back to life, back to reality

i'm back. did you miss me? probably not, but i'll blog anyway. i have a lot to write about for a change.

we had a wonderful, and much-needed, vacation. work had been getting the better of both of us. we needed to kick back, relax and eat seafood, so we headed east, first to boston, then to nantucket.

this was no ordinary mcdoer family vacation either, ryan and gina came along, and although there were times i thought of ditching them (mainly gina) on the side of the road, we decided that they are good trip-mates and that we would like to take them with us to exotic destinations throughout the world.

in boston, we caught up with my wife's college friends and ate canoles, celebrated easter, rooted on runners in the marathon (yes, we did see shit and piss running down their legs), and shot lots of pool.

in nantucket, we walked the town's cobblestone streets, went up a lighthouse, picnicked on the beach and were waited on hand and foot and fed ridiculous amounts of seafood and continental breakfast by mr. and mrs. gina.

unfortunately, my wife isn't finished with her pictures and comments (you'll be getting the email soon). although she claimed they were "her thing," she did grant me permission to use some of the "average" pictures from our vacation:

when we got back home, i was greeted by a storm of activity at work and lots of rain. we were also greeted, however, by heather and al's second child, avery. which made things better.

and, to top things off, we sold our house. my wife's still in shock, or maybe sadness, but i'm sure we'll find something that makes both of us happy. so that's exciting. and scary. we have to be out by the end of june.