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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Today is the first full day of the summer season, and with temperatures rising into the mid-90’s, it certainly feels like it. We welcomed the season last night with open arms, a sunset cruise, and a picnic of perfect summer foods.

Boston skyline

There was hummus, shrimp cocktails, olives, smoked salmon, chicken salad, cheese, salami, crackers, bread, and of course sparkling wine. Summer is most definitely my favorite time of year, and to make the most of it and to get to things I always forget about, I’ve made a Summer 2012 list.

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Here’s what I hope to do this summer. I could not think of number 10 quite yet (though I do have some ideas), so tell me some of the things on your wish list for this year!

1) Sleep on the boat at Spectacle Island

2) Go paddle boarding at UMASS Boston

3) Have a great big lobster boil with lobsters, clams, mussels, potatoes, corn, and strawberry shortcake

4) Spend a night with the Blues Barge at the Boston Harbor Hotel

5) Watch a Friday night film at the Boston Harbor Hotel (We watched Rear Window here a few summers ago, so fun, but bring something soft to sit on!)

6) Take an outdoor yoga class

7) Not open my laptop as many weekends as possible

8) Swim off of World’s End

9) Sunset music at Westport Rivers

Tags: boating, Food, summer

I am exhausted. Our house is a mess, and I basically consumed pizza, chips, and sandwiches all weekend.

It was all worth it. Ceol na Mara is back in the water for the 2012 boating season. On Saturday we went down to the winter storage dock to pick her up and drive her back to the Dorchester Yacht Club. Boston Harbor

It was a lovely weekend on the water, on our boat and on a friend’s boat.

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Each day, we promised we would get home early to get things done around the house.

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But somehow we couldn’t leave this behind.

Boston sunset

So we stayed  a little bit longer. We’ve waited for this weekend for what seemed like an eternity, and it was so good to have our favorite pastime back.

Boston sunset

Also back was a sandwich I left on the boat, unrefrigerated, by accident in October. This veggie and hummus wrap from Shaw’s was still in perfect condition and didn’t smell. We are still marveling over it. How can that be?!

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More importantly, is it bed time yet? I can barely keep my eyes open!

 

How was your weekend?

Tags: boating, Boston

Was that weekend just a dream? I must have said it at least 10 times throughout that it just didn’t feel real. We spent most of it on Boston Harbor, enjoying the unseasonable temperatures and sunshine.

 

Boston Harbor

Really, I think this weekend was actually more gorgeous than any day over the summer. On Saturday, we took the boat out by ourselves, and we didn’t crash into anything coming back in! It was a pretty amazing day and something I hope to do a lot more of next summer.

boating in Boston

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We made our way down to Hull and bobbed around taking in the sun. It was so strong and perfect and blissful.

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We debated on going out for dinner in the North End Saturday night, but the sun and salt got the best of us. Once darkness set in, I made some turkey subs, and we ate while tiredly watching Black Swan again.

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And on Sunday, we went out on the boat with Michelle and her fiancé. Somehow we coaxed him into swimming so that I could go in too. I didn’t want to swim in freezing cold water alone! Really, I was afraid that something would grab my leg and drag me under, so I held onto the ladder. It still counts for a swim though!

swimming in Boston

After boating and swimming, we made our way once again to Savin Bar & Kitchen, our second time in one week, and 15th time since they opened in March, give or take a few visits when I forgot to check in or Tweet. Everything is always SO good.  Seriously, it is an awesome neighborhood spot, and I have tried just about everything on the menu. I pretty much want to eat there all the time, and since it’s so close, it is even more tempting. Great cocktails too.

In addition to outdoor fun, I did lots of cooking for the week, including making butternut squash lasagna, a delicious warm Brussels sprout salad, and a few other things. Blog posts coming soon! We couldn’t have asked for a more perfect, relaxing weekend. It made it really difficult to come back into the work week, especially since a few of the projects I have been working on have slowed down or come to an end. Eeep! In all of my busy-ness I forgot just how scary it can be to work as a consultant. Hopefully I will find some more work to fill those gaps soon.

And in the meantime, I’ve got a Wines of Argentina wine tasting this week, dinner with Ted Allen at Nespresso, and some prep to do for a TV show I may or may not be on next week. I’m also working with Kitchen Play and Calphalon, so there will be some good recipe posts very soon. And I promise this will be my last summer post! Winking smile

Did you have a long weekend? How do you deal with end-of-weekend blues?

Tags: boating, Boston, Food, holiday, October, Savin Bar & Kitchen, sunshine

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