Baltimore

Two weekends ago we took a super quick trip down to Baltimore to see Jeremy's parents before his dad's surgery (by super quick, we mean drive Friday night overnight, spend all day Saturday in Baltimore, drive back Sunday... Baltimore is 6 1/2 hrs away). Here are some pictures from the trip:

We stayed in the Fells Point neighborhood of Baltimore, which is right by the water. Apparently, this was the 2nd largest immigration point after Ellis Island back in its day (I listened on the ghost tour)... so quite the history. It was beautiful. We stayed in the Admiral Fell Inn, which is apparently one of the most haunted hotels in America (and stunningly beautiful I might add...made affordable by the Johns Hopkins Medical Rate). Nice. Of course on the ghost tour which went through the Inn, they stopped outside our room to tell of a ghost in our room. I didn't see her.
This is what happens when you sit down after staying up all night the night before:

We did some touring in Fells Point (2 different ghost tours, and some walking), but took the water taxi to other areas of Baltimore that we wanted to see. We toured the only surviving Coast Guard ship from Pearl Harbor, and a WWII submarine. Jeremy and his dad had a great time looking at the engines of both which were open for viewing.


In the background of this next one, you can see the coolest B&N ever... the architecture inside was crazy:

Jeremy, his dad, and his mom outside the submarine. Keep his parents in your prayers!

The torpedo area of the sub:

And finally, a picture as to where you end up when you follow the road sign for the "detour" to avoid "major traffic" through NYC. Do detours to avoid major traffic exist in NYC? I'm pretty sure they don't... It was a good sightseeing venture though.

We took a video as well, but our old computer is having trouble with the movie files from Jeremy's new camera.

Girls Weekend in TX

A couple weeks ago, I few down to DFW for my friend Elissa's wedding and also spent some time with my college girlfriends (or as Jeremy says, "the hens").

Here we are... Don't we look all grown up? Notice everyone but me is wearing long sleeves. I think it was a "chilly" morning...just shy of 70 degrees.

So, my friend Elissa got married at the chapel on TCU campus with the reception in Sundance Square in downtown Ft. Worth. Beautiful wedding, her new husband, Larry, seems perfect for her. Congratulations Elissa and Larry! This is the best picture that I got of them...

And the beautiful cakes made by Larry's sister. If you need a cake decorator in Ft. Worth I recommend her!


And my friend Kristen who I hadn't seen since before my wedding. We are really smiley in this picture because her husband, Mike, is really funny...similar personality to Jeremy.

And finally Elissa and I! KXA Big and Little!

Fall Foliage Around Brighton/Brookline

We didn't get up to NH or VT this year to do any leaf peeping...honestly, Jeremy didn't want to go, he felt that the roads would be too crowded given that the foliage was supposed to be "very good" this year. Alas, we did take some pictures around our area of town. Many of these were taken on Halloween, so the foliage is considered a bit "past peak," but still beautiful! Here goes:



This house is on the road on which we frequently walk the dogs (just up the street from where we live) it is my favorite...

Walking through leaf piles...

Look at the size of these leaves!


The next two photos are from just a couple streets away from our own (again on the dog walking route). Breaks between houses and trees produce views of Harvard and the Cambridge area.


A posting of our Halloween costumes to come soon.