Cape Cod: Day 3 - BOSTON!

The 3rd day of our trip we headed in to Boston (it was just about an hour and half drive) for the day!  We started it off with a tour of Fenway! Go Red Sox!

the first stop was to the press box...it had a great view... AND josh tells me he can mow our yard like that :)

next we headed over to the GREEN MONSTER!  You can only win lottery tickets to these seats...interesting fact.

and we sat right on the infamous foul line...

after fenway we headed over to eat lunch at the oldest restaurant in america...dang!  It was good and yummy AND a stop on the fredom trail so we were able to check it off the list...

for desert, we headed in to little Italy (via the freedom trail) and grabbed a yummy canoli from Mike's pastry...

continuing on the freedom trail was Paul Revere...and his house...

this next picture is my most favorite of us from the trip...I know it's blury and not the best, but it was the perfect fall day walking around boston and I loved it!

before dinner we made our way out to Cambridge and walked around Harvard...I instantly felt really smart!

by the evening we had walked all over the city and were worn out.  We finally just sat on a bench in Quincy Market and enjoyed the people and sights.  It was such a great day in Boston! 

Check back next week for highlight from our last day on the Cape! 

Cape Cod: Day 2

Our 2nd day in Cape Cod was a VERY full day!  We drove all up and down the Cape and stopped in some wonderful small towns.  We also took a Cranberry Bog tour (which was the most amazing school field trips ever!!!) but it will get it's own blog post in a few days ... I know...you can hardly wait...

We started the morning off at the very top hook of the Cape in Provincetown...it was lovely and cute and full of great shops. 

on the other side of the coast of Provincetown were some really lovely beaches.  There are these huge hills of sand dunes for miles so you almost feel like you are in the desert and not the beach.  It was really cool.

after Provincetown we headed back down the Cape to Harwich for our Cranberry Bog tour...it was fabulous!!! (more to come)  After the tour we headed back to Chatham...josh just couldn't stay away from these guys...

it was late in the afternoon and just in time for the ships to come in so of course we headed over to see the seals and what the fresh catch was.  Today...LOBSTER!

Day 2 was a great fun filled day...we loved seeing so much of the Cape.  Next stop...Fenway, that will be tomorrow so get excited.  Last picture of the day from Chatham...

Cape Cod: Day 1

Last weekend Josh and I went to Cape Cod to visit for just a little fall getaway.  It was WONDERFUL! I'd never been that far north and neither had Josh so we were excited.  We stayed in a bed and breakfast on the cape and then took a day trip in to Boston one day.  Here are some highlights from day 1...i'll try not to have too many pictures and post but it was just so pretty that I can't not share them all!

our first stop was in the town of Sandwich for lunch at The Dunbar Tea Shop.  It was quite dainty, but had delicious honey mustard!  The shop was right across from an old mill with a gorgeous backdrop!

the evening was spent in the small town of Chatham.  It was our favorite place we visited.  In the afternoons the fishing boats come in to unload the fish and there are usually seals right behind the boat hanging out to catch some scraps.

The seals were josh's favorite part by far!  The looked just like little dogs sticking their heads up out of the water.  There were 2 seals both time we went.  So fun!

The town of Chatham reminded me of Stars Hollow.  The night were there they were having a Fall Festival and everyone in the town had decorated pumpkins with some sort of theme.  It was cute.

check back later in the week for more highlights from other spots on the cape, fenway, and the freedom trail in boston!

Happy Halloween!

I LOVE dressing up in costume...sadly, I don't have a good reason to do so this year, that means poor Dylan gets to enjoy being the cutest little shark.  clearly he loves it!

Hope you all have a great night full of candy, tricks, and treats!

these days...

There have been tons of new updates over at e.drake photography.  Check out the latest on my photography blog!

ALSO, if you haven't booked your Christmas Card photo session contact me ASAP! November is filling up quickly AND...it's less than 2 months to Christmas WOAH!  contact me at edrakephoto(at)gmail(dot)com!

HOME BOUTIQUE...you're invited!!!

the lovely and talented Caitlin Van Dusen, Lele Griesheimer, Ryan Hester, and myself will be putting all our efforts together to bring you lovely, creative, one-of-a-kind, handmade boutique gifts for you, your home, children, and loved ones!  You don't want to miss this event!

half marathon...check!

I proud to say that I can cross another thing off my Before 30 list!  I ran another half marathon this weekend!

This is my 3rd half marathon to run.  The first time I ran one I LOVED it and wanted to do it every year.

The next year I did it, I cried the entire way and ended up with a massive nose bleed at the end.

This time I was bound to land closer to the first than the 2nd. I ran The Middle Half in Murfreesboro.  I felt ok about my amount of training (still not as great as the first year i trained...but good enough).  With my supportive husband along to cheer, I was ready to get the party started...

anyone else think Josh looks like Moes from The Office?

it was a chilly morning, but I warmed up enough by the time the race started so josh was kind enough to "carry" my shirt for me...

I liked The Middle Half because the course is awesomely flat...unlike the Country Music one...but there aren't near as many people cheering along the course, so by the end I was really ready for it to be over.  AND the police officers marking the turns along the course made a mistake at one turn so I actually ran about 13.6 miles, instead of 13.1.  booyah!

They did call out everyone's names as you cross the finish line which I think is really fun and makes your feel special.  overall, it was a good morning.  One of my favorite things about running is the celebrating after!

josh and I celebrated at Whiskey Kitchen....yummm, hot skillet chicken is awesome!

I wonder which item I'll cross off for next month?!