Mr. & Mrs. Xu are over their jet lag now and adjusting reasonably well to life in America. They seem to be keeping themselves busy by reading, watching TV on the internet (we were going to get them the Comcast Chinese TV package, but there seems to be more available online and it's free), playing with the kitties, and going for walks along the beach.
The weather was just awful for about the first 3 weeks that they were here (it's been cold, and it rained almost every day between Memorial day and the middle of July). It hasn't gotten much better, but we have had a few sunny days since then. We went to Ipswitch (about a half-hour north of where we live) to pick blueberries on Sunday.
The Revere Beach Sand Sculpting Competition was last week and weekend. They've been holding this contest for 5 years now and it's actually gotten quite a bit of regional (and even some national) attention. The sculptors come from all over the globe (although this year a Canadian was the only one from outside the U.S.).
Susie has been finding lots of new hangout spots lately (her favorite seems to be the towel shelf in the bathroom).
Other than that, Jessica and I have been busy with work and planning the wedding celebrations. We were able to get the majority of the details for the IN wedding worked out when we were there in June, and we've been spending more time working on the Boston dinner in the past few weeks. It's a lot of work, but hopefully it will be a lot of fun. We look forward to seeing everyone in August!
