Road Trip

Well, it has been a long five days but we are safely back in Ponte Vedra! Colleen, Hayley and I left MVY Wednesday afternoon and stopped off in Boston for a quick overnight. after checking into Nine Zero on Tremont Street in downtown Boston right on the Common, Colleen and Hayley (collectively known as farn or the farns, ask them not me) and I walked across the Common and through the Garden and down Newbury Street to meet up with Em. The farns then proceeded to go on a duck tour of Boston. They enjoyed the trip, but were disappointed that there was no quacking! I don't know why they didn't just start it themselves. They also did not volunteer to drive the boat down the Charles River as I suggested they should. They then ventured back on the T, by themselves, to the hotel. We then met up with Em and Kevin (the one with the six pack) and had a very enjoyable dinner at Gaslight in the south end of Boston. Back to the hotel and we crashed. Up early and off to see Aunt Mary in Pocono's. We made good time, but it was a short one hour stopover. She was extremely happy to see us and she made scotcharoos, chocolate cake, and blueberry muffins (with yummy berries grown right in her own backyard) for us to take to the Bash. She is quite the baker as we called at 8 am or so and arrived at 1 pm and everything was all cooked and ready to travel! I told her that next time I wouldn't give her so much notice as to wear her out! Back on the road for the next leg to C-Ville. It definitely seemed longer than the first half of the trip. But, we arrived around 8:30 pm stopped at Aunt Kate's to drop off the farns and on to the Boar's Head for the night. Up early on Friday and over to help Sinclair's ready for the main event, rib night and the bash! Ribs were fantastic, Stolzies were there and Cathy and John Hackney and kids, Tanner 12, and Taylor 10. Shy at first, but they warmed up after a day and a half. Dad flew in arriving early and was able to enjoy ribs a little late. Saturday dawned sunny and warm for a perfect bash. We had crabs, clams, shrimp, scallops, ham, potato salad, macaroni salad, cole slaw, fresh corn, straight from the garden tomatoes and cucumbers, peaches, and desserts too many to count. Bean bags were played all day. Elizabeth coordinated a tournament and although the Kerrick/Sinclair teams dominated the roster, were unable to pull out a victory. Aunt Jo and I even lost the consolation round for third place to Dick and Pete by 1/2 a bean bag. We decided that we need to take back the court next year. Maybe if Melissa and Cullen had been there......... Ping Pong was also a big hit for those not into the bags. Stolzies were awarded the JoAnn Kerrick Attendance Award for 30 years of bash enjoyment. Dad is on track for the award next year! Some of us took a trip down memory lane perusing the photo album that is in desparate need of update. Pics are only through 2005. Also, the newest edition to the Sinclair family was there, 10 month old Elisa. What a cutie! She is the daughter of Rich and Andrea, who are son and daughter-in-law to Marsha and Dick (Uncle Tom's sister). Em, Hayley, and Colleen had a roaring good time in the hammock and Em is a now an honorary farn. Although she almost lost her farness when she misplaced Kenneth in the car. Kenneth is Colleen's small alien friend that she got with a T-shirt she bought on MVY. Again, you'll have to ask her to show you some pictures. Too funny. On the road again early on Sunday for the 11 hour drive back to PVB. Uneventful trip. Now we are getting ready for TS Fay. Dad left early today and Em ended up leaving tonight as well. Both worried about getting stuck in PVB longer then they intended. So it is just the Bean and I for a few days.