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Thursday
May142009

Bostony weekend

In New England, we seem to wait all winter lonnnng (all 6.5 months of it) for a lovely, blooming weekend like the one we just had.  Now that the dreary grey and brown landscape has perked up again, I can fall a bit in love with New England again.  Blue skies (full disclosure: with a little showers in the morning). Sunny. Light breezes.  As luck would have it, when that particular kind of Saturday rolled around we had some great reasons to be out and about enjoying it.


March of Dimes walk in the morning along the Charles.
Red Sox game in the afternoon.

Holy Boston baked beans! Now I remember why we like it here...


Now if only the Sox had won that game... 14-5 isn't pretty (you can see Sam's dismay in one of the photos). Eh...you can't have everything.  And I think New Englanders secretly enjoy having something to gripe about. It brings us all together in misery:)

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Reader Comments (9)

hate and envy ne'er annoy...

I remember the famous winters of Boston. So glad the sun decided to show itself and on a Saturday at that!! Wishing you more clear, sunny days.

05.14.2009 | Unregistered CommenterAnna

yes the torture of winter- bonds us! Those are great fenway shots

05.14.2009 | Unregistered Commentersmart mama

I'm happy again too.

05.14.2009 | Unregistered Commentercalibosmom

I've always wanted to go to boston...jealous!

05.14.2009 | Unregistered Commenterqueenieweenie

love it! one of these springs I'll be there with you!

05.14.2009 | Unregistered CommenterMichelle

...misery loves company; especially in Boston!
Fun Day! And it was a peak-blooming weekend--GORGEOUS.

05.14.2009 | Unregistered CommenterJenny

Yes, you do deserve a good spring day. Seeing as how it's ALMOST SUMMER. Stupid weather.

BTW, you know that Jacoby Ellsbury is like our pretend adopted navajo cousin, right? His mom is Josh's Mom's adopted sister.

I think we should at least get world series tickets out of the deal. Don't you?

05.15.2009 | Unregistered CommenterChristie

Nothing beats a Sox game.

05.15.2009 | Unregistered CommenterBridget

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