Boston, MA

I have been meaning/trying/wanting to visit Boston ever since my friend Rachel moved there to go to college 9 years ago! I thought that when we moved to Kentucky, that I was at least moving in the direction to make this happen, and with this opportunity, we decided to finally seize the moment and although it was only for a day, we had such a great time!

Saturday morning we woke up early and drove up to Boston. We parked at Boston Common and started our day of walking, and walking, and walking. By the end of the day, my feet hurt SO bad...blister on the bottom of my foot and feeling like my metatarsals were broken. But it was so worth it (and has given me an excuse to not workout for the next few days :) We started the day off walking the entire Freedom Trail. I am not a big history buff (and actually wish I knew/remembered a lot more from all those history classes I took in school), but it was interesting to see these buildings where monumental decisions, etc took place in the foundation of our country. We pulled up a map on our phones, but it was neat because this brick path went along the entire trail so it was easy to follow.

We made our way through Quincy Market which was a beautiful building with lots of fun food and vendors.

Along the trail, we went through the North End, and enjoyed some delicious Mike's Pastry.

We shared a pistachio canoli (the best one we've ever had...not that I've had a lot of canolis-but it was delicious) and a Boston Creme Puff.

At the end of the trail is the USS Constitution, the Navy's first ship which defeated Britain and showed the world that we were a force to be reckoned with. It was a pretty remarkable ship and in hearing the stories of the crew, I have an even greater appreciation for the effort and sacrifice that goes into securing our freedom, then and now.Grant at the scuttlebutt...where the sailors were rationed their water (1 gallon per day that had to be used for drinking, eating, and bathing). Needless to say, there were a lot of stinky sailors.USS Constitution

After our adventures on the Freedom Trail, we headed back to Boston Common to meet up with Rachel and Lee. We went shopping on Newbury Street. I LOVE shopping like this. It was such a cute little street, such a variety of shops, boutiques, etc. and walking and talking with good friends. We took a little break about halfway down the street for some ice cream and Pinkberry.

And then we continued on, shopped the rest of the street and then headed to the Prudential Center after a snack break at Trader Joe's where we picked up some coconut water and honey wheat pretzels (my new snack obsession).

As we started to get hungry, we discussed varied options and decided upon seafood again (had to let Grant get his fill while we were on the coast!) We decided to go to Legal Harborside which was both delicious and beautiful. Unfortunately there was a 2.5 hr wait when we go there (something I am not accustomed to since living in Lexington), but since we were in a beautiful location, we decided to wait. We walked along the harbor for a little bit and then went up to the roof top bar (much shorter wait) to sit and enjoy the view until our buzzer went off! It was the perfect place to wait.
And finally, around 9 pm...we got a table downstairs, and the food and atmosphere did not disappoint! Grant got this seafood stew which he loved, and I enjoyed a lobster roll.After our wonderful dinner, we walked to the T, took the subway back to our car and headed to their home to spend the night. Rachel and Lee live on the first floor of a beautifully restored old home, but with a modernized kitchen, etc. I love the look of old architecture with an updated inside. And Sunday morning, we got up early to leave and they headed out for a 16 mile run along the beach...maybe I'll be inspired enough to do a marathon one day when I can go on long runs around the beach instead of just a neighborhood.

We were flying out that afternoon, so we headed back to Rhode Island so we could be closer to the airport and we made it our beach day.
It was a beautiful day...we spent some time walking around some tide pools and cooling off in the water. The water was a little bit cold, but I was surprised by the fact that it at least felt as warm as a southern California beach. Then we went back to Scott and Stef's to shower and headed to the airport.
Although I was sad our trip was so short (Grant started his externship here at Urgent Care on Monday morning), it is nice to have him home again, in our normal life, and I have been sleeping better again with him by my side :)