Easter

This Easter Mitch's parents and grandmas made the trip up to Boston to experience springtime in beautiful New England. It was great to have family in town for the holiday. We had an enjoyable time showing our visitors the many sights around Boston. We even made our first rib roast for the occasion. Here's a few pictures we took of the weekend. As always, our couch is looking for visitors to come by for a few nights.

Marathon

Patroit's Day is Marathon Monday in Boston. While Bekah did not participate in the marathon this year, Mitch still did his customary early morning ride of the marathon route. Weather conditions were optimal this year with cool temperatures and a strong tail wind propelling runners to set a world record for the fastest marathon time. Check out pictures of the day here.

Birthweek

We all know Bekah is very special, and special people deserve to be treated especially special on their birthdays. Well, in the case of Bekah, there were so many special things to do for her birthday that it could no longer fit into the span of a 24 hour day. Her birthday has evolved into more of a birthweek. Festivities for this year's birthweek included a trip to Bar Harbor, ME (thanks Todd and Kari), a night at a Red Sox game (thanks Andrew and Mary), dinner at Burton's Grill (thanks Mitch), home-made carrot cake (thanks Dan and Laura), a trip to the Science Museum (thanks Chia-Yen and Chew Lee), and an ice cream party (thanks everyone). Oh, and by the way she got a bike. Check out pictures of the week here. Happy Birthweek, Bekah!

Refurbished

Since Bekah's bike was tragically stolen a few months ago, Mitch has been searching Craigslist postings for the stolen bike or a suitable replacement. After much looking, he came across a well-priced used candidate at Marblehead Cycle. With the generous help of Dan and Laura, he made the trip to Marblehead and returned to Boston with a bike for Bekah. The bike, while having a feather light aluminum frame and high-end components, came with a hideous color scheme and was in need of a mechanical overhaul. Being up for the challenge, Mitch decided to turn this into a little refurbishing project. The color scheme was the first thing to change. Mitch stripped the bike of all its components and took the frame to Geekhouse Bikes to get a custom finish in their in-house powdercoat shop. After getting the beautiful seafoam frame back, he updated the headset to a threadless one and got a new carbon fork to give the bike a smoother ride. Some new shifting cables, cleaning and lubing of the derailleurs, and a few finishing touches made the bike as good as new. The bike was finished just in time for Bekah's birthday. Check out pictures of the project on Picasa.

Acadia

This weekend we headed up to Maine to explore Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park. While it was a bit early in the season, the weather could not have been more beautiful. It was a short trip, but we packed in a lots of sights. Check out our pictures here. We still have yet to sight a moose for Bekah, guess we'll have to go back to Maine again.