Greetings from MA!

Hello Garrett family fans! Zach and I just enjoyed a beautiful day in Boston to celebrate our birthdays. We started off the day by taking a short drive to Canton, a neighboring town to Randolph, where we live. I decided to put some birthday money to good use and bought a new Vera Bradley tote and wallet (thanks mom and dad). I thought it would be a great bag for the city - and it was!

We took the T from Braintree into the city and walked around. The one day link pass was a great idea because we just took the T from wherever to wherever. Our first stop was the North End. We walked part of the Freedom Trail but once we saw all the tourists, we decided to save the highlights for a less busy time of year. It's not like we need to rush around! We did manage to walk by the Paul Revere house. Our goal in the North End was to find a restaurant we found online called Grezzo. It's a raw food, vegan restaurant and man was that lunch delicious. Afterwards we took a ride to Cambridge to putz around. We took a brief walk through Harvard and then stopped for some ice cream and watched passersby and listened to some guy sing some caribbean style music. The people watching was top notch. Cambridge is certainly a nice area.

From there we went to the Boston Common, strolled around, caught a few minutes of some young children playing baseball, strolled through the Public Garden and ultimately made it back to downtown for a cold one and some appetizers. Walking the North End and wharf areas was a treat today. The weather was perfect and the waterfront was really enjoyable. We didn't realize all the walking we did today until we sat down and waited for the train to go home and felt really tired.

We had a great day! The weather has been overcast the last few days so I'm glad I had a day off that was enjoyable.

Aside from today's news, we are doing well. We are settling in nicely and are enjoying our new home. The people are great and Christina is adjusting well to her new job. Zach is working hard on finding a job and has some great contacts. Cross your fingers. Hopefully the next post will reflect a new job for the Mr.

Have a good night!!