Dinner at Unum's

Last night Al and I had a delightful "adult" dinner at a great restaurant in Nashua - Unums (www.unums.com). As the last time I was there, the food was excellent. I had a grilled swordfish with garlic mashed potatoes, shrimp and a delightful sauce. Al has a sirloin steak satay with a shrimp and crab meat sauce over great steak fries. We started dinner with baked brie....I so love baked brie. it came with a brown sugar glazed baked banana (Al ate it), strawberries, blueberries and a pear with a raspberry sauce. Dessert was even better as I had a warm pumpkin bread pudding with fresh whipped cream. Al did the boring route with cheesecake with mixed berries. Over all, dinner was great. The only downside was we were so tired from the long night on Halloween (Isabelle did not go to bed until 11pm!) and the craziness of Saturday that by the evening we were beat. How pathetic is that?!

The coming week is going to action packed from Monday through Friday. Friday being the big day for Isabelle as her "big girl" bed will be arriving. Now, if I can only keep her in bed for the night, life will be wonderful. Have a feeling the next couple of weeks may be tough.

Sunny Summer Day

It is a perfect summer day today. That is really nice as Isabelle is playing with Amy - my neighbor's daughter that I have hired to babysit once a week for a couple of hours and play with Isabelle so I can get some work accomplished. Have I ever mentioned how challenging it is to work from home with a toddler? I thought the corporate workplace was tough. No more. Nothing like trying to get a press release prepared or a flyer finished with a toddler pulling your arm or playing with your PC. Alas, it is a wonderful challenge to have!

Speaking of which, a couple of weeks ago I went to dinner with some friends at a wonderful restaurant in Nashua - Unums (http://www.unums.com/). The food was outstanding. I ordered a seafood dish and it arrived in the largest bowl anyone has ever seen. I had to have the ocean in it (see picture below). Needless to say, I could not even begin to finish it. The restaurant is really charming and the food wonderful. Everyone had a great time...if you are ever in Nashua, check it out. Reservations are recommended.

That same weekend, Al and my friend Dan went go-karting with the car club. Funny, I help plan the event, and do not attend. For one thing, go-karts are not me and for another, the thought of a toddler in 100 degree heat on a tarmac all day did not seem like a good plan. But, overall, everyone had a great time. (See pictures of Al go-karting, Al and Dan and the line up for the group for Al and Dan's group.) There were about 7 groups of 9 people. And Famous Dave's BBQ catered the event. If anyone is interested, you can check out all of the pictures at the club's website (http://www.whitemtn-bmwclub.org/).

Al racing around the track. His best time was a couple seconds slower than some of the seasoned racers of the club - car racers that is....pretty good for a guy who does not race!

Al (on the right) and Dan chatting before the fun!


The line up before the race. Al is #9 and Dan is #3.