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What We've Been Up To (Part 2)

This entry should now catch us up with everything and then we can move forward.

My besties and I got together a couple of weeks ago for our "Boys' Day Out" adventure.  We typically do these a couple of times each year, to reconnect, without partners, to catch up, be silly, and just enjoy a day out together.  The common practice is to head to AC, but we changed things up a bit and headed out to Bucks County, PA and do a photo outing.

We stopped at Washington's Crossing (PA-side), and headed into New Hope for lunch (at Havana, on the main drag).  It's great spending a weekday afternoon there, sans the weekend crowds, to hang out, chat, and chow down without having any particular agenda for the afternoon.  We took the cameras out after lunch and took some snaps in New Hope, and then headed to the Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ.

If you haven't seen the Grounds, it's a recommended stop and a photographer's paradise.  The sculptures are very impressive and the grounds are beautiful.  Lots to see there and a nice way to spend a few hours.  They charge $12 USD (for adults), you get a wristband and then are free to explore the grounds.  All told, it took us about 3 hours to see the place, and we all enjoyed it much.

In other news, Al celebrated his birthday on the 11th (sharing it with Mother's Day).  We celebrated his day on the 10th (at Moonstruck) and enjoyed a nice Mom's day with my mother and stepfather, George.  It was pretty low-key and enjoyable all the same.  Mom loves HGTV and we killed a couple of hours watching Property Brothers.

 I haven't mentioned the gym, but all is going well with that.  I've been moving more weight and my pull-ups seem to see improvement.  The Avon 5K is on the 31st, and I'm looking forward to doing my first one.  Whenever there are cardio options in the conditioning workouts, I've been making it a point to do the running options to get ready for the event.  Though I'm not a fast runner, I should do well enough to complete it and have a benchmark for future runs.

It's raining as I write this.  We seriously need to consistently see some nice weather for awhile; this stuff is depressing.

So that's about it for now.
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