"i'm shippin' up to Boston, whoooaaa..."

Oh hello again. Don't worry, I'm not dead. If you haven't heard from me in awhile its probably because I've been terrible at blogging, been working my life away, been traveling across the country, and switched phone carriers and got a new phone that I hardly know how to use. But it is fancy, and that's what counts. Sometimes I just forget its supposed to actually be for communicating- not just taking pictures, playing games, and trying to figure out swype typing. Goodbye iphone, hello Epic Touch. I named it Ginormica...it's huge.
Also, Logan got an audition at Berklee School of Music in Boston last week, so we flew out there with his parents and his sister Shanda and had a blast. I've wanted to go to Boston for so long, and let me just say- its everything I knew it would be. It was amazing. I love-love-loved it, and I didn't want to come back.
When we got off the plane we took a shuttle to a boat, and a boat to our hotel. As soon as we hit the boat dock and saw the city I suddenly had this feeling of being home. Which is strange, because I'd never been to Boston. Something about that city, though- I felt that way the whole time I was there. Every little building we passed I just fell in love with and I was constantly pulling out my camera or my phone to take pictures. We went last Friday and came back on Monday evening, spent Tuesday in Vegas, and got back late that night. It was a good little trip, even if it went by super fast.
While we were in Boston, we took a trolley tour and also did a walking tour of a lot of the historical sites. We also ate at some amazing places. The first night we were there, we went to this Italian place surrounded by a bunch of Italian stuff, and I'm pretty sure the owner is part of the mob. He looked pretty legit. The food was delicious- so yummy. The last night we ate there the concierge recommended an Irish pub. It was on a street with a bunch of other pubs, and when we walked in I fell in love with it. There was a guy playing his guitar and singing in an Irish accent, and another guy playing a wicked violin next to him. The waitress spoke with a crazy thick accent and the whole place was amazing.
I have a whole album of the trip here: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150475125864653.393835.656354652&type=1&l=303ee23b42
aaaand I'm pretty much ready to go back. Here are a few highlights in case you don't feel like scrolling through facebook pictures.

Horsey the Elf

I got this on the trip, and now I bring it to work for lunch. It makes me smile every time I see it.

i LOVE this park. so pretty. 

USS Constitution

These old buildings are just mixed in with all the modernized buildings. it's so cool to see them still hanging on.

old city hall

check out how cool that building behind me is. 

site of the boston massacre

trolley tour!

on our way home we stopped at the Venetian in Vegas. They have this huge tree and its made out of bubbles!

In case you don't hear from me again before the holidays are over- Merry Christmas everyone! :)