rivers and roads, rivers til I reach you. (image heavy)

This past weekend, Mike and I took a little trip to his hometown of Cairo, NY. For those of you who don't know where this is, it is located in upstate NY, amidst the Catskill Mountains. I love visiting there - turning off our phones, embracing nature (we saw 3 deer this time!), and getting some fresh mountain air. 

We celebrated Mike's brother John's 40th birthday, hiked Katerskill Falls, had lunch at the sweetest organic cafe, took a stroll down Main Street to see "the Cairo Bears", and spent some real quality time with the fam. I will let the pictures do the rest of the talking.... :)

 Mike's dads pigeon coop. (pigeons circling house, below)

 The tree stands alone. I love this picture. We drove by this tree once, and I thought about it all day. The next time we drove by, I made Mike pull the car over so I could save this memory.

 Mike's home.

 Made it, hiking stick in tow.

 I am on top of the world!

Smiles as of late.

 Windows down, shades on, tunes up.

 My ride to and from work.

 Fresh cherries.

 This lil sleepyhead.

 Puzzle piece walkway.

Cruisin'.

 3 scoops coconut ice cream and free pin.

Loving books.

What's making you smile lately?

The Felice Brothers

On our last night in Boston we went to see The Felice Brothers, my (well- our) favorite band. They were one of the first bands that Mike and I went to see together back at the House of Blues in August 2008.  The Felice Brothers are a folk/indie/rocker band from Catskill, NY (Mike's hometown). We were first drawn to go see them, just because of where they came from, and they're music has now become such a big part of our life and relationship.  Ian, the lead singer, often compared to Bob Dylan, has a raspy, soothing and distinct tone to his voice, it keeps you yearning to hear more and more. Seriously, check them out!

 Their stylin' winnebago pulled up in front of Brighton Music Hall.

 G and Mike.

 Me and Coll.

 Snagged the setlist. It's in my memory box now  :)

They have a new album out - Celebration, Florida. Check them out!!

(oh and that's Ian - the lead singer- as a tike. amazing. ha.)

Moving weekend

Mike and I moved from Cambridge this past weekend back to Wrentham (my home town). We decided to move in with my parents for a while so we can save money for our future. We are both looking for new jobs, and not really sure where we want to end up so it is the perfect "in-between" for us right now :)

Moving day started off great! Our friends Ang, Tom, & Joe helped us load up the truck - it only took 1 hour! Our neighbors had a cookout for us - with quail (I was not adventurous to try, Mike did and said it was yum!) and homemade hummus.  Things seemed to be smooth sailing.... and then we got to the self-storage unit. It was CLOSED! We had made a reservation and everything. The day. The time. It was all confirmed. So what kind of idiots work at this place? Ughhh. After calling every storage place around, we found one that was open and just went with it. After loading the storage unit, we headed to Wrentham. When we got there, there was a street hockey goal in the driveway with a "Welcome home Courtney and Budz!!" sign, which definitely lightened the mood and made Mike feel at home.

Sunday we spend the day running errands for the things we needed around the house, and some summer clothes for our vacation in a few weeks! I took Mike to Michael's Deli, a sandwich shop in the center of town... and Mom & Dad brought us back some cupcakes from Cupcake Charlie's down the Cape... yum! 

We all went to the Red Sox game Tuesday night - Mike got tickets for my parents and us!

Some pictures from the long weekend....

 Last kiss at 9 Clay! Great memories <3