Umm....can I get an update?

Alright, alright, it's been a while since I've posted and I've been meaning to sit down and do thankful thursday (no, really, I have!) but then suddenly, oh, whoops, is it friday? And then, on friday afternoon, my mom called and asked if I wouldn't mind coming a little sooner than planned (I had planned on heading up there in the evening) and oh what a difference a few hours make! The traffic was heavy but not bad, but I95 was completely clogged the entire way. It added a solid hour to my trip. It was clogged like it always is in the evening from all the New York traffic, but *sigh* what we will do for our loved ones. I arrived in a none-too-pleasant mood. Luckily the next day I had shook off my bad mood enough for mom and I to do a little bikeriding/yard-saling.
I'm going to backtrack a little here (for memory's sake) and talk about Mother's Day Weekend. Mom's present this year was (drumroll please) ME! I decided to spend that weekend up in New Haven just hanging out and doing nothing in particular. Mom suggested bringing my bike so that we could mosey around town. This turned out to be an excellent suggestion. We first went to the Peabody Museum, but only to shop at their gift shop. They have an amazing one! We got little dinosaur heads that chomp for Rees and Nicolette. Then, once outside, we bought hot dogs from a street vendor and then sat on the lovely grass and had a little picnic. These pics are from that:



We spent the entire day on our bikes seeing New Haven. Seriously, if you haven't gone on a bikeride for a while (like myself) try it out! It's exhilerating!
Anyway, back to this past weekend. Mom and I spent the next day chilling out and yardsaling (like I said before) and then the whole family arrived in the evening. We went out to dinner at a Mexican restaurant and then to Baskin Robbins for dessert. YUMMY!
The next day, mom and I rode our bikes a bit more, but were called by the family asking us to come swimming at their hotel. After running quickly to a thrift store (I got a bathing suit for three dollars! And yes, it fits!) we joined them at the pool!


The next day, DEVAN GRADUATED!!! He has a Master of Arts in Religion from Yale University! The big graduation was really amazing. Someone said "That's 300 years of tradition right there" and that phrase kind of stuck throughout the day. We then went back to the divinity school where Dev actually got his diploma. What a wonderful way to spend Memorial Weekend!