Boston

We arrived at the apt on Saturday afternoon around 4pm. Let's just say that driving in Boston is not easy...they lack adequate signage and the rotaries are, let's just say, interesting. But, we arrived and were glad we didn't have to drive again until we were leaving town on Friday! Well, except to run to the store for groceries, which in itself was interesting. I guess I should back it up right now and tell you that about 15 minutes after we left our house, I realized I had laid the luggage lock keys on the counter when I was warming Megan's milk and I didn't pick them up. We were running late anyways, so there was no time to go back. When we got to the airport, DH told the TSA folks to unlock the bags and leave the locks off. We got our bags and saw the locks were in tact. Crap. Thankfully, the apt owner is very handy and was able to pop them in about 30 minutes. So, drama 1: complete.

Drama 2: My sister, Katie (otherwise known at Ta-Tee) and her DH were to get in at the same time we were...but were flying into Albany (it was closer to the wedding). Their flights got rearranged and then delayed and they didn't get to the apt until 1 am. They were trying to call me on my cell so I could unlock the door and let them in....either my phone wasn't working or I was sleeping REALLY hard (the phone was IN MY HAND on vibrate...I had just talked to her 20 minutes beforehand)....they called 15 times before I got the call. Drama 2: complete.

On Sunday, Katie & Greg drove to Maine for the day. We ventured off into Boston right after lunch (Megan napped in the sling, thank goodness!).

DH & Megan in a park by the harbor

Then we visited Quincy Market

and Fennall Hall
(there was a vendor cart with some really nice, cheap Asian things.)

Then we took a run-around break

Visited Old Granary Burying Ground
Samuel Adams, John Hancock, Paul Revere and other are buried here.

On Monday, all 5 of us took a Trolley tour. It went to various spots in the city and allowed us to get off and on whenever we wanted. We all wanted to go to Harvard, and one of the stops was close. So we walked around campus, visited one of their museums, had lunch and Megan napped. I love college campuses--they are always so quiet and peaceful. Their campus is beautiful.

Harvard

Part of the trolley tour included a 45-minute harbor cruise.
Thank goodness it was NOT longer...as Megan's meltdown started about 5 minutes in. It was 4pm and we had left the apt at 9am. She was just done. The subway ride back to the apt that night was very interesting...with evening "traffic" and Megan's frustration.

Boston skyline from the harbor

Tuesday, we stayed around the house...Megan had been going for 3 days with short naps and we decided she needed a chill day. (Well, it was good for us, too!)

Wednesday, we went to the Franklin Zoo. It's a small zoo, but the animals are VERY close and had lots of space, so it was nice. We've been to several zoos since we brought Megan home and we always think we're going to see zebras (one of Megan's favorite animals). This one had zebras really close, but by then Megan was already sleeping. Go figure.

The giraffes were really active--as though they knew someone was watching and they were showing off. I got some great video of them running.

Thursday we just finished up seeing the last few things we wanted to see before heading out of town. We wanted to be back at the apt for Megan to nap b/c we knew Fri and Sat were going to be SO BUSY. She took a 3+ hr nap...and we woke her up! We didn't get to see as much as we had wanted b/c the subway was all backed up. What usually took us 25 minutes to get to the north side of downtown, took us 1.5 hrs and we were still on the south side. So, we got out and walked to the "must see" locations, and skipped the rest.

Friday we drove to the town were the wedding was in Western MA. It was about 2.5 hrs from Boston. On the drive, Nana called with Drama 3...but we had a resolution in mind then got a call that all was well, thank goodness! When we got there, we got to meet one of our travel mates that we traveled to China with. We were so excited to see them! We met at McDs, then went to a park.

Megan loving the park!

Megan & Ann getting reacquainted

Rehearsal, of course, was on Friday evening...and the wedding on Saturday. Then, we returned Sunday afternoon. We got home around 6pm. Drama 4 was on Sunday...but that's a long story. But, we made it, thanks to my brother...we arrived home tired and glad to be home!