We've had a pretty busy last week or so. On Saturday morning we took our weekly trip to the Williamsport farmers' market. It takes all of 5 minutes to make a lap, so we usually take 2 and scope things out on the first lap before making our purchases. The tomatoes, corn, and garlic are so good, and cheap, right now so we try to stock up on as much local stuff as possible before going to Wegmans for the rest of our groceries. On Saturday evening, Ryan, Connor, & I were invited to Adrianne & John's house for a low country boil. I'm sorry I don't have any pictures but it was delicious and fun. Ours had potatoes, corn, 2 kinds of sausage, and shrimp. It reminded me of the first weekend of May in college when Margie's dad would overnight us 50 lbs. of crawfish boil and we would cover tables with newspaper and dump it out and go to town! We were having such a good time that we didn't realize it was after midnight (don't laugh - that IS late for me these days when I'm used to going to bed at 9pm) when finally headed home.
On Sunday we had the annual Wheel Inn clam steam. It is a private club about 45 minutes away and every year they put on this HUGE event. I think they sold over 600 tickets this year. I think it doesn't really start until 1pm, but everyone seems to get there earlier and earlier each year to claim prime table space. With the exception of one year when we boycotted, we have gone every year since Ryan and I started dating. Not only do they have all you can eat clams, but also all you can drink beer, as well as hot sausage, chicken, BBQ, and all sorts of sides and desserts.
It was a little bittersweet this year, as in previous years all of Ryan's siblings have attended but this year it was only Ryan and Courtney who were able to represent the Linn kids. It was fun, however, because we were able to introduce the next generation, Connor & Evy, to the annual tradition.
On Monday night a bunch of us got together for some drinks. I am so lucky to have had the same group of friends since elementary school. It amazes me how, even if we don't all talk frequently, when we get together it is like we never left. No one else holds a candle to these girls' in terms of being funny and no one else appreciates how funny I think I am as much as they do. And this group includes dentists, lawyers, professors, nurses, etc! So far there are 8 kids amongst our friends (we are working on an arranged marriage for Connor & Anna, Sarah's youngest daughter who was born about 2 weeks before him) and I can't wait to force them to all be friends just so we can continue to drink beer and reminisce about things like Miss Tulley's haircut, field hockey preseason, and the Ham & Cheese Incident (which later was proven to be a lie!).
Lisa, Jen, Sarah, Becky, and Ann. Just missing Jess and Laura!
Special thanks to my mom who babysat so we could go out and have a good time. No thanks goes to Connor who woke up 10 minutes after I closed my eyes to go to sleep and approximately every hour and a half afterwards!
On Tuesday morning we went out to breakfast and then my mom & I took a walk around the mall. It was pouring rain and not a good day to sit around the pool so there wasn't much else to do. When we got back, my dad gave Connor a tour of the garage. He's a little young for his own tool set, but it is never too early to start learning!
He missed the air compressor demonstration, but that's okay. I'm sure he will require a few more sessions before everything sinks in. After all that excitement, I was hoping that Connor would be ready for a loooong nap (I know I was, since I didn't get much sleep the night before), but when I took him upstairs, he had no interest in sleeping:
It's Little League World Series time in Williamsport. Can't wait to take Connor to some games in a couple years!
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