Hockey, Madonna, Marco, Kites, Fish, etc.

What a Judgment Day!

Richard's roller hockey team won the first game of the best of three Championship, 9-6. The second game is today.

Knights of Columbus Museum (New Haven, CT)

On our way to the annual Kite Festival (see below), we stopped in New Haven, CT to grab some lunch. I got an idea to stop by a famous hamburger joint. Since I wasn't sure where it was, I received the inspiration to stop and ask our friends at the Knights of Columbus Museum.

As I anticipated, they knew the place and gave us accurate directions. Turns out, the place is only a few blocks away. Since we were at the museum, we took a quick jaunt through the newest exhibit: "Full of Grace: Crowned Madonnas from the Vatican Basilica." FANTASTIC. I look forward to returning to take a closer look. The May 15th edition of the National Catholic Register has a detailed review.

As we walked to the burger joint, Richard decided he was more in the mood for Italian fare. So we stopped at a place that looked inviting on the same street: Marco Polo's.

Richard had a Chicken Caesar wrap and I had a slice of bacon ranch pizza (low fat of course-hahaha).

Then on to the Kite Festival at Hammonasset State Park in Madison, CT (on the Long Island Sound). Due to rain all week and foggy, gray skies today, there were less people than previous years. However, the weather at the park while we were there was delightful: sunny with fluffy clouds. There was almost no breeze, which made it a challenge for kite flying. Richard participated in the ROK Kite battle and received a free kite. We also walked along the boardwalk and got sun burned.

More food. To keep with tradition, we drove a short distance up the road to Lenny & Joe's Fish Tales Restaurant. I had the traditional lobster roll but Richard had a delicious special of the day, Shrimp with brown rice and steamed veggies. Both were very delicious.

Before heading back to West Hartford, we popped in to a delightful used book store and browsed around for a bit. We returned to Lynn's apartment just in time to catch the final two innings of the Cleveland Indians' victory over the Reds.

All in all, it was a delightful Judgment Day.