Silver Bay :: The Kiddos Depart/Dinner at the Golf Course

It seemed too soon that my brother-in-law and sister-in-law had to pack up all of their respective kiddos and hit the road. Scott's family drove back to Baltimore and Catherine's family headed back to Colorado.

Before everyone left, we managed to squeeze in some quality hang out time. A major bubble blowing session ensued on the porch of Cherry Cottage!



We had to teach Thi how to blow bubbles, let's just say it was too cute for school!



This picture, though not the greatest, has a funny story behind it. That afternoon, we walked down to the ice cream store with Scott's family to get some pizza. While we were eating, Thi, who is two and a half, figured out how to work the water cooler. One at a time he'd walk all the way across the store, reach for a cup, fill it up and carefully walk it back to each of his family members. I don't think he'll have any problems getting a job if he decides that he wants to be a waiter someday. Such a funny little guy!

Before everyone left we crammed onto the porch of Cherry and took a Cost Family photo:



After that we all said our goodbyes, and the cottage was decidedly less full, with only my in-laws, Matt and I remaining.

Later that night we went out to dinner with friends at a local golf course. I wish that I had snapped some pictures of the course itself, because it's really lovely. The mountains create this rolling landscape that could be straight out of the Lord of the Rings movies. It's just lovely.

The funny thing about this evening is that for the first time ever, (in front of me at least), my husband, who has been straight edge in all of our time together, ordered a DRINK! And not just any drink, oh no, his new favorite is WHISKEY ON THE ROCKS?!?!



So what caused this monumental change in lifestyle? Well, a few weeks prior, Matt's band was playing at a wedding, and the slightly tipsy, very appreciative father of the bride brought out a bottle of seventeen year old - oak aged whiskey. They are an Irish band, so gifts of whiskey are quite the normal occurrence at their shows. Matt didn't feel like explaining the whole "I don't drink spiel", and didn't want to be rude to the man's generosity. So he just felt it would be easier to accept the gift, gulp a shot down and be done with it. Well to his surprise, he loved it! Now my hubby, who wouldn't so much as sip a wine cooler for all of his 29 years orders a whiskey on the rocks (*bleck*) every time we're out and about. Too funny.

P.S. I have non-Silver Bay related news. I was excused from jury duty yesterday!!! Tremendously happy!