by Rindy @ 2:08 am August 23, 2007
Our trip to Seneca Lake was so much fun I really didn’t want to leave at all. I woke up at 6am on the first day to take this picture of the sunrise. The fact that we were still experiencing jet lag was a major factor in getting the shot.
Uncle Bob, Will B, Mom and I got in a round at Seneca Lake Country Club, and I was reminded how much I love that course. You always start the day thinking you’re going to break 80 and then struggle to break 90. (Bob and I tied for the low round at 89).
Swimming in the lake was made all the more fun by lots of active swimmers and even a huge black lab, Hobart, who likes to “save” swimmers by attempting to drown them in the water.
by Rindy @ 2:06 am August 21, 2007
Back in July when I was here in the States without Xianyi, I was surfing around the web when I noticed that David Beckham would be making his New York debut in August. Mom and I thought it would be pretty cool to attend the game, so we bought tickets on the spot!
To fill out our foursome (they sell tickets in four-packs) we invited our good friend Kateri. Mom pulled out an old “tailgating backpack” from our old Army football days and we loaded it up with sandwiches, cheese and crackers, beer and wine and had ourselves a fabulous picnic behind in the lot at Giants Stadium. Oh, and the game was pretty good, too. Our New York Red Bulls beat Beckham’s LA Galaxy in a high-scoring 5-4 match.
by Rindy @ 7:58 pm August 19, 2007
It’s good to be back.
We breezed through immigration two weeks ago and life is good. I would post some pictures of us coming through the gates and Xianyi getting fingerprinted, but snapping is completely forbidden by Homeland Security.
Then we went up to the Lake for a few days, which was awesome. We hung out with Uncle Bob, who is an ardent reader of these pages, and who was a gracious and very fun host:
Special thanks to Katie, who owns the house at Seneca Lake with Jody. Without these two Kellow girls holding on to it, Busia and Pop Pop’s house on the Lake would have been long gone. Good job, girls!
So, finally, I’m back to writing on the blog. There’s so much more to say, but it will have to wait a few more days…
