Catching up

On November 20, Faneuil Hall had their 26th annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony, so we went to check it out. All the trees were lit, there were street performers, and live music. The Christmas Tree was huge!! We just walked around the shops and then ate dinner in the North End at La Galleria 33 - yum!


I will be posting many more pictures of Christmastime here in Boston, hopefully with some snow on the ground too! We have been walking around a lot and I've seen a lot of cute decorations and lights, but never have my camera of course.

Other things over the past few weeks that are notable are the meals we have had with friends. I met Kate at Panera in Brookline during thanksgiving week - she and Conor are getting married this weekend! The night before thanksgiving Daryn & Nichole came over and we went and ate at Harry's Bar down the street. We went to dinner a couple Sundays ago with Maggi, a girl from Orange County who is now going to Harvard Divinity School. Kirsten connected us, but Maggi also knows Pam, Teresa O., and Megan. We had dinner at an Irish pub called Mr. Dooley's downtown. They had live music and the food was great - very cute, fun atmosphere. I also went out last week for lunch at Quotes Cafe to meet a girl named Stephanie. I was connected to Stephanie through Katie, another bridesmaid from Kate's wedding last month. Kate, Katie, and Stephanie all went to USC, but Katie went to New York for some time which is where Stephanie is from. Stephanie did her undergrad here in Boston and now is back here living with her boyfriend. She is an occupational therapist in New Jersey and works with babies, which was really fascinating to learn about. We have been very blessed to be able to meet so many wonderful people here in our new town.

Now onto the weather - here are some pictures to show the progression of the trees in our "backyard" (view from the kitchen window). Green --> yellow/orange --> brown --> bare!
We have a huge pile of leaves on the ground outside our bedroom window from all these trees over the past month. Pretty much all the trees (and bushes) around here are bare now - its sort of sad, yet interesting to think that they are still "alive". Loving the seasons here, as we approach winter. On the news today they said today is the coldest day of the season (fall, since winter starts in a couple weeks). It was 23 this morning, but "felt like" 10 degrees (which is all that really matters!). The wind sure does make a difference, but we are enjoying it & having fun, especially now that we have all our gear (long underwear, beanies, gloves, scarves, ear muffs, jackets, boots, etc.). Next post will hopefully include some snow, which is coming soon!!! :)