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Fourth of July

tycage — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:33:05 +0000

Yesterday we got back from an awesome first summer vacation. First we went to Clinton, and then to the Beach to spend 6 days enjoying the sun and the water. The kids had a wonderful time swimming and fishing! Then we headed off to Charlotte on Friday for a big meet up of the whole family. It was a great time also! It was capped off with a Charlotte Knights baseball game Saturday night (The Knights beat the Durham Bulls 11 to 2). That evening was again capped off with an amazing fireworks display at the ball park! X loved the game and we are planning on going to some Frederick Keys games now over the rest of the summer. Both kids (and everyone else there) were amazed by the incredible fireworks display! They’d never seen fireworks from so close up before and it was a joy to be able to watch them enjoying them. Yesterday was the long trip home, but it was well worth all the driving we’ve done (over 1000 miles since the 25th). We had a wonderful time both alone and seeing the rest of my side of the family.

Twitter Updates for 2009-07-05

tycage — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:55:00 +0000

On the road. It always takes longer than planned, but it went about as fast as we could. #
Quick pit stop and back on the road. #
In Virginia. #
Stopping for lunch. #
Or not. #
Ok, now lunch. #
Getting back on the road. #
Home at last! #
Nice to be home and able to play my Xbox. Time for bed now. Work tomorrow. #

Twitter Updates for 2009-07-04

tycage — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:55:00 +0000

Happy 4th of July. Spending the day with family. Going to a ballgame tonight and then fireworks! #
I think I might be a tea snob now. #
I’m not feeling sick as a parrot. #
Heading to the ballpark. #
http://twitpic.com/9bj5q – Ballgame! #
http://twitpic.com/9btnh – Game time! #
Final score Them 2 Us 11. Time for fireworks! #
Best fireworks ever! #
Great day! Heading back to the hotel. #
Very well managed traffic out of the game! Back at hotel And ready for a much needed sleep. Awesome 4th of July! #

Twitter Updates for 2009-07-03

tycage — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:55:00 +0000

On the way to Charlotte. #
Lunch at Jack in the Box. #
At the hotel, getting checked in. #
At Neya’s house. #
Dinner at Cantina Fifteen Eleven. #
Awesome dinner tonight with a big family gathering. Kids in bed and Kate and I enjoying our suite at the hotel, so we can still be awake. #

Twitter Updates for 2009-07-02

tycage — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:55:00 +0000

Watching the first semi match. #wimbledon #
Heading out for one last trip to the sound. #
Tide too low for swimming, got some fishing done with the kids instead. #
Say so long to Topsail till next year. On the way back to Clinton #
All made it safely to Clinton. #
Kids showered and in bed. Lots of driving ahead tomorrow. #

Twitter Updates for 2009-07-01

tycage — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:55:00 +0000

Waking up to tennis. #
Xbox Live renewal day, and here I am without my Xbox. Someone celebrate for me. #
Managed to pack all my green tea is a box marked black tea. Disappointing to say the least. #
Teaching X to play Gin. #
Hey @ESPN When annnouncers tell me #wimbledon results you’ve not shown yet, it makes me not spend time watching it when you do show it. #
Ok @ESPN you just told us the Murry match was going to be shown next, and then flashed the results on the screen a few minutes later. ARGH! #
Hey @ESPN! Thanks for freeing up the rest of the afternoon for me. Your advertisers must be thrilled! #
Fun 2 hours split between the sound and fishing with Joey! #
Time to fry the fish! #
http://twitpic.com/8zo9m – Fish! #
http://twitpic.com/8zupg – Last evening at the beach #
Mrs. Frisby time! #

Twitter Updates for 2009-06-30

tycage — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:55:00 +0000

Up and watching some tennis, at least till both kids are awake. #
Back indoors after a fun trip to the ocean! #
Lounging in the house, watching tennis and drinking awesome Masala Chai tea from @AdagioTeas. I love vacation! #
Getting ready to head back to the sound. #
Another great time in the sound. Time for showers, then grilling hot dogs. #
http://twitpic.com/8wflu – Another great sunset! #
Three chapters with X tonight! #

