long weekends..

Mac & Rocco

Thank goodness for Christopher Columbus.  Gotta love long weekends.  Sasha & Brooke went to Montreal for the weekend, so we have a second dog for a few days.  It is great.  Rocco & Mac are the best of friends.  Over the past year, they have really learned to get along well with no real problems.  On Friday night, Ty & I left the "kids" at home and went to the Milky Way for some candlepin bowling & pizza.  Those of you who dont know what candlepin bowling is...it is bowling with very thin pins (candlepins) and small softball sized balls.  It is tons & tons of fun, but unfortunately the Milky Way is scheduled to close in March.  We are trying to get in as much bowling as possible.  It is really hard to be good at it...the lanes are warped, the ball never goes where you think it will, but it is a ton of fun.  Ty has proven to be pretty good at it, so when I BEAT him on Friday, we were both pretty surprised.  (My bowling skills aren't top notch).  He quickly challenged me to best of 3 games...Put it this way...I didnt need three games.  I beat him the second one, too! I couldnt wait to post my victory!! :-)  We spent Saturday hiking in the Blue Hills with the dogs.  It was so much fun.  The fall colors are really spectaular, although I am not sure they have peaked yet. The weather was perfect for hiking, & I think the dogs had a blast swimming & hiking.  On our way home, we bought some pumpkins that we are going to carve next weekend!!! Saturday night was supposed to be a "low-key" night.  We cooked dinner & started playing a little wii.  Well, that didnt last long...our friend Kelly dragged us out to the neighbors where we played beer pong & watched the Red Sox.  The house had THREE kegs on tap...the night got messy.  Kelly, thank you! We had a blast.  Today has been H-E-L-L.  Recovering from beer pong & Budweiser is not an easy task!  Hope all of you are enjoying your long weekends, my head is still pounding (yes, I know it is 6pm).