Day 58!

Today was very busy and exhausting, but good!

I got to hit up the gym with Dad and then run a bunch of shopping errands with mum. By the end of today, all four of us have downloaded runkeeper and MyFitnessPal. Fingers crossed we can do this together. A nation divided shall fall but a nation united shall get fit!

I ended the night with Bruins after some tasty Chinese, drinks, and chatting with my great friend. It's so nice just to relax and chat and relax together. Beware Head Hunters at Szechuan's, though. Delicious but man did they make me SUPER tired!

Meet the newest member of our family, Joey!

Joey says "Hey, how YOU doin'?!" Like his namesake on Friends. :) He is now very happily nomming on algae. Yay Joey!

Day 57!

Today was a day to remember how amazing of a city Boston is and how much of my heart it possesses.

My brother and I watched the marathon from his apartment and quickly became invested in the elite runners and their stories: from Van Dyk's amazing 10th victory, McFadden's triumph over adversity, Meb's amazing men's win at 39, to the heartache of seeing Shalene fall behind after setting that amazing pace.

It was exciting to watch and just feel the tension and triumph.

While I was surrounded by fluffy cats, I was immersed in both the feat of the marathon and in it's significance. Boston is not a city to back down; more runners ran than almost ever and over a million watched in person. Boston won't ever back down and that's what makes it so amazing.

Boston Strong.

Day 56!

Sunday was a great and exhausting adventure day in Boston. I was glad to be able to make it down and spend time with my brother.

Us at the USS Constitution!

We checked out the Constitution, which was awesome to see again. I started a National Parks Passport! Hopefully one day I will get to see them all at some point.

We then watched the FANTASTIC Bruins game at the North Star bar near The Garden. The good was good, the beer nice, and the waitstaff good.

Next we headed for tapas at Tasca out in Brighton. It was amazing as before and the Sangria is top notch. We also had an orange flavored Creme brûlée which was very interesting.

We caught the last commenter rail back to his apartment and then I passed out, surrounded by kitties.

Day 55!

It was nice to just have a very toned down day. Sure, it required some like thinking, but just being away from things is good.

I also had an enjoyable evening at the Barley House for drinks with friends, several I haven't seen in years.

Amazing how some things change and others don't... ;) haha

It was good to just go out and be normal and get to go to my hair salon. The benefits of one stylist for 10 years: all excitement, zero nerves, always happy. The downsides of one stylist for 10 years: she's far away, infrequent chances to get cuts because she's FAR :( Id never let another soul touch my hair, however.

Now I'm exhausted but ready to continue my travel whirlwind via a trip further south to see my brother tomorrow!

Day 54!

Today was the crazy last day before vacation. It was busy and kids were ready to go; the usual for days like this.

I packed up as quick as I could, ran my errands, then began the long trek home. After a quick stop to get my fish, Nicola Tesla, inside, I headed over to meet friends for boardgames.

I was probably a bit crazy with exhausted delirium, but it was a blast!

Posing during our epic game of Love Letter!

Never too old for boardgame nights!

Day 53!

Today was a rough day. We get closer to vacation and the kids really start to lose it, I think. There is, however, a difference from being a little louder and distracted [I can manage that and plan for it, no prob], and being rude. There's a line, gentlemen.

Plus, having a horrid headache and dealing with allergies so did not help. Stupid weather changes.

Also, dear train, WHY THE HORNS AT 12:30? I can be asleep and hear them. Granted, I no longer live next to a train transfer station, but still.

Most of my day was actually rather fine, just one tough period. Gatsby kids struggled but got some good symbol analysis done and my Shakespeare kids didn't want to stop acting. Imagine, a room of only boys acting a Shakespeare comedy and wanting to keep acting and thus choosing to write at home. Glory.

Speaking of Shakespeare...

My way of dealing with being wired and yet unable to do something productive.

Twelfth Night's amazing movie version! Love it, so, so much. Makes me want to teach it someday.

Shakespeare can always make me happy, haha. I'm a nerd, sorry not sorry.

Day 52!

Despite the fact that Spring seemed to forget it had started to arrive, I was able to find things to enjoy.

Firstly, the delay allowed me the chance to Facebook message with a best friend. Time differences are such a pain, so this was a nice surprise.

Secondly, I still went for an evening walk in the brisk air and it was quite beautiful out.

Sun beginning to set and a view of the mountains.

The day had melted the snow it began with so I did go out walking. I live just a street up from the lake, so I meandered down and saw some lovely views as the sun started to turn the sky pink and the lake water peaking through the ice started to reflect it. It was peaceful and made me happy.

Until tomorrow.