Category Archives: Family

After spending the past two weeks in Brazil, Sergio returned home Marathon Monday.  He had a hectic two weeks helping his Mom care for his father and he’ll likely need to head back before long, but for now  I’m glad to have him back home – especially in light of how horrible Marathon Monday turned out.

Today is my mother’s birthday, and I wanted to wish her another happy and healthy year.  And yes Mom, I will be calling later today.

Sergio has dashed off to Brazil to be with his family for the next two weeks.  When we first met, Sergio was a flight attendant for United Airlines so I was accustomed to his coming and going but that stopped years ago.  Now that he has his own lighting design business, Mazon Lighting Design, the only travel he does involves driving to client sites so the apartment seems strangely serene quiet.

Truth be told, I enjoy my quiet time and I’ll fall into a routine quickly enough, but today I do miss him – it is the saying good bye and the initial surprise of a home that’s gone suddenly still that takes some getting use to.  I have grand plans to tidy up the apartment, organize every shelf and drawer, get to the gym each day and read a stack of books – but we’ll see how that goes.  I’m great at making plans but sometimes the follow through leaves a bit to be desired.

Unfortunately not all my first cousins from my mother’s side of the family could make it to the Albiani cousins cocktail party this weekend, but I think it was a success. I thought it would be fun to have a family photo and wanted to share it.

My sister Susan decided she would ride out last week’s storm (a.k.a. nemo) up at my parent’s house on Lake Winnipesaukee near downtown Wolfboro, NH.

To provide some perspective on the “winter wonderland” her camera phone captured, I have included a photo of the house during warmer times.

I can’t believe it was one year ago today we were boarding the Atlantis Caribbean Cruise on the Allure to celebrate Sergio’s birthday.  Tonight dinner is on me.

Wish him a very happy birthday.

Year in rewind: BosGuy’s favorite posts from 2012

In August my brother was married on Cape Cod. It was a fantastic ceremony and although this photo isn’t from their wedding (its actually at Fenway Park – how appropriate), this was the image I had at the time I wrote the post.

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I’m down on Cape Cod to attend my little brother’s wedding, which is actually tomorrow afternoon.  I couldn’t be happier for them, and I’m looking forward to the celebration.  I love them both dearly.

While perusing Boston.com earlier this week I noticed a review of the Granary Tavern, which opened earlier this year along the Greenway.  My other half is a lighting designer, and created the lighting design for the restaurant / bar so I was pleasantly surprised to read that while the food was panned, the lighting was noted and praised repeatedly.

The restaurant reviewer opens complimenting the lighting “You cannot beat the Granary Tavern for lighting. Walk in off the Rose Kennedy Greenway and you enter a warmly glowing space, one that when it’s crowded feels mellow yet energized, full of promise.”  Later, Boston Globe writer, Anne V. Nelson, writes about how the is bar perfectly lit.  Should you be interested in reading the full review you may link here.

Since I don’t have a hard copy of the review to tape to our refrigerator, I figured I’d use this space to say congratulations.

Today is my father’s birthday. Here is a photo from this past summer up on Lake Winnipesaukee.  Happy Birthday Dad.

Periodically, my sister emails me conversations she has with her kids.  Last week she sent the following email:

AUSTIN:  Mommy, when you’re born are you naked or do you have clothes on?

MOM: Naked, Austin. Everyone is naked when they are first born.

AUSTIN:  Giggle. Giggle… Isn’t it so funny that everyone is born naked? Is it awkward?