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Memorial Day

Scenes from Memorial Day 2015

May 26, 2015

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I live for 3 days weekends. And Memorial Day is a great one. It kicks off the summer season. Plus, it has a great meaning and purpose. Honoring our past and current service members is so very, very important.

We met up with our friends Mark and Allie, along their kids Macari and Micheal, to spend some time together on Boston Common, the Tadpole Payground, and to get some lunch.

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There were over 37,000 flags on Boston Common to represent the lives lost my service men and women since the Revolutionary War. It was quite stunning to see. The blanket of flags on Flagstaff Hill that leads up to Soldiers and Sailors Monument was quite beautiful and sad at the same time.

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After the kids had enough of wandering around and climbing on Soldiers and Sailors Monument we headed over to the carousel on The Common.

Autumn loved it!!

She enjoyed the ride so much that she refused to let go for a bit. I basically had to pry her off her horse. I imagine we’ll have to go again and again one day. Oh the struggle! ha!

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We then ventured over to the Tadpole Playground so the kids could play together and explore the big jungle gym.

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Autumn took to Macari quickly and had so much fun going up and down the jungle gym complex. She happily took her hand to go up and down stairs, enjoyed getting carried around, and going down the slides together.

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Once everyone had worked up a thorough appetite we headed over to Parish Cafe for lunch. We almost made it through the meal but the kids got antsy and wanted to stretch their legs outside the patio. They ran around the area by the flower planters, along the ramp to the neighboring church, and the sets of stairs to the church and adjacent apartment building.

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By the time we parted ways just before 1pm, Autumn was filthy and exhausted. It was a sign of an awesome day.

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Filed Under: Baby & Kid, Boston, Exploring Tagged With: Memorial Day, Memorial Day Boston

5.25-28: Memorial Day Weekend Recap

May 29, 2012

trip to haymarket | bus ride home | mac and cheese | relaxing and watching DVR’d shows | bed at 8pm (SO EXHAUSTED!) | up early | another haymarket trip | Home Depot- Chelsea | Home Depot- Everett | rent a truck, buy a grill | drop grill off at home | drop truck off back at home depot | lunch at Red Bones | start weeding the back and clean house | Kurland’s graduation BBQ- grill fire ball, sangria, grilling, drinks, and late night talking | relaxing Sunday morning | Rt 2 drive to the Berkshires | Shelburne Falls stop at Bridge of Flowers | McCusker’s Market | Zip-Lining at Berkshire East | Rt 2 drive back home | grilled chicken kabobs and beer | DVR’d shows | happy memorial day! | early morning Home Depot | grocery shopping | make Berry Brownie Torte | Price hooked up the computer | SRC post write up | make pasta salad,  grilled corn, and burgers | all afternoon weeding the ‘yard’ while Pricer cleaned inside & did laundry | longest relaxing bath ever | watch Mad Men episodes

 

Filed Under: Living Tagged With: Berkshires, Bridge of Flowers, gardening, grilling, Memorial Day, Shelburne Falls, SRC, weekend warrior, zip lines

Berry Brownie Torte

May 28, 2012

This Berry Brownie Torte is a perfect treat for Memorial Day & Fourth of July BBQ’s, or any of your fun summer gatherings. Everyone will love this treat!

We are still getting settled into our new home. This process feels so slow.

Well, it is slow going since I am so slow at unpacking and I want everything to be in its final home when I unpack it, not unpack, move, move again, and move once more. So a little bit of everything is everywhere.

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Filed Under: Fruit Desserts, Recipes Tagged With: berry brownie torte, Berry Torte, brownie torte, Fourth of July dessert, Memorial Day, Memorial Day dessert, Secret Recipe Club, SRC, Troyer's Loving Life

Happy Memorial Day

May 31, 2010

Happy Memorial Day

The World War II memorial in Boston.

The list of the men and women from Boston who lost their lives during WWII

On Sunday morning Price, his Mom, and I went out in search of the apartment where her grandmother lived. She had the address and remembered being their as a kid so we had to swing by and check it out. Across the street was the part of the Emerald Necklace that had the Memorials for World War II and the Korean and Vietnam Wars. It seemed very fitting that we discovered it this weekend.

I hope everyone had a great 3 day weekend and took a moment today to reflect on what Memorial Day is really for.

Filed Under: Etc. Tagged With: boston, Korean War Memorial Boston, Memorial Day, Vietnam War Memorial Boston, World War 2 Memorial, World War 2 Memorial Boston

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