Lots of Pictures!

Sorry for the lack of posting! I had lost my computer cord for my camera, and then had left it at work, but I have it now! The following pictures start in January and go through St. Patrick's Day. We've had several fun adventures! The weather here is beginning to average in the 50s, so that is good, although so far April has been a bit rainy. We are very very very ready for real Springtime weather! Our first non-family visitor is coming this Thursday!!! We are so excited that Lauren is coming to Boston and I will be sure to update the blog after her visit!!


The following are from the Children's Museum in Atlanta. We took my nieces Abby and Caroline there when we were home back in January.

The next couple of pictures are when Matt and I went to the Boston Opera House to see Dirty Dancing! It was a very fun evening and the Opera Hosue was gorgeous!

One day, we decided to drive down to Plymouth, MA, to see the ever so famous rock. Well t his is it! You can't actually get down next to it, so this is taken from above, but it's probably only about 2-3 feet wide. Not quite the vision you get from the movie Pocahontas! I always pictured it being a HUGE outcropping jutting into the ocean, oh well.

The rock is inside that little pavilion, it was a beautiful day, although very chilly!

This is a very old church or maybe the courthouse in the cute colonial town of Plymouth.

We drove along the coast for a little while away from Plymouth and stopped here to turn around, but I couldn't resist the beautiful ocean scene!

Last but not least, this is St. Patricks Day (actually the Sunday before) in Southie (or South Boston). It is a very historically (and currently) Irish neighborhood, where they do a huge parade every year. The street was just lined with people dressed in green!

A Long Winter

Hello all! I will post more pictures soon, I just wanted to update you all on our life over the past two months! Over MLK weekend in January, we made our first trip back to Atlanta. It was so great to see family and friends and for me to be home! My sister and nieces came too and we had a blast playing with them! We were also able to see many friends and were excited to get to spend time with Matt's sister Lauri and her family! We went skiing again in February with our friend Lindsey. She used to compete in downhill skiing and she took all morning to give me a private lesson. And I am proud to say that I can now ski down blues and have even begun to parallel a bit!!! On President's day we drove down to Plymouth and saw the infamous Plymouth Rock. I'll upload pictures later, but it is nowhere near what you have always imagined! It looks like a boulder one would put in their front yard for decoration, I'd like to go back again and go into the museum to learn a little bit more about it. But the town was really cute with some neat old buildings, and I ate some yummy friend shrimp for lunch! Other than that, things have been pretty uneventful, it has been very cold and we are really ready for some warmer weather!!! Both of our jobs are going well, and we are still happy to be where we are!

NYC, St. Louis, and a Ski Trip

The weekend before Christmas, Matt and I met our good friends Chris and Bonnie in New York City!! We were only there for one night, but we had a great time!!!

Bonnie and I inside the Chrysler Building

The tree at Rockefeller Center

Times Square! And it was snowing!! It was very beautiful!

This is Macy's Santa.....he looks like the real deal to me!

This is about all we saw of Central Park, it was rainy and very cold so we didn't venture in too far, but it was very beautiful!


We went to St. Louis for Christmas and had a great time with the Seiters!

Then the weekend after New Years, Matt and I went up to Vermont to go skiing! It was very fun! And the views were awesome!

Turkeys, Trees, and a Yankee Swap?

We had a great Thanksgiving! We went over to our pastor's house, where there were roughly 25 people gathered to eat wonderful food and enjoy eachother's company. Unfortunately, I left my camera in my purse and did not take a single picture! :(

The Monday after Thanksgiving, we went to Home Depot and purchased our first Christmas tree! Isn't it beautiful and HUGE?

Ha! I am just kidding, the above Christmas tree is in Boston Commons and apparently the tree comes straight from Canada. It is a very pretty centerpiece right in front of the State House, and not too far away is an ice skating rink! Below is our actual Christmas Tree, and it is even more beautiful, in my opinion!

This is a view from our apartment on our first snow of the year. Apparently, this is a very light snow of about 3 inches......where I come from this is HUGE!! I guess I need to gear up and get ready for a few feet of snow later on this winter!

Now onto the Yankee Swap. We had a Christmas Party with our small group at church. We meet over at our pastor's house (The Rogers). Anyway, what I am used to calling a White Elephant gift exchange is called a Yankee Swap here! Below is Michelle Rogers and their 7 year old son Levi. He won the Axe Hair products that Matt and I brought, and I styled his hair using the Spike putty.

This is Matt showing that he is now the proud owner of YAHTZEE, and Dan (our pastor) is showing off his book of tattoos that he won from his 10 year old son.

Visitors!

My parent's came to visit last week and we had so much fun! It was great to see them and to show them our life here and explore the city with them! Matt had to work, so he missed out on our day adventures, but we had great dinners and met him for lunch one day!!!

The pictures are in backwards order, sorry!

This is dad eating his lobster at Ye Ole Union Oyster House. It is the oldest restaurant still in operation in the entire U.S.!!!

Matt and I while waiting for our table.

Dad and I climbed to the top of the bunker hill monument (below) and this (above) is the view of the city from the top!

We went for a drive and came across Nut Island. It's a little park that is part of the Boston Harbor Islands.

We ate lunch at a restaurant right on the fish pier. After lunch a fish boat came in and we watched them unload some fish while seagulls were hoping for a little lunch themselves! It was amazing, the seagulls are able to open their beaks wide enough to swallow the fish whole!!

We had a great time with my parents and can't wait for more visitors!! We walked around the city and enjoyed eating seafood, italian, and even a homemade dinner!

My Apartment

As several of you have asked, here are pictures of our apartment! It's small but surprisingly spacious! And we love visitors!!!!!

The Bedroom

The Kitchen

Living/Dining Room

The Bathroom

Our Awesome view!!!!!

2 weeks down

We've officially been here two weeks today! By the looks of the apartment, you might think we just got here an hour ago! (I'm kidding, it's come a long way, but still has a ways to go). So far we really like it here. The apartment is feeling like home, although the town and the city is still foreign and "vacation like". We have been to this church called Christ the King Dorchester the past 2 Sundays and even went to a community group last week and a service day on Saturday. We are really liking it and beginning to get to know some people! Last week, I took the afternoon to go over to a couple's house to help the wife with the kids. They have two young children, and Sarah (mom) just needed an extra hand to hold a sleeping baby! And I signed up for the job! It was a great time to spend with her and get to know her. We are already feeling connected to this community and forming what I hope to be lasting relationships.

More PICTURES

This is the State House, also known as the state capitol. Paul Revere and his sons put the gold roof on top many many years ago! What history!!!!

Here we remember John Hancock.

And Paul Revere was buried here too! This cemetary is behind one of the oldest churches called Park Street. Benjamin Franklin grew up in this church.

This is the North End, home of many Italian restaurants and bakeries. It is all authentic as this is the Italian neighborhood of Boston.

The next 2 pictures are from a drive out to the coast from our apartment, these are all on Quincy Shore and Wollaston Beach

On Sunday, Matt and I got up early and decided to take a drive out to western Massachusetts and then up through New Hampshire and circle back around near the New Hampshire coast. It was beautiful!!!

This is the small diner we stopped at for breakfast.

Just a pretty scene in New Hampshire. There were beautiful lakes and rivers everywhere!

This is the State Capitol building of New Hampshire in Concord.

The last three pictures are the coast near Portsmouth, NH. It was so pretty and we hope to make the trip back up there when the weather is warmer and we can actually enjoy the water!