Monday, April 16, 2012

Happy Patriots' Day

Yippee! We have a state holiday today known as Patriots' Day. I thought Massachusetts was the only state in the country celebrating it, but it looks like a few other places shut things down for the day.





Two big things are happening here today:

1. NO SCHOOL!


We don't live too far from one of the roads where the runners will pass by, so we plan to walk over and cheer them on. It's always thrilling to see the very first participants. Those who use wheelchairs get to start a little ahead of the foot runners, and when they come by the crowd goes wild! It's so exciting to see them and to get caught up in all the energy.

My aunt and uncle qualified to run again this year. My aunt had breast cancer about three years ago (she's doing great, BTW) and she and my uncle run as part of a breast cancer organization.

They're forecasting unusually high temperatures today, which can make running the distance dangerous. It's suppose to get as high as 87 to 90 degrees F, and they're advising only runners who are in peak shape to participate. The usual temperature in past years is between 50 and 65 degrees. The race organizers are actually predicting mass health casualties and they said if people drop out or decide not to run because of the dangerous heat, they will automatically qualify to run in the Marathon next year. My aunt and uncle are planning (wisely) to run between 8 and 10 miles and drop out. 

Anyway, sorry most of you don't have the day off for this, but we'll add some extra yells and cheers for you anyway!

Hope everyone has a nice day.
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  1. Happy no school day!!! Good for you aunt and uncle!!! Very cool!! Have a lovely day playing and resting and maybe being just a little naughty. LOL! Sexy boys!!! Love you!!!

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    1. Thanks, Sammy. Yeah, my aunt is one of my heroes.

      Don't worry about us having a lovely day. For people not running, it's a perfect temperature. Expecting to see plenty of shirtless guys! ;)

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  2. Happy Patriots' Day!!!! Hope you will have an amazing day. Lots of hugs to both of you. :)

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    1. Thanks, Carnell. Hope you have a nice day, too.

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  3. Hope you both have a wonderful day off! Today we are going on a field trip with my daughters 2nd grade class to the TX state Capitol...so it's kinda like a day off. She is excited about it and if you can believe it, it's about 20 degrees cooler here. Stay cool and have a wonderful Monday :)

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    1. Wow. The weather's doing all kinds of crazy stuff, especially when Texas is cooler than Massachusetts!

      I remember going to our state capitol (or State House, as it's called here) when I was in the 4th grade. My teacher thought we might get thrown out because I was apparently too loud and bouncy and the other kids sorta joined in! So much for decorum in such a serious place! LOL

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  4. Ahhhh! I am stuck in my office :(

    BUT! I am going to try and make it out of here pretty soon... mwhahah. Copley was closed today and BOY! was it warm at even 7:45am! Yay for wearing dress w/o stockings! LOL!

    Happy Patriot's Day, boys!

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    1. Hey Raji. Yeah, I bet Copley is gonna be swamped with people soon... especially with all those rowdy college kids close by!! LOL

      Hope you get to leave early!

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    2. Oh wait. I meant Kenmore. But since Copley is the Finish Line, I bet it's a zoo there!

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  5. Matt,

    Have a great day off watching the Marathon and the 'shirtless guys'!:) The weather s/b spectacular if you're not one of the runners. Glad your Aunt & Uncle will be playing it safe. Hope you and Brad enjoy everything this beautiful day can bring.

    Susan

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    1. Hi Susan! YAY for shirtless guys! Brad is making me keep my camera at home (but he forgot about my cell phone, hehe).

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  6. Sounds like fun. Milo ran a marathon once. He even has a medal. Pretty cool.

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    1. That's so cool about Milo! And a medal, too! Nice!

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  7. Enjoy the day off guys! That's cool about your aunt and uncle. Glad she is doing well now. Kudos to all the runners out there. I only run if someone's chasing me....LOL.

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    1. LOL, I'm the same kind of runner as you! I take short runs, but that's about it.

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  8. Okay. We're off to watch the shirtless guys, uh, I mean the runners! See ya later!

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  9. Hope you have a great time and enjoy the sights. I'm so glad your aunt is doing well, and I'm just in awe of all the runners.

    It's snowing here BTW, although it was 70 yesterday.

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  10. Hope you enjoy the day and the sights :)
    Over here (UK) it's 48F

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  11. Happy Patriots Day, boys! I hope you had fun at the marathon!

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  12. Hope you boys had a great day off!!

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