Boston Bound

Alright, I think I'm done with all "The Big's...." and I've moved on with my life to even more exciting titles. Anyway, last weekend Ben and I decided to take a weekend trip to Boston. We knew we wanted to go sometime this semester but our spring breaks did not line up. Ben has his this week and I have mine the first week of April. So for my spring break I get to go see my new nephew Jackson Tyler Jennings, and for Ben's.... he got a weekend trip to Boston, with his wife of course.
I didn't have school on Friday the 19th, so we decided that would be the best time to go. We got to Boston in about 6 hours and our first destination was the Boston Temple. Wow. It was so beautiful and the weather was amazing from the moment we arrived.


Of course we saw Ben's second cousin and another couple that knew his grandparents while we were there. After the temple we made our way through the city and finally made it to Ben's friend's house downtown. That night we ate at a great Italian restaurant and went to Mike's for dessert (a cannoli and huge cookie).

Saturday we were blessed with the most beautiful sunny day ever! We had breakfast at a different "Mike's" and then got out on the town. Our day began at the freedom trail, classic tourist city sites. We then headed toward Harvard, MIT, and the river. Our afternoon ended up being over a 6 mile walk around the city and jumping on the T to different hot spots. Ben's favorite part of the day was wearing shorts and a t-shirt. I enjoyed soaking up a bit of sun myself as well, hence Ithaca's shortage of sunshine (as well as finding a Paradise Bakery and buying a dozen cookies).



The night ended in good eats and watching sad defeats (BYU). The next day was Sunday and we attended Stake Conference in Boston instead of our own. We sat behind Danny Ainge and his family and headed to Walden pond afterwards. It was very pretty out there and looked more like Walden lake to me. After our interaction with nature we headed home to Ithaca to real life. It was a great trip and totally worth it... and I totally wouldn't mind living there!