Saturday, July 29, 2006
The Annual Birthday Bash
This post is sent from "on the road", as it's the weekend for our Canobie Lake Park Birthday Bash. With 7 kids in 4 familes, it was easier to have one big party than have many different ones spread over the year.
The usual hotels near the park were full this year, so we're all at a Marriot Spring Hill Suites about 7 miles away. Very reasonable rate for a room with 2 TV's, a "living room", 2 large beds, a kitchenette and hi-speed internet (not wireless). The kicker is that it's right next to where I work, so I obviously had no problems finding the place. My guess is that they can offer the low rates because it is situated in an industrial park and probably does a good business with travelers during the week.
Just returned from the annual dinner at the Weathervane, a seafood restaurant. Now we're all either resting, watching TV, blogging (me), or in the pool. We're off to the park tomorrow morning with a decent weather forecast, except for the mid 90 heat.
I end up being the family "videographer" so my family memories are black & white images from a camcorder viewfinder, tomorrow will be no different. I'm not a ride person anyway, I'll hit a couple of water rides to cool off, the kids have way too much energy for this 50-year old.
I doubt I'll be there all day, I hate the heat and I'll be home in time to catch the Sox on ESPN and to jam the meds down Buddy's throat.
The usual hotels near the park were full this year, so we're all at a Marriot Spring Hill Suites about 7 miles away. Very reasonable rate for a room with 2 TV's, a "living room", 2 large beds, a kitchenette and hi-speed internet (not wireless). The kicker is that it's right next to where I work, so I obviously had no problems finding the place. My guess is that they can offer the low rates because it is situated in an industrial park and probably does a good business with travelers during the week.
Just returned from the annual dinner at the Weathervane, a seafood restaurant. Now we're all either resting, watching TV, blogging (me), or in the pool. We're off to the park tomorrow morning with a decent weather forecast, except for the mid 90 heat.
I end up being the family "videographer" so my family memories are black & white images from a camcorder viewfinder, tomorrow will be no different. I'm not a ride person anyway, I'll hit a couple of water rides to cool off, the kids have way too much energy for this 50-year old.
I doubt I'll be there all day, I hate the heat and I'll be home in time to catch the Sox on ESPN and to jam the meds down Buddy's throat.
# posted by Paul @ 7:36 PM 
