staycation

This past week, Eddie and I played the hosts to his family in Boston. It was great to see them and take them around our city (doing touristy things ourselves!) and we enjoyed setting off on a few day trips as well. Day 1, Saturday, was spent shopping and walking around Boston. We stopped at BU to show them the campus and grab some paraphenalia at the bookstore. Despite tired feet, we got a lot of shopping in...both on Newbury st and at Assembly Row.  On Sunday, we woke up early and headed to the antique market on the north shore, stopping on Plum Island and in Newburyport, MA. Although the greenheads were out in full force, it was a gorgeous Sunday.

On Monday, we took a day trip to Newport, RI for a walk on the cliff walk and along the mansions. 

 Newport remains one of my favorite places. We hadn't been in a while so I was especially excited to be back and to enjoy some Del's lemonade.

On Tuesday, we decided to do the touristy thing in Boston.. take a duck tour. I enjoyed it, though it was a bit expensive for what you get.  

On Wednesday, our final day with his family, the girls headed to the beach while the boys golfed. To our surprise, it was also the international sand sculpting festival on Revere Beach... Pretty impressive.

We loved our brief staycation and for the remainder of the week decided to relax on the Cape. 

New Orleans!

This past weekend we celebrated Britt's bachelorette in New Orleans. I've never been to Louisiana, so I was really excited for such a fun girls trip full of good food and celebrating the bride to be! We left early Saturday morning and stayed through Monday night. Although it rained on and off, we still had an amazing time and enjoyed the rooftop pool at the hotel. We started off Saturday night with a cooking class and dinner at Langlois, followed by a night out on Frenchman St. On Sunday we were up early and off to do a bike tour of downtown, including some good food stops and one of the best Bloody Mary's in NOs (semi-difficult to bike and drink a bloody at the same time). Sunday night we went to the infamous Bourbon St and spent most of the night at the Cats Meow (karaoke). Loved celebrating the bride to be and can't wait for the wedding this fall! 

Girls Weekend Summer 2014

We had our bi-annual girls weekend, this one the summer edition, at the end of June. The weather was perfect in Brigantine, NJ... and the weekend consisted of beach, wine, food, and more food. Always love seeing my bests. 

MDW

For Memorial Day weekend, we headed down to visit with Eddie's family in Pennsylvania. Although the trip was a long one, the weekend weather was beautiful. We spent our time frequenting the yard sales (in my case), golfing (in his case), grilling, and just relaxing with friends and family. We also attended a vow renewal ceremony for one of Eddie's close family friends.

    Lots of time in the car, but worth it.

              View from the house.

 

              Outside the Church. 

Spring Sunday

Spring seems to finally be here. It reached into the 50s today, so we decided to go for a long walk along the water. To switch it up a bit, we went the opposite way than usual, ending up at this gorgeous gazebo and overlook of the bay. There was also an abandoned beach covered in sea glass and shells, and I could of spent hours exploring and collecting. The beach was covered in the glass and other abandoned items that had washed ashore... The most unusual being a coconut. At first I didn't think it was real when Eddie pointed it out, but after cracking it open... Juice and fresh coconut spilled everywhere. It must of fallen off some boat (I'd like to think). Overall, it was nice to just be outside. It's amazing how much happiness sunshine and warm weather brings.

Girls Weekend Winter 2014

This long weekend, Julie, Jenni, Mara, and I got together in NYC for our traditional biannual girls weekend. It was fun, a bit tiring, but was amazing to see them! There is nothing like spending time with 4 true best friends. Friday, we spent the day wandering Central Park and visiting the MoMA.

Friday night we went to a Piano Bar, Brandy's, where we stayed until close. They played the most amazing renditions of classic songs, with each employee of the bar displaying their performing talent. It was truly awe inspiring and their voices were unbelievable. 

Saturday we spent a long time catching up on sleep, but still managed to explore Washington Square Park and enjoy Thai food for dinner in Brooklyn. 

Sunday we went to the 5th annual Gettysburg College MLK weekend bar crawl, reuniting with friends from college. Although the Patriots lost the AFC title game, it was great to see everyone. One of my best friends from high school also happened to be there. It was the most amazing surprise, as I haven't seen her in four years! 

Overall, it was a great weekend and a wonderful start to 2014. 

Cold.

This week there has been a snowstorm and below zero temperatures. A cold way to start off 2014. There was a point where we didn't go outside for three days. I was going a bit crazy to say the least. 

Tomorrow is the first full week of work since Dec 20th. It's been a nice couple of weeks off, but I am ready to get back into the swing of things and start off 2014. 

As usual Boston is as pretty as ever.