The Robots

Halloween. Amazing.
We got up early on Saturday morning and ran a 5k in these costumes. Later, we headed down to Main Street Hyannis and walked amongst the children gathered for the town's trick or treat event. The response was unbelievable. Robots are cool!

Wedding Weekend!

My friends Rob and Sara got married this weekend.



My good friends Jenny and Nathan came down from Boston on Friday. I picked them up at the bust station and brought them back to my house, where Ben was waiting and had put out appetizers and warmed up the house. We went out to Main Street for a while, met friends and commisserated with the husband-and-wife to be prior to their nupitals.

They had a lovely Catholic ceremony in a beautiful church in Centerville on Saturday afternoon, it rained a bit but all in all was a lovely New England fall day.


At the wedding, I caught up with my friend Jackie - we played violin together in elementary school and haven't had a chance to properly catch up in more than a decade.


Ben had a gig earlier in the day, but was able to join us at the reception - and even made it before dinner so we could all enjoy the evening together.


He cleans up nicely...


He managed to take this fabulous photo of me. He's truly talented at whatever he does.

Back on the grid!

So, I moved to Cape Cod about a month ago. I moved into my cottage three weeks ago tonight. And finally, I have Internet. O home Interwebs, how have I missed thee? My news updates in the morning, blogs in the evening, random Facebooking and photo uploading, WORK on my website, all coming back to me now. I have tons and tons to say and upload and show, pics of the palace here on Cape Cod, stories from the air - you name it, I've got it. Coming soon, this time, frealz, peeps.

A sense of peace.

Today is September 7, and I've been on Cape Cod now more or less full-time since mid-August. I've finally moved into my new home, a lovely, gorgeous, perfect cottage nestled into the woods of Barnstable Village. It's a dream house, for certain. A strange feeling has settled over me in the last week, and I dare say it's a sense of peace and relaxation that I haven't felt in years. Having my own space is everything I ever wanted, and to have a beautiful home and a lovely backyard and an amazing partner is just more than I could have ever hoped for. Work is going swimmingly, I'm so enjoying doing the news on Cape again and being in charge. My staff is excellent, smart and talented. Photos and more soon, but peace has been achieved. I've been cooking, I made a fantastic vegeterian lasagne on Friday, French toast on Saturday morning, and awesome egg sandwiches on Sunday morning. I'm looking forward to an abbreviated day today, and an afternoon of finishing my unpacking and shopping and wine later. Yes, I said wine.

Nice Words

My co-worker, Jim has some really nice words to say about me on his work-related blog. Figured I'd send y'all over there to check it out. I'm going to miss Jim & the crew over at Marketing Messages.

Home, it's where I want to be...

Home, it's where I want to be, pick me up and turn me 'round

Sometimes, life hands you opportunities that you have just got to take, no matter how crazy or far-out they may seem at first. And sometimes, those opportunities may be cloaked in serendipity--that is, finding something you were looking for when you were looking for something else.

I had a plan. I had a lease. I was going to move to Waltham at the end of the summer and stay in the city, stay at my job, and continue commuting down to the Cape every weekend to see my love -- or have him come and stay with me on the weekends.

But then, the Monkey Wrench occurred. I got a phone call, a job offer...that I spent several days thinking about, going back and forth on, pros and cons, and ultimately realized that this opportunity, this chance -- is one I would never get again, and one I would be foolish to say no to (even though it means taking a pay cut).

Oh Cape Cod, I long for your sandy shores and your familiar streets...and I've missed my voice being carried on waves across your land. So, I'm coming back. To the place, people, and life I love. See you soon, Cape Cod...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGa52pQ-z4E

Mariaville

The stars in the night sky flicker and shine, they're all visible up there, in brilliant bright whites, reds, greens, and yellows...the Milky Way shimmering across the seemingly infinite plane of night. I've never seen anything like it, and had no idea the sky could look like that. I noticed it while standing in a muddy parking lot late at night, music coming over the hill, laser lights piercing, enhancing the night sky. Did I mention I went on vacation?

Looking up, the early morning dawn just a few hours away, I saw the sky as a large rectangular plane, its sheer vastness overwhelming, mindblowing, mind-boggling. Music floating up from car speakers, laughter and voices, silence and mud. Music. People. Love.

Five days of forests and lake, roads and city, peace and relaxation. Of good people, good food, good conversation. It's vague, I know, but it was wonderful. I'm changed because of it.