Twitter Updates for 2009-06-29

tycage — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:55:00 +0000

Watching tennis, contemplating the water for later. #
Great morning in the water! Nannine amd JPa are here now too! Lunchtime! #
Great time playing Marco Polo with the kids in the sound. Time for showers and then cheeseburgers on the grill! #
Sunset time! #
http://twitpic.com/8t0pf – Tea, coffee, ice cream, and sunset. #
“This must be what they mean by simple pleasures.” – The Kids quoting Kingdom Hearts II while watching the sunset and eating ice cream. #

Twitter Updates for 2009-06-28

tycage — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:55:00 +0000

We’re all up and lazing our way into the day. I love vacation! #
Fun morning in the water! M is working on her swimming! #
Salt and sand washed off everyone. Getting some lunch and ducking inside before it gets *too* hot. #
Back inside after an awesome time swimming in the sound. Time for showers and then hot dogs for dinner. #
Dinner done, sitting back and relaxing with some tea. #
http://twitpic.com/8po08 – Sunset #
Reading with the kids. #

Twitter Updates for 2009-06-27

tycage — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:55:00 +0000

Got to sleep late and then had an awesome breakfast. Heading to the beach later! Watching tennis with my Dad now. #
On the road to the beach! #
http://twitpic.com/8l8cw – That’s better! #
Watching the first ever roof closing at Wimbeldon! #
Starting in on Death’s Daughter by @Amber_Benson for my vacation reading. #
Tide’s down low enough. Heading out to the water! #
Great time in the water! Getting a little afternoon stormy though. #

Twitter Updates for 2009-06-26

tycage — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:55:00 +0000

Time to go to bed. Long day ahead tomorrow. #
Finally on the road! #
Stopping at Chick-fil-a for a quick lunch then getting back on the road. #
Food eaten, car refueled. Hitting I-95! #
Finally in Clinton! #
Happy to be in Clinton, but just about exhausted. Time to get to bed now. #

Back to Work

tycage — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:01:05 +0000

Heading back to work this morning, and the kids are back to school. We’ve had a wonderful vacaction. It’s been a very fun and relaxing 2 weeks. I’m proud of the kids this morning though, they did as good (or maybe a better) job as I did getting up and getting back into the routine. We’ll be leaving in a few minutes to head back to it. Like I said, the vacaction was wonderful. I enjoyed getting to spend 2 weeks with the kids, it’s worth saving up the vacation all year to be able to do it.

Home Again

tycage — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:52:59 +0000

We are back home safe and sound now. It has been a great week. Thanksgiving day was beautiful in Clinton. The weather Thursday and Friday was amazing. We got lots of time for all the kids to enjoy various activities outside. One of the most fun new things for Xander and Mira was playing on the hay bales on the edges on the farm. They had a lot of fun with that as well as go-kart and barbie car riding, golf, general running around, Wii playing (that was inside of course) and just having a general good time with the cousins. They got an extra treat on Friday when JPa took everyone up for airplane rides! The trip home today went smoothly, no major traffic problems and the weather was fine for it. We may be getting snow tomorrow though! It was a wondeful vacaction and we are looking forward to some time tomorrow to wind down from it.

Thanksgiving 2008

tycage — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:48:28 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We’ve had a great week so far. Sunday we headed down to Kate’s parents. That was a long day, but the kids did their usual great job. Then on Monday we went to Biltmore House to see the Christmas decorations there, which the kids loved also. We also had lunch there at the Stable Cafe to celebrate Kate’s Mom’s birthday. Tuesday we had a more leisurly day around the house.

Wednesday we spent in the car again to head here to Clinton. We’re having a great time here also. Looking forward to Thanksgiving dinner later today once everyone has arrived.

Home Again

tycage — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:52:34 +0000

We’re back safe at home after a wonderful trip to Kate’s parents over the last few days. It’s about 500 miles each way, but it was worth the effort to get the kids down there. We had a great time, but it is still nice to be back in our own house again.