), family, and the world at large.  Although, it could have been the pomegranate-tini's that helped the conversation flow - or least make it seem like it was flowing.  Saturday night was our theater night in Westerly, RI with Sheri and Bruno.  After a great dinner at the Prime Time Cafe (my filet mignon with apples and blue cheese topping was excellent) we saw a rousing rendition of "The Ladies Man" which is comic romp with the cast constantly running on and off the stage.  There were good performances by all the cast, although the actor playing Mr. Bassinet stole the show.

For our work week, Joann spent most of the week in New York at her usual mix of HR meetings.  As one of her major projects is about to launch she and her team are feeling the pressure.  Fortunately, she managed to have one evening without a dinner or other work to do so she could relax some.  Also, she managed to fly out of New York on Thursday before they shut down the airspace so she got home at a reasonable time.  Pres. Obama was in town and they stop all the helicopters from flying when he is about to take to the air.  As his schedule is uncertain it usually means the airspace is closed for hours.  There's a little known fact that I would never have been aware of without Jo scooting around NY and CT in a helicopter.  I got more clarity on my group's new role although the remit of the group is really still a work in progress.  The other big event for the week is that I finally succumbed and joined the blackberry crowd.  Since my new role is likely to involve more frequent travel it was finally time to be more connected.