This past weekend we finally made it into Boston. Boston is significantly cleaner and safer than New York, the buildings are prettier and the people are nicer. It was a fabulous weekend away. The first day we walked along the Charles River, toured the Harvard campus, visited Burdicks Chocolates (the best chocolate treats in town) and toured Fenway. The second day we walked the freedom trail and learned about Boston's role in the American Revolution and ate fantastic Italian in Boston's North End. We saw Paul Revere's house, the Old North Church, the Old South Meeting House, toured the USS Constitution, and saw many other significant sites in American history. The final day we had a boat tour of the Charles river and visited Mount Auburn Cemetary, a beautiful garden cemetary with a stone tower you can climb up and see the surrounding area for miles. We have both agreed...if we move back east for an East Coast city it will be to Boston!

DJ walking in Mt Auburn
One of the 2,200 pound cannons on the USS constitution

One of the oldest street in Boston, original buildings still in use! The oyster house is the oldest tavern still in use and in it's original location.

Fenway!

Sun setting on the Charles

On the charles, Boston in the background

Burdicks Chocolates...delicious, deep chocolate brownie bottom with an inch of fudge on top. Mmmm.

Cambridge church...these buildings are all over the place.

Harvard! The famous Harvard Yard in the background

Friday night we had one of the quietest nights in the city we have yet experiences. It was pouring rain. We ventured out with our umbrellas and enjoyed the streets all to ourselves. Here DJ is singin' in the rain on the highline, an old elevated subway line

Before heading out on the streets we stopped at Sandwich Planet and enjoyed award winning food.

Last Monday we celebrated the fourth with hootenany pancakes smothered in strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, and bananas: a red, white and blue culinary masterpiece made at the hands of chef DJ. Later in the day we ventured out on the town, only to find streets barricaded and blocked in an attempt at crowd control for the fireworks later in the evening. We ended up coming back home and watching the fireworks show from our widow, viewed above. Macey's sponsors the fire works. They place 5 barges extending one mile down the middle of the Hudson river and fireworks light the sky for close to 30 minutes. We could see three of the five barges from our window.

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July is here and we are half way through our time here already! Michelle's internship has been very busy. It is great to be over a project that so many people have so much interest in. the problem will be making everyone happy in the end. DJ's stat class is going well. He's aced all the tests and quizzes so far. Today was our first day teaching primary in our new calling. It is so much fun being around the kids. We teach the 8 and 9 year olds. They are a smart, well-behaved class. Primary kids are just as hit and miss as adults, but so much funnier when there answers are a little off. Today in sharing time the primary president asked why temples are so important. One of the little girls exclaimed, "we have to have temples! Where else would we have secret marriages!" New York is as fun and busy as ever. It is getting hot and muggy here. We're sad we're missing all the 4th of July BBQs and breakfasts with family so we've made up for it with an all American weekend - burgers and shakes at the Shake Shack, BBQ pork in Harlem, Sunday roast, and fireworks and burgers on the piers tomorrow. Happy 4th of July everyone!

Dino BBQ in Harlem

We took the ferry to Staton Island Friday night after dinner at the Shake Shack. The ferry is free and you get a great view of the statue of liberty and the New York skyline from the boat.

On the Ferry

War Horse received 5 Tony awards, including best play. It was incredible. The horse, the main character, is a huge puppet controlled by three men. The puppeteering was so incredible, the horse truly did seem almost real. We loved the show!

AmEx sponsored a night at Citi Field for all the interns. Too bad the Mets aren't that good...we did more talking than
watching. It is a fun stadium, though.







Two weeks ago John Huntsman declared his presidency at Liberty Park, just across the water from the Statue of liberty. DJ tried to make it to the declaration, but due to construction, only made it to Ellis Island. He saw the event only from a distance, but got these great pictures on his way...Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.