Northeast Trip - Day 9

This was the last day of our trip and it was spent in Boston.  What an interesting city!
We started off early by walking to the beginning of the Freedom Trail. 

We literally followed the "red" brick road!

Next stop was the Bunker Hill Monument.

The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought here in 1775 during the Revolutionary War.

A friend of mine had recommended that we stop at Mike's Pastry.  He said they have the best cannoli.  There happened to be an acapella group singing there.  They were quite good and entertaining.

Oh my goodness!  It was very hard to decide.

We each got a different kind of cannoli and split them four ways later that evening.

We passed by Paul Revere's house. 

We saw the North Church and the statue of Paul Revere.

It's at this time that I was wishing that I had paid more attention in history class...or at least could remember what I learned in history class!

King's Chapel Church.

I love the beautiful interior of these old churches.

We saw Faneuil Hall.

Quincy Market.

The Old State House.

Granary Burial Ground where Paul Revere and Samuel Adams are buried.

There were many old cemeteries in Boston.

We had walked up an appetite so we stopped at Cheers in Quincy Market for lunch.  This isn't the Cheers site that was used in the sitcom, but still a good choice for lunch.

It was such a nice day that we ate on the patio.

We walked through beautiful areas and admired the architecture.

So different than what we see in Mississippi.

We continued to the State House.

The Old City Hall which now houses a Ruth's Chris and offices.

We did see the Cheers bar that was used for the sitcom.

It's such a tiny place but we did step inside.

We stopped to see the Boston Marathon Finish Line and where the bombings occurred.

We walked past the TD Garden where the Bruins play.  It wasn't far from our condo.

Finally back to the condo for a brief rest before going back out for dinner.

We decided to eat at the Union Oyster House, the oldest restaurant in America.  On the way we passed the Bell in Hand, America's oldest tavern which was by the restaurant.

We walked through the Holocaust Memorial.  It was very touching to read in the inscriptions inside each glass tower.

The restaurant is also right by this memorial.

By the time we walked back to the hotel, we had walked over 9 miles that day!  We later ate our cannoli and got ready for our early flight the next day.

It was such a fun trip!  We saw so many interesting things and ate some delicious food!  Fall in New England is spectacular! 

Doug and I hope to get to New England one of these days.  He's never been up there and I know he would enjoy the beautiful area.

My brother-in-law Max is doing well.  They performed the above-knee amputation late yesterday.  He was already getting physical therapy this morning.  I think at this point my sister may be the one in desperate need of prayers!!  We appreciate them!

December Happenings!

I started off December by going to Oxford shopping with three friends.  We went to the biggest Christmas decorating store I've ever seen!  It was overwhelming but I did manage to buy just a few things!  Had a great lunch at Ajax Diner, a new place for me.  Oxford has some of the greatest restaurants! 

That evening we celebrated Bowen's 13th birthday at Mugshots.  Ben and Cameron joined us as well as Randy's parents.

We had a great celebration!  He is doing fabulous since his surgery and went back to school today.  He can't carry his backpack so the school was making arrangements for someone to do that for him. 

Harrison and Cameron spent the night with us Friday night.  I took them to see Santa right after picking them up.

This will probably be the last year that they are willing to sit on Santa's lap! 

The Tupelo Christmas parade was that night and Doug had the "honor" of driving the Grand Marshall in the parade. 

He's driving a 1950 Packard woody that belongs to Ben's boss Joe.  Joe's company Christmas party was that night so he couldn't drive so he asked Doug to do it. 

Tupelo has a great parade that lasts about an hour.  It was cool but not terribly cold and no wind.  We took blankets and cocoa to keep us warm!

They eventually took their hats off and used them to hold all the candy they were able to grab that was thrown out.

Saturday morning they were ready to get busy decorating.  First they put up the nativity set.

They did a great job!

Then on to the North Pole Village.

Then on to the tree.

After lunch at the mall, we went to see Trolls.

It was a cute movie and the boys really enjoyed it.

After church on Sunday, Karen and I went to Huntsville to see our brother-in-law Max.  You might remember that he had to have part of his foot amputated about four years ago.  It has never really done well and lately has been giving him a lot of pain.  It has developed blood clots and is not getting blood flow so the doctor plans to amputate above the knee.  Not sure when he'll be having it done but hopefully soon to get him out of the pain. 

He was in good spirits when we were there.  He has other health issues as well so your prayers would be much appreciated.  My sister Carolyn is such a trooper but I know she's exhausted from trying to sleep in a very uncomfortable recliner at the hospital.  Keep her in your prayers too!!  I'll keep you updated. 

So that's how my December is going so far!