So its been a few weeks since vacation and Leslie and I have been on that grind resulting in crickets from Crabicurious.com. Apologies that Draper is too lazy to put pen to paper even once. This past weekend we were able to get back to bloggin' basics: pictures and seafood, this time with support from the Herdes!
We (me from NYC and Leslie from Bmore) met Mom, Dad, and Phil just outside Boston where Uncle Mike and Aunt Nancy would host us all for the weekend. Here are a few of our favorite memories:
A Game of Kings
By Robert
It wouldn't be a Herde gathering without some good old fashioned card games (cue Leslie slowly and silently melting into the walls so nobody can find her and make her play). Anyway, the game of the day was Hearts!
"What you guys want to play Hearts? Okay I'll give it a shot." Might be a good time to remind everyone the things that I am best at on this earth, in order:
- Hearts
- Being Humble (jk)
- Fifa
- PowerPoint
- Making wraps
- Uncontested right handed layups
NOBODY TOLD UNCLE MIKE THOUGH!!! Here he was laughing it up with a mere 23 point lead with one hand to go, bragging to the whole table. If anyone doubts that I shot the moon on the next hand should refer the list above.
The High Seas
By Leslie
I've always wanted to go sailing. I've been on plenty of boats but never sailing. The Herdes provided an opportunity, on their gorgeous Concordia sail boat, Grace!
I was very excited. We reached the boat and got the grand tour. I was loving it. I was taking pictures and enjoying the sites. We sailed and it was magnificent. Absolutely relaxing. The wind was gently blowing through my hair as the sun warmed my skin. We enjoyed a lovely picnic and listened to stories of Uncle Mike's sailing adventures. We reached a point in our journey were we experienced difficulty turning and thats when things started going wrong.
My stomach turned over and I was overcome with the feeling of nausea and not to mention a blistering headache. I kept silent not to ruin anyones fun and remained focus on breathing as to not vomit all over Grace. Luckily, the group reached an agreement that it was time to turn back and it was then my beloved Bob notice my seasickness. He reached out for help. All we could find were these blue wrist bands that supposedly helped with motion sickness. I was a little skeptical, until not after a few minutes of wearing the bands I experience relief. My headache was gone and my stomach felt at ease.
Yet another vessel for me to be sick on, but at least it was a beautiful one!
Champagne Campaign
By Robert
Another highlight of the trip was our anniversary brunch in Uncle Mike and Aunt Nancy's stunning dining room with crepes and champagne. A mere 364 days prior I stood in front of 275 friends and family and one balling Best Man and married my favorite person in the world. Pretty crazy that its been a year already and pretty cool to celebrate on this day! Thank you Aunt Nancy!
Leslie's Dessert Day
In one day:
- Sugar Crepe
- Farm chocolate milk
- Farm Ice Cream
- Key Lime Pie
- Birthday Cake
- Cookie from Sarah's bakery
Good day.
The Classic Herde Lobster Feast
By Robert
If any of you are lucky enough to stay at the Herde Hingham Hotel, you might get the classic Herde lobster dinner. It starts at the lobster pound, and it ends with a full stomach. Might have to rename the blog Lobstercurious.
More Pictures
We got into plenty of other fun things. Philip caught all the Pokemon. We saw Sarah at work. We walked the streets of Boston as we searched out classic Italian food in North End. We ate at an awesome outdoor restaurant called the Barking Crab in Seaport. Here are some of our favorite pictures from the weekend.
Boston Weekend Doc
Is this a throwback-never-ending-blog-post?! With all the leftover footage I wanted to have an ode to our Boston trip. The Soundtrack includes some Boston classics.