Yesterday, Karen, our baby daughter (Briana) and I went out for brunch at the Inn at Bay Pointe located in Quincy. The special occasion for the brunch was my mother-in-law's retirement. Now, I suck at retirement.
It was a small family affair at the Inn at Bay Pointe. Joining us were Karen's parents and my favorite sister-in-law (Janine) and her family. The food was pretty good at the Inn at Bay Pointe. Granted, I practically had the same thing the last time I was at the Inn at Bay Pointe: an omelet and a waffle with strawberries. I also had some haddock and some other lunch time dishes as well. For anyone curious, the breaded haddock was good. My mother-in-law mentioned that a couple of times as well.
Anyway, the brunch was a nice celebration for my mother-in-law. Following brunch, we headed back to Janine's whereby we presented my mother-in-law with a little retirement present: a Pandora bracelet. I think my mother-in-law enjoyed the day. Apparently, she has been quite busy since retiring.
I can't imagine retiring. My favorite brother-in-law (PJ) already has retirement planned out for himself at the ripe old age of 55. Truthfully, I don't know what I would do with all that free time. I'd prefer to travel, but we'll see how that goes.
I remember when I had so much free time, a result of being laid off... twice... that having so much free time was a blast early on. I could wake up late. I could play video games all day. But after a while, things got a little boring. It's like when things are slow at work and you can only surf the Internet for so long.
There is still a long ways to go for me. Nevertheless, I'm happy for my mother-in-law. I am sure she will definitely enjoy having free time. Of course, part of her plan is to now watch Briana. Originally, she never wanted to watch over Briana in a day care provider manner. Apparently, all of that changed the day my son (Braden) passed away.
Anyway, it should be an interesting time.
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Monday, October 4, 2010
Monday, November 2, 2009
I Suck At The Inn At Bay Pointe
Yesterday, Karen and I attended brunch at the Inn at Bay Pointe located in Quincy. Unfortunately, I suck at the Inn at Bay Pointe. It has definitely been a long while since I have eaten there.
Anyway, the brunch was organized by Karen's parents. The brunch was a means to thank everyone who had been involved in helping with the cleaning and selling of Karen's grandmother's house. And there were a lot of helping hands with differing opinions, that is for sure. Thankfully, every thing is now complete in regards to the selling of the house. And to my knowledge, everyone in the family is still speaking with one another.
Regardless, a family gathering would not be complete without a little "rigamarole", a term that I first heard used by my in-laws. The rigamarole during brunch was the mathematical skill of my mother-in-law. Unfortunately, she had counted the number of people attending the brunch incorrectly... by two. After being seated and realizing our mathematical error, the staff at the Inn at Bay Pointe had to shift a couple who were seated near our table to another location so that we could add their seating to ours. It was interesting.
When all was said and done, brunch was actually quite delicious. I must have ate... everything. And you wonder why I'm shaped the way I am.
Anyway, following brunch and a brief visit by Karen at her great aunt's craft fair, Karen and I ended up at my favorite sister-in-law's (Janine). Janine was kind enough to help Karen with her volunteer work. For anyone curious, Janine was arranging baskets for Karen. The baskets were to be used in an upcoming raffle for the Norwell Public Library.
Needless to say, I spent much of that time playing with my niece (Kaleigh), who had... as she made sure to tell everyone repeatedly... a cough for ten days. We'll see if I get sick in return.
Karen and I actually ended up having dinner there as well. My favorite brother-in-law (PJ) and my friend (Gretchen) had picked up chinese food on their way back from a town meeting in Hingham. It was rather comical because PJ was gracious enough to pick up a birthday cake for Karen. Normally, that is not really comical. Unfortunately, he had picked up a cake with coconut on it despite the recommendations of Gretchen, who suggested a different type of cake. Apparently, PJ rebuffed her suggestions and went with the coconut because he knew Karen.
For anyone curious, Karen does not like coconut. Needless to say, after showing Janine the cake, the two of them stepped back out to get another cake. It was interesting.
Anyway, all in all, it was a good family day.
Anyway, the brunch was organized by Karen's parents. The brunch was a means to thank everyone who had been involved in helping with the cleaning and selling of Karen's grandmother's house. And there were a lot of helping hands with differing opinions, that is for sure. Thankfully, every thing is now complete in regards to the selling of the house. And to my knowledge, everyone in the family is still speaking with one another.
Regardless, a family gathering would not be complete without a little "rigamarole", a term that I first heard used by my in-laws. The rigamarole during brunch was the mathematical skill of my mother-in-law. Unfortunately, she had counted the number of people attending the brunch incorrectly... by two. After being seated and realizing our mathematical error, the staff at the Inn at Bay Pointe had to shift a couple who were seated near our table to another location so that we could add their seating to ours. It was interesting.
When all was said and done, brunch was actually quite delicious. I must have ate... everything. And you wonder why I'm shaped the way I am.
Anyway, following brunch and a brief visit by Karen at her great aunt's craft fair, Karen and I ended up at my favorite sister-in-law's (Janine). Janine was kind enough to help Karen with her volunteer work. For anyone curious, Janine was arranging baskets for Karen. The baskets were to be used in an upcoming raffle for the Norwell Public Library.
Needless to say, I spent much of that time playing with my niece (Kaleigh), who had... as she made sure to tell everyone repeatedly... a cough for ten days. We'll see if I get sick in return.
Karen and I actually ended up having dinner there as well. My favorite brother-in-law (PJ) and my friend (Gretchen) had picked up chinese food on their way back from a town meeting in Hingham. It was rather comical because PJ was gracious enough to pick up a birthday cake for Karen. Normally, that is not really comical. Unfortunately, he had picked up a cake with coconut on it despite the recommendations of Gretchen, who suggested a different type of cake. Apparently, PJ rebuffed her suggestions and went with the coconut because he knew Karen.
For anyone curious, Karen does not like coconut. Needless to say, after showing Janine the cake, the two of them stepped back out to get another cake. It was interesting.
Anyway, all in all, it was a good family day.
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