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18
Sep 11

Zinzinnati Oktoberfest

We celebrated Christmas with the Fiala’s a bit early this year.  We had Christmas at Oktoberfest in Cincinnati.  It was a great time with family and German beers and food and music.  We made great memories and loved seeing Thadd‘s place in the city.  We got to go to the Great American Ballpark and see the Red‘s play twice.  We went on a steamboat ride too! We loved the weiner dog races, as well as the barrel and beer stein races.  Jeannette also got to meet up with an old friend from MIT at the festival – it was the place to be! There was fun polka music and we would be remiss to not mention the great festival food again.  We had LOTS of strudel, brats with sauerkraut, and cream puffs.

We have video of every wiener dog race heat – they were super cute and funny – but here is just one and also some of the barrel and stein races too.


Travel — Comments Off on Lake Compounce
03
Sep 11

Lake Compounce

We had an amazing Labor Day weekend. We took a day trip down to Connecticut with Gary and Daniel for some amusing fun at the world’s oldest continuously operating theme park, Lake Compounce! We had SO MUCH FUN! They have a water park (Jeannette’s favorite) and three roller coasters and all sorts of fun rides. Josh’s favorites were the roller coaster built on the side of a mountain that goes through the forest (Boulder Dash) and the free fall ride (Down Time). We did both of those rides multiple times thanks to getting to the park at opening time. Though, the lines were ridiculously short for most rides all day long – they were definitely nothing compared to Disney or 6 Flags. Daniel’s brother and his kids joined us and we had an amazing day. We would be remiss if we didn’t mention the yummy fried oreos and the free soda. That’s right, the park has cups and self-serve soda fountains all over the park! Love it!

After our awesome day at the park, we headed over to Daniel’s folks house and had a great family dinner in their garden, before heading back to Boston. What a day!


Boston / Sports — Comments Off on Red Sox Game 8 – L v Rangers – 0-10
02
Sep 11

Red Sox Game 8 – L v Rangers – 0-10

Fiallen Red Sox Game 8

Tonight’s game was a stinker.  But we had a great time nonetheless.  Miller was pulled in the second!!  He had an awful outing.  We got to see Wakefield pitch in relief and he did great.   It was already 0-10 by the time he came in, and he stopped the bleeding.   The whole crowd was rooting for him.  There were a few times the chant “Let’s Go Wakefield!” rang out!  Youk was back after being on the DL for awhile.  We always enjoy watching him play.  And it turns out we there for the 700th sell out game in a row!


Boston / Sports — Comments Off on Patriots Preseason W v Jaguars – 47-12
11
Aug 11

Patriots Preseason W v Jaguars – 47-12

We went to the Patriots first preseason game of the year. We had lots of fun with Gary and Daniel, a pregaming a little in the parking lot  and watching a blowout.


Boston / Concert — Comments Off on Zydeco in Boston!
28
Jul 11

Zydeco in Boston!

On our trip to New Orleans, it was Josh’s desire to find some Zydeco. It wasn’t until the last day we found a store playing Zydeco and we bought an album (Beau Jocque) . We listen to it every week!

Tonight, we found Zydeco in Boston! There was a neighborhood event by Josh’s office and they had the Squeezebox Stompers there!  Jeannette came over after work and we had some free burgers from Barlow’s and listened to the band. We loved it!

 

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