Boston Bound

To celebrate Tim's 30th birthday and our anniversary, we headed to Boston for a long weekend.  Amazingly the trip went really well considering that I was terribly sick on Tuesday and only somewhat recovered on Wednesday, which was the day before we left.  During our train ride from New York, Fiona was our typical good traveler.  She slept for most of the ride and enjoyed looking out the window from around New London, Connecticut through to Boston Back Bay.  

 

 

When we got into Boston, we only had time to eat and relax before our evening of baseball.  The main purpose for planning the trip was because Tim wanted to see a game at Fenway Park.  Since the Orioles play the Red Sox frequently, we managed to time our trip to see the O's.  The O's didn't win, but it was fun to see the home team win and the fans around us were all super nice.  And while we missed innings 3 to 6, Fiona made the big screen for a short moment in the 8th inning during Sweet Caroline (it was long enough for us to flip her around to face the camera but not long enough for me to snap a photo).  Oh yeah, and she really liked watching the big tv in the outfield versus the actual game...sigh.

 

We spent the other two days in Boston just strolling around town.  We stayed near Copley Square so we spent a lot of time in that area and browsing Newbury Street.  We also took the Freedom Trail, which is a self-guided walking tour of the major historical landmarks like Paul Revere's House, Old North Church, and the site of the Boston Massacre.  And what vacation is complete without visiting a winery or brewery?  The obvious choice was the Samuel Adams Brewery tour, where I think Fiona got the best compliment ever.  A guy about our age approached Tim to tell him that his wife thought Fiona was so good and adorable that she is ready to have a baby.  It was such an oddly personal and endearing comment that still makes me chuckle.

  

Our train left Boston late Saturday night, so we stayed with Aunt Mary that night in Bronxville.  It worked out fantastic because Fiona got to visit with Aunt Judy who was in town from North Carolina.  We didn't get to visit long since we needed to get back home, but Fiona got to give her some cuddles in thanks for the piano book she has been enjoying this week.   Maybe her little piano fingers that everyone points out will be put to good use.