Les Miserables!

After years and years of wanting to see Les Mis, my dream finally came true! It was everything I thought it would be and more! When they started to sing the last song I got a little sad because I didn't want it to be over. Here are a couple pics from tonight...one before the show and one right after...





Before the show we spent the morning at the New England Aquarium and then walking around Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market. We did a little shopping, but mostly just browsed the shops. We were also thrilled to find a Seattle's Best Coffee and satisfied our addiction. On our way to the show we walked past a Starbucks...it was 7:00 p.m. and CLOSED! I've never heard of such a thing, but evidentally people aren't as dependent on their coffee as we west coasters are! ;)

We also ate dinner at an excellent restaurant called Legal Seafood. Their Clam Chowder has been served at the last 7 presidential inauguration and so of course we had to have some. Like everything said...it was awesome!

We are in for the night now, but are looking forward to exploring the town a little more tomorrow. We are really enjoying Boston and both agreed today that we could spend our entire vacation here, it's such a nice place.

Cross Country!

Thanks to Jet Blue Airlines we made our way from Sacramento, CA to Boston, MA, with a stop at JFK in NY. The flight was long, but good. Jet Blue by far takes the award for roominess. There was plenty of leg and arm room and the personal TV's with headphones and Satellite TV really made the trip.

When we arrived in Boston we decided to be adventerous and take the T (public transport system) to our hotel at the rate of $1.25 each as opposed to the $30 cab fare. We loaded the bus with our luggage in tow, knowing only that we were headed in the general direction of where our hotel was. The good Lord must have been watching out for us because a very kind man noticed that we were a bit lost and offered to help us. Not only did he call the hotel to find out exactly where they were located, but he took a bit of a detour on his way to a lunch date to walk us to the front door of our hotel. We ended up taking the Silver, to the Red, to the Orange and then walking a block to our hotel. Left on our own, I'm pretty sure we would have still be wandering around the city.

Everyone in Boston seems to be exceptionally nice. People are laid back and friendly and while we've been here lesst han 12 hours, we are already very impressed with the city. We enjoyed complimentary wine downstairs and then decided to walk and find a coffee shop. One quick trip around the block and I was sprinting back to the hotel...it's COLD here!! We asked where the closest coffee shop was and were told "Dunkin' Donuts was the only one open at this hour." "At this hour????" It's wasn't even 7:00. Where we come from there is a Starbucks on every corner, most open until at least 11:00, if not later. Guess we're spoiled by our coffee shops. We opted for some horrible coffe in the bar and then made our way back to our room to plan our day tomorrow.

I think we are going to visit the Aquarium, take in the Quincy market at Faneuil Hall. Our show is tomorrow night and other than that, we will just see what the days bring.

Hopefully I will have some pictures to share tomorrow.

Happy Valentine's Day!

We hope everyone is enjoying this wonderful day of luuuvvvv! ;)

Bella had her first Valentine's Day party at school today. She came home with quite the little goody bag. We had fun going through all of her Valentine's and seeing who gave her what. When we were done I told her it was like Halloween all over again with all the candy!

Andy and I celebrated a couple days early with our Chicago concert on Saturday night, which by the way, I loved! It's amazing that they have been around for as long as they have and are still going! I got such a kick out of seeing these old guys up on the stage doing their thing like they were 20 years old again!! I was a bit dissapointed because they didn't play my favorite song, "Your'e the Inspiration", but other than that it was outstanding, and most importantly, Andy and I had a really nice time!

Here is a picture of Bella with her Valentines...



And here are a couple cute ones from this morning...








Hugs and Kisses to everyone!! :0)

Sunshine!

It has been sunny and in the low 60's here in Reno for the past week. I can't tell you how much I am enjoying the weather. It feels like i can breath easier!! ;) I have so enjoyed opening my windows and feeling the cool breeze throughout the house. I know that this is only a tease and we have a good 6 weeks or so of cool weather (if not more), but for now, I'm enjoying what we have.

I hope everyone is having a great Saturday!

My sweet husband...

Got us tickets to see Chicago on Saturday night! I'm a HUGE Chicago fan and Andy always makes fun of me, but alas, he gave in and not only bought us tickets (I had no idea he was even thinking of it and hadn't mentioned anything), but he actually seems excited to go see the show with me. We have heard from a few people that their concert is really good so I'm pretty sure we won't be disapointed!

Good for the soul!

Bella has been a real sweetie to me lately. The other day she came over to me and said, "You're the best mommy I've ever had!" She had the biggest smile on her face and said it with so much enthusiasm. Of course it just melted my heart to hear her say something so sweet.

Then a couple days later she was eating breakfast and I was in the kitchen and she said, "Mommy, I'm so excited that you're feeling better!"

I've heard the "best mommy" comment several times since then which I'm sure is due to the reaction she got from me the first time she said it. She says it now and just waits for me to react and then gets so excited when I do!

I'd have to say that it's the little things that like that make being a parent worth all the "other" stuff!!