A busy weekend for Jolee (May 1998)

What a weekend!

On Saturday, the first really beautiful weekend day in a long, long
time. Melanie, Jolee and I took the subway to Penn Station, then the
Long Island Railroad out to Port Washington where my boss was waiting
with his Jeep Cherokee. We stopped at a SUPERmarket, something I haven't
seen since leaving L.A., and then headed out to the marina where my boss
Hank's boat, the Rocinante, was waiting.

Jolee, upon entering the marina, looked out at the vast expanse of
water, and displayed her city girl mentality by pointing and saying
"Bath".
Once the initial struggle with the life vest was over, Jolee ran around
the boat, saying "Wow" and "Bath" alternately. Except for the occasional
"I'm-almost-two-and-I'm-not-getting-my-way ear-piercing scream," Jolee
was well-behaved. There was a strong breeze blowing in the morning and
we headed out into Long Island Sound for a few hours. I learned a bit
about sailing and Jolee dozed at times, but did not get seasick (Hank
later alluded to the fact that he was a bit worried about her, but
overall was impressed).

Once back in the marina, Jolee decided to roam the docks, picking up
seashells and rocks and throwing them into the water with great abandon.
She possibly enjoyed this more than actually being on the boat itself.
At one point, Melanie Jolee and I got into Hank's dingy (please, no
dinghy jokes) and motored around for a minute or two before the engine
died. Fortunately, we had oars, and were able to make it back to the
Rocinante. My rowing skills, once finely honed by the counselors at Camp
Wa-kon-tah in Springfield, Illinois, were attrocious, but I managed.

Then it was back to the boat for a late lunch, back to the jeep, back on
the LIRR, and back to Bay Ridge. All in all, a sun and fun-filled day.

Sunday was fun too. At 2:00 we met up with cousin Daniel Cohen, wife
Kate, and little cousin David, who had been enjoying an exciting week in
New York. Together we all headed for Prospect Park where David and Jolee
got to run around, play with their balloons, and watch a kid's circus.
Jolee particularly enjoyed the trained poodles, go figure. After which
we had a bite at a local pizza place in Park Slope, Jolee having a ziti
pizza.

All in all, a busy and exhausting weekend.

Just a note, the What Did Jolee Do? update will be on hiatus May 26-June
5th due to our upcoming trip to Florida and my business trip to San
Francisco. I will try and give you your money's worth this week to keep
you going through this down time.

Bill