On our way...

Despite being somewhat sketched out by the moving company (the sales rep's name was Tai Gur, say it fast), they arrived yesterday and loaded up our stuff. They actually seemed pretty professional and got the job done quickly. It took them about 15 minutes to unload a garage that took us two weeks to pack so that was impressive. However, all of our worldly possessions could be headed for a flea market in Southie right now but I guess these are the chances you take. Here is a picture of Miguel and Roberto....

After that we had the task of packing up our residence for the next month, the car that is. We actually got everything to juuuuust fit despite me bringing all my fishing gear and El having all her yoga equipment. Although if we get into an accident, whoever is driving is going to get buried in clothes which is actually probably a good thing. Anyway, we packed the car, had a good long goodbye with mom and Whit and hit the road.

We won't waste anyone's time describing the drive to Connecticut from Massachusetts. If you don't know, its mostly trees and Mobil stations.

So we arrived at the Jeff Critchlow/Rachael Stabers residence in Fairfield last night and headed straight for the Ash Creek Saloon. If you are looking for some good BBQ, this is the place. Typically the idea of ribs and Connecticut don't go together but the cowboys at the Ash Creek have made it happen. They also had some pretty rockin' hot wings. Anyway, we all chowed down while chasing the food with one dollar PBRs. Great meal.

Afterwards we went to another local watering hole to play Big Buck Hunter only to find the game room under construction. This was a huge disappointment as I was excited to work Jeff over repeatedly at what has to be the best bar video game ever made. That's right Critchlow, I went there. Anyway, we audibled to a case of Stella and cards back at the house which was just as fun. One note has to be the air mattress that Jeff and Rachel landed for us. This thing was big enough to sleep Shaq and his 9 kids. We're figuring its all downhill from here in terms of places to crash.

Anyway, we're heading for NYC today for what should be a few days of sight seeing and debauchery. All the usual suspects, including my newly employed brother, have been rounded up so we expect to have a slightly more exciting blog entry next time around. I imagine that will be posted late Friday or Saturday morning.

Hope everyone is well....Thanks for a great night Jeff and Rachael!