We made it to LA!!! After a 5 hour 50 minute flight (and way too many episodes of Real Housewives of New Jersey) we made it to Long Beach, California. But let's back up a few days since you haven't even been to Boston yet!
After a night in Connecticut, we began our journey to Massachusetts. We got to Yankee Candle around 11:30 and walked into a candle lover's wonderland...
What looked like a small room that described the history of the company turned into room after room of goodies galore. It took us about 2 1/2 hours to walk through all of the different rooms with all kinds of fun things (candles and other home goods). There was even a Christmas section!! My favorite part was getting to make my own jar candle that smells like strawberry bliss.
After Yankee, we made our way onto the highway and had lunch at an....Applebees! Yum yum yum! We made it into Boston around 6:30, had a quick bite at the hotel, and then walked around the park ("pock") and T station (Boston's version of the subway) before hitting the sack for the night. Oh...and fun fact about our hotel...our room was called the "Revere Suite" and was set up like a boardroom (long table, business chairs...the works). It was awesome, to say the least.
Sunday we woke up and made our way into Boston for the day. We hopped on the T and then made our way onto a trolley that took us around the city. We went on a little cruise around the harbor and explored an old navy ship (really neat). We then explored Quincey Market (but pronounced "mock-it") and had a nice lunch outside while watching some Redcoats march around with their riffles.
Our next plan was to visit Paul Revere's House and some old church, but the impending thunderstorm changed our plans. We hopped on the T and got back inside of our hotel about 30 seconds before a RIDICULOUS downpour and thunderstorm! We hung out at our hotel and got to bed early since we had to get up at 5:00 for our flight.
Once we arrived in LA, we had lunch (fish tacos, anyone??) at Islands and went down to the Farmer's Market (where we become innocent bystanders to a verbal argument among strangers...I won't give you the details of the profanity, but let's just say that the cray lady should NOT have put her basket on the celery...bad idea...).
Anywho...we got some delicious (understatement) fruit and walked around there for a little bit. We then stopped by Bed, Bath, and Beyond and TARGET (shocker). We had a Chef Boy-ar-dee Ravioli dinner at the hotel lobby and crashed for the night.
Not sure what the plans are for today...just heading out into the Hollywood jungle, I guess. I'll be sure to post about our adventures when I can. And I'm still trying to figure out how and when I can post the pictures, but I will as soon as I am able to...sorry for the delay!
Have a great day, friends!! We miss you all!! :)
Kt :)
Hurray! Good by N.E., hello West Coast. Did Spamoni make a candle for me? Those thunderstorms you heard in Boston was on a day when that area was in a tornado watch. Did you know that? Glad you didn't get any severe weather but sorry you misses Paul Rever's house tour.
ReplyDeleteGlad you made it okay without delays. There was delays in LAX due to fog earlier in the morning you traveled. I see you found bed bath beyond and Target right away and hope the argument at the Farmer's Market didn't spoil the mood. I'm sure you're wacky bunch can handle anything and still have fun.
Spamoni left me a message this morning to show off her rising capabilities. I'm sure Sarge has something to do with that. Can you train Spamoni to stay in the same mode when she gets back to the Mountains?
Well, I hear you're headed for San Fran... tomorrow. Good luck.
You should consult with your Smart Tekky brother to learn how to post more picures. Even so, I like the ones you sent so far.
Uncle Rick