Ludlow

After getting our rental car, a Ford Fusion, we followed Eric up to his house in Belchertown,  http://www.belchertown.org/.  After getting unpacked, we took a ride into Ludlow,  http://www.ludlow.org/, where we stopped by Randall's Farm, http://www.ranfarm.com/, for a bit.

We then stopped by Mark's house, where I introduced Erin to his parents, and cousin Jimmy.  Johnny gave me a call, and Johnny and Jimmy were just down the street fishing at the Oregon Sportsman Club, http://www.chicopeesportsmensclub.com/, with Gator.  They stopped by Mark's house, for a few minutes and we went down to the Montalegre Restaurant, and met up with Rich, Julie, Andy, and George.

After leaving the Montalegre Restaurant, Erin and I went back to Eric and Wendy's house to meet up with Eric, Wendy, Tom, and Michelle.  It was a fun night of laughing and joking amongst friends.

Mass trip - Southwest flight

On Saturday morning, Erin and I started our Mass trip where we were flying from from Tampa International Airport, http://www.tampaairport.com/, with an hour layover at Baltimore Washington International Airport, http://www.bwiairport.com/, aka Thurgood Marshall Airport.



While we were at Thurgood, we found a neat little wine shop, where you could pick up a bottle to bring on the plane with you.  We then flew to our final destination Bradley Airport,  http://www.bradleyairport.com/.  Upon our arrival, Eric picked us up at the airport and we were off to Ludlow Auto Sales, http://www.ludlowautosales.com/, to get our rental car for while we were there during the trip.

Ringside Cafe - Rob Irie w/ The Village Naturals

After Shayna's birthday party, Erin and I headed to the Ringside Cafe, http://ringsidecafe.net/, where our friends, Rob Irie with The Village Naturals, were performing one of their last gigs before Rob moved up to Ashville, NC.  Upon our arrival, we met up with friends, Lisa, Tracy, John, Zoie, Jill, Shanti, and Meagan where we danced the night away.

Shayna's Birthday Party

 On Saturday night, we headed to Tampa to go to the Hula Bay Club, http://www.hulabayclub.com/, for a surprise birthday party for Shayna.  We arrived early, so I gave Jim a call and we headed over to Jim and Jen's place for a bit before the party started.  Everyone was there, upon our return to the restaurant.  We ate dinner and mingled, then they brought out the birthday cake for Shayna.  After singing 'Happy Birthday' and eating some cake, we went down to the lower portion of the Hula Bay Club, where they had a band performing.  We stayed for a while, then headed to St. Pete.