Boston Part 3

Sorry it's been a while since the last "real" post. Here are some more pictures and comments from Boston. Enjoy!

Top of the Hub
Towards the end of our week in Boston we splurged and went to dinner at a restaurant called Top of the Hub. As you might imagine from the name, the restaurant is located on the top floor of the second tallest building in downtown Boston. We were fortunate to have a relatively clear evening and had great views of the city. Unfortunately, our pictures didn't turn out the greatest because of the lighting. Hopefully you can still get a feel for the great views we had with these shots.



BoSox Game
We were lucky to be in Boston for the Red Sox opening home stand. We were also lucky to get tickets to a night game. Even though it was only the 4th game of the season against the Detroit Tigers affordable tickets (or any ticket for that matter) were not easy to come by. We finally got into Fenway in the 3rd inning and it was so worth it! The ball park is legendary and the fans are crazy! Phoenix is such a fair weather sports town, to be at a game where the fans have been loyal through thick and very, very thin was a lot of fun. We walked around the park for a while to check it out and get a close up look at the Green Monster and later in the game found some seats to steal. It was such a great time and definitely a highlight of our time in Boston!




Well that pretty much wraps up our time in Boston. Next up is NYC where we had a GREAT time, so check back soon for some fun pictures and stories.

Boston Part 2

Continued...

The next few days in Boston consisted of visiting all of the places we had seen on our DUCK tour in detail. We went all over the city and even took a morning trip out to Concord so Melanie could take a tour of Lousia May Alcott's "Little Women" house. The weather, though a bit cloudy, was not too bad the rest of the week. The foliage, however, was still very much in "winter mode" (see below).

A city shot near Government Center...wait, what's that?

Looking at the city through the gates of the graveyard where Paul Revere, John Hancock and some other "big names" from the Founding Father community are buried.

Melanie trying to replicate a famous Little Family picture.

The sadness of dead trees in Spring. Near the Christian Science compound.

But wait! There's hope yet. One lone blossoming tree in front of PF Changs. Must be a sign.

Stay tuned for great pictures from our dinner at Top of the Hub, a wicked BoSox game, and NYC (with no Wicked)!

And so it Begins

The fishing season is officially open. We spent Saturday on gorgeous Lake Roosevelt spending most of our time enjoying the scenery rather than catching fish. Much to Ryan's dismay. It was a day of quality over quantity. I caught my biggest fish ever (2.5lbs 18in.) and Ron caught a whopping 5.9 pounder that was much too long for any ruler we had. There were a couple of other dinks that made it in the boat but the big guy definitely made the day. I also caught my first sunburn of the season. It was such a beautiful day, low 70's, breezy; I didn't even notice I was becoming a true red neck. Thank God for aloe vera.

One of the best parts of every trip to Roosevelt is going to Boston's Lake House Grill at the end of the day for one of their AMAZING hamburgers. If you're in Arizona, I would argue that these are some of, if not the, best in the state. It's not much to look at as it's connected to a gas station and has a trailer park behind it, but their burgers and fries can't be beat. Our favorite is the Green Monster; guacamole, swiss, bacon, all the regular burger toppings, and a heart attack on the side. If you're ever near Globe you must stop. It's about 15 minutes out of town heading towards Lake Roosevelt. Mmmm. So good.

Here are a few pics of the day. I promise not to blog every time we go fishing. That would get old.

On another note, we leave this Friday for Boston and NYC (!!!) so there may not be any updates for a while, but it will be worth the wait as there are sure to be some great stories and pictures lying ahead.

Until then.
mel

Meet Hank.

His happy place.

The Whopper!

Free Hank! (Not quite as dramatic as Free Willy, but close.)

Burned and ready for a Boston's burger.

Playing Catch Up

This week marked our 4 month anniversary. Awwwww. Some of you have seen some of the pictures from our honeymoon, and some not. So I thought it would be a good idea to post some just to catch everyone up. Enjoy!

We're Married! (At In-N-Out after the wedding)

A chance to relax. (At the Ft. Lauderdale Hilton before our cruise)

Continuing the tradition of posing with statues.
Cozumel after snorkeling.

Thug Scrabble. Don't mess with us.

Just one of many (MANY) dessert meals.

Our ship in the background from CoCoCay Island in the Bahamas.

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Lots of crazy fish!

And the BIG fish.