Wow, I can't believe its been 15 days! I was kind of mourning the loss of the end of the marathon & our trip home and the end of the hardest training of my life. It was GREAT to come home to our boys hugs & kisses & the weather in Wisconsin has been beautiful this week. There is no way I can write this in one sitting in my crazy, constantly moving life, so I'll give glimpses over a few days/weeks so that I can thoroughly capture the memory and tell the tale.
Boston was so much fun, we made so many memories in such a short time. What I can say about Boston could take days and days...but I'll try to break it down. FACT: We love it there. We want to bring our boys back in a couple years. We completely submerged ourselves in the history and enveloped ourselves in the urban Bostonian way of life, though the panhandlers always seemed to know Ryan was a tourist, even after swapping his Brewers hat for a Red Sox one. We now know thoroughly how to travel via the T and who makes the best linguini with clams.
We arrived late to our hotel, around 11:30 pm Saturday evening, so Sunday morning we decided we'd get up early & make the most of our trip exploring the city. By 9 am we were at the Expo Center, the sun was shining on our walk there where we met another runner getting off the subway from South Carolina with his southern drawl, talking about how he loves running hills & plans to get a run in that day. Hearing him talk put my tummy in knots about Monday.
The Expo center is a huge pile of everything any runner has ever thought they needed, many things you've never known exist, just tons and tons of merchandise from various vendors. It is a distraction that I didn't want to spend all day at with the gorgeous weather outside, so I quickly jaunted upstairs to the packet pick up portion and found my number and had a gentleman snap a photo for me and I returned the favor.
The hubby & I met up again downstairs, where I expressed that I was worried about the rain that was on its way for Marathon Monday and I didn't have a ballcap, so I got a hat with the Hereford & Boylston Street signs on it for my run and we got a couple Boston t-shirts. I tend to be pretty frugal, I've needed to buy jeans for about 3 months now, but I just can't get myself to #1, take time to go shopping, and #2, spend the money. But I was convinced by my spouse to splurge a little and take some memories home.
Ryan was patient, not wanting to force me to leave too soon, amazed I think by all of the "stuff" some runners think they need. So we looked around for a short while, but it wasn't long and I said, "Let's go explorin'." First fueling up at the Trader Joe's across the street, which, is located at the bottom of an escalator in a BASEMENT! It was the coolest Trader Joes ever! We got some bananas and almonds and coffee at Starbucks then went out just taking in the architecture first. The coolest part is seeing such old architecture in the midst of new. The churches are so gorgeous, the fire escapes are even adorned with detail. We looked at so many churches, asking each other, "is this the one from Boondock Saints?"
We also checked out the sculptures at Boston Commons & the State house & began the Freedom Trail journey there. I think this is where I'll begin Part II...
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