-assisted another project manager's playground build in Fort Myers, FL
-celebrated Thanksgiving with my parents in Wethersfield, CT
-hung out with two friends in NYC--Marit Milien(a former Swedish exchange student that lived w/ us in 1995) and John Boyd (a childhood friend from summers in western NC)
-have done loads of paperwork, conference calling, emailing and planning for my current project in Panama City, FL (build day = this friday, december 10)
-saw The Incredibles and Ray in the theater
and...
-helped my brother Tony and his fiance Mardie host a house concert with The Weepies.
here's an email about the event that Mardie wrote to friends and family:
From: Mardie Oakes
Subject: The Weepies concert
Hi everyone,
Our house concert was wonderful last night! Hope and Bryan (Tony's college friend) worked with us all day to get the place ready for 60 people to decend [including Julia Butterfly Hill!]. The coolest part for me was when the Weepies were warming up before people came. I was cooking in the kitchen and they were playing in the living room. I often cook and listen to their CD from the stereo in the living room, so it felt very familiar, but every time they stopped in the middle of a song I'd start smiling uncontrollably because it would vividly remind me that they were REALLY playing in the living room. Everyone seemed to really like them - we had about 55 people come (the picture of the crowd is terrible but shows you how we packed them in) and my guess is they sold about 60 CDs - people were getting lots for Christmas gifts. They are just finishing a 40 show 4 month tour, and we were the last of 7 house concerts and they said ours was the best - we had very friendly and open people, great space and lighting, and just a good "vibe" - of course they may tell everyone that but it seemed for real to us!
Love Mardie
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