We ended up in Little Italy. Since this is the one place on earth that I want to go...I loved being here. I hope that this isn't the closest I get to these wonderful cities.
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My friend April. Her husband is here for two weeks for a training with Libery Mutual. So it works out perfect that her and I can be tourist together. I get to get out all the awkwardness of being a tourist and then slide my way into being a resident.
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Confessions anyone??
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Quite a lovely church and inside it was very quiet and reverent. It was nice to be inside and away from the wet, crazy, busy bussle of downtown Boston.
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Inside that same church was where Paul Revere hung the lanters. "One if by land and two if by sea.." Here he is on his horse.
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This was the inside of a prayer box for the elite. Wow look at all the velvet.
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This is in an old church where instead of paying tithing men would buy a prayer bench (section) and the money they paid to use it (rent) was in essence their tithing. There was pillow and books, the Bible (in my hands) and a hymn book. There are also old feet warmers. You would put coal in a black metal box (like a mini stove) to dry off your wet feet or keep them warm.
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Gotta love the huge Organ
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I don't know why these beautiful building make me so happy, but they do. I stand in awe
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The streets are very narrow here in Boston and the pedestrians rule the road!
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This is what I think of when I hear Boston ( and when I think West Side Story). I love this picture.
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I absolutely love old architechure
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This church was very historic. There are casts of Frederick Douglas, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, and many other famous and historic people.
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Check out the huge Eagle on top of the clock. Man, sometimes pictures just don't do justice.
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Here's another chance for you to guess who the statue is?
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I didn't know this either so don't feel too bad. One of hte many things he accomplished in his life was being the president of Harvard University.
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Did you guess Benjamin Franklin??
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Victims of the Boston Massacre, and even Benjamin Franklin's parents are buried here.
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Can you guess who this is a statue of?
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We went to this sacred grave site. There were a lot of famous people buried here and so we stopped at Paul Revere's grave
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I guess there's rumors of this women being the "Mother Goose" but supposedly they aren't true, but who cares It was cool anyway.
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The Freedom Trail
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This place is very old and historic.
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Welcom to Boston Commons (some people like to call it Boston Proper). A friend and I decided to take the Freedom Trail walk. There's ths big fat red line that you follow and it takes you to lots of historical site in Boston. It was cold but very fun!
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Although this isn't in their quaint Boston apt., this is my beautiful sister and her ecclectic husband. Chelsea and Mike are loving life and loving each other out here. I'm just glad to see them so in love-it's contagious!
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Just wanted to say hi to all of you out there and tell you that I'm so excited to be here in Boston. Please keep in touch and let me know how you are all doing!
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Hello Boston!

So I just arrived in Boston on Friday night. I have been at an Americorps VISTA training for a few days in Wilmington, DE. It was great, informative, and got me all excited about being a National volunteer for a year.
Chelsea and Mike (my beautiful sister and her new husband) picked me up from the airport friday night and took me to their quaint apt. It's really small but they have made it so homey. Chelsea has done a great job of decorating it. We made some homemade pizzas and watched a movie.
I got myself a new Bank of America bank account, went to the post office to change my address, got a set of keys made and went to the grocery store all without getting in a car. It' s great how close everything is. Chelsea, Mike, and I all went in and bought a Costco card (I have a feeling this wil come in very handy). So things are still a little overwhelming, but I love it our here already.
I went to the local singles ward yesterday and found out that there are two people I know very well out here: Seth Wood (He was in my ward a few years ago and he dated my old roommate De Ette) and Amy Easton (she was my EFY field coordinator a few years ago). So that was comforting. Everyone was very friendly and so I think all is well.
Now if I can just master the transit system (lovingly refered to as the T) then I will be set!