Boston Wrap Up Part 2 - Sunday

Last road trip to Boston, at least for the sailing school trips for a few weeks. Next time we come out it will be to actually go sailing or the second part of Phil's sailing certification series in a few weeks. So today Nicole and I signed up for a whale watch, and im SOOO glad we did. It was amazing! Saw about 50 whales...perhaps more and a bunch of dolphins which made my day. Dolphins are my favorite animal (mammal) in the world, thus why I have a dolphin tattoo!! By the way I took over 700 pictures on the whale watch, here is a little sample...













DOLPHINS!!!!!!!!!!

MORE DOLPHINS!!!!!!!


After the whale watch and a quick bite to eat we headed over to the Merry Go Round located in the harbor for a quick spin



With 2 hours left before Phil finished his class we decided to hop on a trolley tour around the city...was a nice way to wind down the day and learn about the history of Boston

Too bad the bruins lost, but Celtics are at least still in the run

Holocaust Memorial

King's Chapel

Cheers (aka Bull & Finch Pub)

The "new" State House

Boston Wrap Up Part 1 - Saturday!

Well I survived...made it home safe both evenings from our 2 day trips to Boston. I ended up driving to and from both days...made for long days and needless to say I was exhausted when we returned home.
We however had a blast! Phil finished up his small sail boat certification classes and is now certified! Nicole and I did some mommy / daughter bonding and got to see the sights of Boston.
On Saturday we started off the day at Starbucks in the Marriott Hotel till daddy had to go to his class. Had to have our morning java as we been up since 6 am!




















After Phil headed to his class Nicole and I went to the local playground near the harbor while we tried to figure out what we wanted to do for the day. Nicole mastered going down the fireman pole in about 5 minutes time. She was very timid at first but once she saw another little girl do it she had no fear than didn't want to get off the thing!





















Next we decided to attempt the Boston Subway system and head to the science museum. This was Nicole's first time on the T (Bostons Subway system) and she was very excited about it. I wasn't too excited as it was crowded and ended up sitting next to someone who either forgot deodorant or didn't shower. At least it was a short trip!
The Science museum was so much fun! We watched the IMAX dinosaur movie, went on the motion simulator and explored all the different floors. Nicole was all excited she got to see her favorite dinosaur, triceratops! We were there all day and before ya knew it we had to head back to meet Phil. We didnt get to see all the museum had to offer but plan to go back this summer with my nieces and hopefully will see the rest. All in all was a fun day!

Boston Road Trip!

7 AM on a Saturday and I'm up and ready to go...although I didn't sleep well last night, maybe got 2 hours of sleep if I was lucky. I still however am looking forward to today's trip. We are heading to Boston for the day and again tomorrow (commuting both days as its only an hour and a half away). Phil (hubby) is doing the second weekend of his certification for small sailboats. All steps he must take to for us to move towards our dream of retiring some day and sailing away.

We both got into sailing 2 years ago when we went on a harbor sail in Newport at the boat show. Since than we have been planning what we have to do to someday own a boat and actually use it. We currently have a bass boat but want to give up the power boating world for the relaxation and thrill of sail. Its been on the market off and on since last summer but due to the economy there have been bites but no catches. Hopefully this summer we can sell it and move on.

Plans for today while hubby does his courses, I think the science museum. Tomorrow we might take a whale watch. Gonna play it by ear when we arrive in Boston. Nicole keeps saying she wants to go to the aquarium again (we went there last weekend).

Here's to a fun day!

Here is to a new day

Well here I am, my very first blog. Im reaching that good ol age of 40 in a few years and felt the need to gather my thoughts and exciting journeys I plan to take from this day forward.
Its funny to think ill be 40. I remember when I was a kid thinking 40 was so darn old and here I am about to turn it! 20 was not bad, heck I was a year away from being able to drink legally so I was rushing though that year. 30 was a good and bad year...I had my daughter when I was 30 that was wonderful, however I was very depressed at the "number 30." Looking back though Im wondering if changing hormones from having a baby might have played a factor into that.
So here I am today 37, going on 38 in July and have I really done everything I said I would of done by this age? Heck no! I must of had high hopes for myself when I was a child!!
So here is my journey...taking it one day at a time